Tag: culture
Computers now smart enough to write fiction, design snack foods
Computer programmers have built software that makes computers capable of increasingly creative tasks. They can do everything from write fiction novels to design snack foods. But whether it's truly creative remains a subject for debate....
America developing a serious taste for food trucks
Food trucks are cropping up around the country and doing innovative things with food. They're drawing crowds, but also the ire of local restaurant owners, who say their lower cost of business is unfair competition....
Remembering an American contrarian: Christopher Hitchens dead of cancer
Christopher Hitchens, a man who wasn't afraid to take on anyone, died on Thursday of esophageal cancer. He was famous for his biting criticism of, well, everyone, from Henry Kissinger, "a war criminal," to Mother Theresa, "a fanatic, a fundamentalist, and a fraud,"...
VIDEO: 2 male penguins, thought to be gay, now mating with females
Pedro and Buddy, two male penguins at the Toronto Zoo, had taken up nesting together, prompting some to say that this might be another examples of homosexuality in the animal kingdom. Zookeepers intervened, however, in order to breed the endangered species and now they're in the company of females....
Tourists, residents tangle over access to iconic Hollywood sign
The Hollywood sign in Los Angles is a magnet for tourists, but for years it was hard to actually get up to. No more. The introduction of GPS has hundreds of people flocking to the sign and that's sending neighbors over the edge....
Japanese Americans remember 'darkest hour,' on Pearl Harbor Day (with video)
As the United States geared up to fight World War II, it forced many Japanese Americans into internment camps. But some of those Japanese Americans decided they'd rather fight to defend the United States, despite being treated like supporters of the enemy....
As the euro twists in the wind, so does a sense of European identity
As critics pound the euro as the source of their economic problems, and others worry about how its loss could be devastating, many say that the loss of the euro would have another profound effect: a major erosion of the still developing sense of European identity....
British cry foul over shortage of trained curry chefs in the U.K.
New immigration policies are making it increasingly more difficult for British restaurants to bring in trained curry chefs from India and Pakistan. To many, curry is the national dish of the United Kingdom....
In Romania, linguistic respect for people once derided as Gypsies
The Roma in Romania have long been called Tigan or Gypsy. Now, the country has made Roma the official term and hopes to reduce stereotypes and discrimination....
2011 will go down as the year of movie sequels, but there's reason for hope in 2012
A record number of sequels, reboots and spin-offs made it onto the silver screen this year and in fact comprised nine of the top 10 grossing films of the year. But, in 2012, there's reason to believe a more creative bent will return....
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