Women in Business: Tessie Topol, Vice President, Corporate Social Responsibility, Time Warner Cable

Tessie Topol is Vice President of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) at Time Warner Cable. In this role, she is responsible for developing and implementing the company’s corporate philanthropy and overall CSR strategy and programs. She collaborates with units across the company to develop and track key sustainability indicators to improve business practices, CSR reporting, and […]



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Poldark viewers react with anger to stars’ attempts at Cornish accent

Viewers of BBC’s new 18th century drama Poldark were not impressed by the ‘dreadful’ Cornish accents with many pointing out ‘we are not Wurzels’, pictured is Aidan Turner as Captain Poldark and Elizabeth.



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Apple Watch Event: What to Look For

Expectations on features and pricing, and points to consider, as Apple elaborates on its entry into the smartwatch market.



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Alabama Goes Rogue on Marriage

The Alabama Supreme Court just went rogue on marriage, and that has George Takei pretty annoyed. Hundreds of Republicans just asked the U.S. Supreme Court to enact full federal equality. And the National Organization for Marriage’s losing streak continues with yet another slapdown in court. Well, it seemed like marriage was safe in Alabama, but […]



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Major museums start banning selfie sticks

Selfie sticks, the logical “extension” of an already irksome activity, were recently banned in Premiere League soccer stadiums. Now museums around the world are starting to do the same over worries of accidental damage to artwork. The Smithsonian bar…



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Suspect in Nemtsov killing is devout Muslim shocked by Charlie Hebdo cartoons – Chechen leader

Ramzan Kadyrov has said that Zaur Dadayev, pictured, one of the five suspects detained over the killing of Boris Nemtsov was not happy by his support for French magazine Charlie Hebdo.



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Lance Armstrong Doping Cover-Up Aided by UCI, Finds CIRC Report into Cycling

The International Cycling Union (UCI) is accused of initiating a “cover-up of doping offences” in a 227-page report published by the Cycling Independent Reform Commission (CIRC), per Matt Lawton of the Daily Mail. Monday’s report suggests two former presidents of the UCI, Hein Verbruggen and Pat McQuaid, “did not really want to catch cheats and […]



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