Balloon to the Stars
A Florida-based company wants to take adventurous travellers to the very edge of space in giant balloons.
Space Perspective plans to provide rides with eight passengers and a flight crew in a pressurised capsule suspended beneath a hydrogen-filled balloon the size of a football stadium, the firm announced last week. The company said it plans for the Pacific Spaceport Complex in Kodiak, Alaska to serve as one of the launch sites for the vehicle, called the Spaceship…
New House is as Easy as X, Y, Z.
A New York-based design studio has come up with a house concept that harnesses the use of the three Cartesian coordinates: x, y, and z.
Axis Mundi, led by John Beckmann, has created XYZ House – a corten steel-constructed cruciform that majestically overlooks the Alps of Switzerland. Measuring about 4,000 square feet, the house has a steel and concrete inner frame finished off with corten steel and glass.
The firm explains that the home’s “cruciform-like assemblage contains three bold architectural volumes,” adding that “conceptually…
Frosty Welcome
Wildlife photographer Roy Mangersnes captured these stunning shots of a seemingly friendly polar bear family
His pictures show a cub appearing to stand on its hind legs and wave at the camera. They were shot at Svalbard in northern Norway on one of the first expeditions after lockdown to the region this year. “All of a sudden, only a few meters away from our expedition vessel one of the cubs got up on its hind legs and waved at us, almost like it was welcoming us back to their frozen home,”…
Kevin Hart reveals Covid-19 diagnosis
Kevin Hart has announced he tested positive for Covid-19.
The Jumanji: The Next Level star spoke about his diagnosis as he performed at Dave Chappelle’s An Intimate Socially Distanced Affair show in Yellow Springs, Ohio, and told guests at the event: “The problem is that I had it around the same time as Tom Hanks, and I couldn’t say anything because he’s more famous than I am.”
Hanks and wife Rita Wilson announced on Instagram in March that they’d both tested positive for Covid-19…
Jennifer Lopez has teased the upcoming launch of her new beauty collection.
Jennifer Lopez has teased the upcoming launch of her new beauty collection.
The Hustlers star, known to fans as J.Lo, took to Instagram to give fans a sneak peek of the new venture with a series of sun-kissed snaps on Sunday.
“Sunset glow… #JLoBeauty coming soon,” Lopez captioned the images, taken as she relaxed in a porch chair and admired the sunset.
In the photos, the 51-year-old wears a copper eyeshadow, highlighter, bronzer and a nude lip gloss, while posing in a…
Caffeine ‘should be avoided’ during pregnancy
Pregnant women should avoid drinking caffeine completely, experts have warned.
Expectant mothers should ditch coffee in order to avoid the risk of miscarriage, low birth weight and stillbirth, according to a new peer-reviewed study led by Professor Jack James.
Researchers analysed more than 1,200 studies which documented caffeine’s effect on pregnancy and found “persuasive confirmation of increased risk” for miscarriage, stillbirth, low birth weight, leukaemia, and childhood obesity…
Alicia Keys credits dairy and bread-free diet for flawless skin
Alicia Keys is certain ditching dairy and bread from her diet has made a huge difference to her skin.
The singer-songwriter hit headlines back in 2016 when she first began attending events wearing little to no make-up and has continued with her cosmetics-free stance ever since.
Opening up about her morning beauty regime in a new video for Vogue.com, Alicia explained how eliminating certain foods has…
Kim Kardashian struggles to name third baby.
Kim Kardashian hasn’t settled on a name for her third baby just yet. The reality TV star already has daughter North, four, and son Saint, who turns two next month.
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