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On this day in history… December 27 1825 – 1st public railway using steam locomotive completed in England between Stockton and Darlington 1831 – HMS Beagle/Charles Darwin departs England for South America 1871 – World’s first cat show (Crystal Palace...

“Marketing, Movies and Music”: What everyone needs to know about the fake celebrity culture A Selection from Your Thoughts Are Not Your Own by Neil Sanders “Today the concept of celebrity is more pervasive than ever. Nearly all television channels...

Ho ho ho! Christmas is the time for giving and, if you can’t give your nearest and dearest a Caribbean island, then surely books are the next best thing. So here, in no particular order, is the Book Lounge Christmas stocking – gift ideas for every taste...

(AP) — Embracing Soviet-style communism, Fidel Castro overcame imprisonment and exile to become leader of Cuba and defy the power of the United States at every turn. The strongman’s half-century rule was marked by the unsuccessful U.S.-backed Bay of...

Death claimed transcendent political figures in 2016, including Cuba’s revolutionary leader and Thailand’s longtime king, but also took away royals of a different sort: kings of pop music, from Prince and David Bowie to George Michael. Embracing Soviet...