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About Time: Fashion for the Seventy and Over Crowd

Zandile Blay | Posted 05.25.2011 | Style
Zandile Blay

Designer Fannie Kirst's catwalk shows only feature the gray haired and gorgeous. Her elderly models (youngest is 60, oldest is 80) elegantly sashay down the runway in a series of knee length shift dresses.

Ruth Reichl on a White House Garden for a Nation of Foodies

Louise McCready Hart | Posted 05.25.2011 | Style
Louise McCready Hart

"I think the thing that you can count on -- this is the silver lining in this recession that we seem to be going in to -- is that I think people are going to start eating more vegetables"

Veggie PR Spokesmom Tanya Steel on Julia Child, Snickers, and the Home Chef

Louise McCready Hart | Posted 05.25.2011 | Style
Louise McCready Hart

"A big point of my book is teaching kids how to love vegetables. Parents need to say, 'Oh my God, these vegetables are so good.'"

London Police 'Steal' From Unlocked Cars

AP | RAPHAEL G. SATTER | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

LONDON — British police are combing the upscale London neighborhood of Richmond, looking for things to steal. Scotland Yard said Tuesday that o...

Motorcycle Gang Snatch $3.3M In Diamonds In 39-Second-Raid

Times Online | David Brown | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

A motorcycle gang grabbed £2 million of jewels from an exclusive London store in just 39 seconds in a raid captured in dramatic detail on CCTV. One ...

$66M London Jewel Heist Search Leads To 2 Arrested

AP | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

LONDON — Three men are in custody in connection with one of Britain's biggest jewel heists, police said Thursday. Two men were arrested Wednesd...

English Youth Set Tourist's Hair On Fire On London Train

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

A group of four English youth set a Swedish tourist's hair on fire in an unprovoked attack on a train from Hastings to London's Charing Cross, the Pre...

Take This Mine And Shove It: India Fights Coal, As Tribe Fights Mountaintop Removal

Jeff Biggers | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Jeff Biggers

With the blessing of the Indian Supreme Court, Vedanta plans to launch its own version of Appalachia-style mountaintop removal on the Niyamgiri mountain, which the Dongria Kondh tribe worships as a god.

London Jewel Robbers Wore Rubber Faces, Altered Skin Tone: Report

guardian.co.uk | Alexandra Topping | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

Two thieves who carried out Britain's biggest ever jewellery heist may have hidden their faces with elaborate rubber masks, it was reported today....

Tracey Connelly And Steven Barker, Identities Of Baby P's Killers Finally Revealed

Independent | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

By Mark Hughes | The Independent The identities of the mother of Baby P and her boyfriend, both of whom tortured and killed the 17-month-old child, c...

Are You Cut Out To Be Self Employed?

Don McNay | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Don McNay

Before a person decides on self employment, they need to figure out how important five o' clock is in their lives.

Financial Reforms: Is Europe Hypocritical?

Georges Ugeux | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Georges Ugeux

European bank losses were as high as the U.S. They used the same compensation system, and their fragmented and ineffective regulatory system shares responsibility for the crisis.

World In Photos: July 27, 2009 (SLIDESHOW)

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

Here is the HuffPost's selection of photos of today's news and events from every corner of the globe. Check back Monday through Friday for this HuffPo...

Great Houses of New York: Louis Tiffany's Treasure Trove!

Michael Henry Adams | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York
Michael Henry Adams

Positioned directly across the avenue from the imposing Waldo Mansion that houses Ralph Lauren's flagship store today once stood a more exhilarating building, among the most notable that ever existed in the city.

Becoming a Green Girl

Charlotte Safavi | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Charlotte Safavi

I resolve to march again soon. Because I can. Because I want Iranian women to be able to do so safely. Because I want to take my American son to Iran one day.

Booming Islamic Antiquities Market in the Gulf Leads to Thefts in Old Cairo Mosques

Journalism Boot Camp | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Journalism Boot Camp

Despite denials that the buying of pieces by Qatar helped fuel a black market, Egyptian officials say Gulf collectors are the reason Islamic heritage sites are being looted.

30 Pianos Scattered Across London To Encourage Impromptu Singalongs

Posted 05.25.2011 | World

One project aims to make London a more cheery place through the use of song. A group has scattered 30 pianos throughout the city in order to encourag...

London Diary: Gordon Brown's Obsessions, The Loyal Opposition's Cuddly Karl Rove, Bad Germs, and the Most Unusual Royal Honeymoon Ever

Arianna Huffington | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Arianna Huffington

I just ended three days in London that were like a cram session in British politics -- ranging from a conversation with Gordon Brown to dinner with Frances and George Osborne, the Tories' Shadow Chancellor.

World Mourns King of Pop

AP/Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

*** Scroll down for a slideshow of newspaper front pages from around the world and global video tributes. LONDON — (AP) Michael Jackson was due...

The U.K. National Theatre's Phedre Could Change the Reach of Theater -- or Not

Divina Infusino | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Divina Infusino

Live theater has no natural digital companion. The U.K. National Theatre's production of Phèdre, starring Helen Mirren, has been an attempt to change that.

A Sex Attacker In London For 19 Years, Strikes Again

BBC NEWS | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

A serial sex attacker and burglar responsible for more than 100 attacks on pensioners across south-east London has struck again....

Men II Boys: A Documentary For Young Men of Color

Timothy Cooper | Posted 05.25.2011 | Media
Timothy Cooper

Men II Boys is a new film that featuring interviews from BET journalist Jeff Johnson, Congressman Elijah Cummings (D-MD) and Baltimore Ravens Tight End, Daniel Wilcox.

How Do You Deal With Burnt Toast?

Ed and Deb Shapiro | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Ed and Deb Shapiro

We were just with Deb's mother, Anne Bancroft, in England. On the third day we were invited for tea at the House of Lord's (more of that below) and we...

UK Waterboarding: 6 Police Under Scrutiny

The Independent | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

By Cahal Milmo | The Independent Six Scotland Yard detectives could face the sack and criminal charges over claims that they subjected suspected drug...

Labour Party Suffers Worst Electoral Results In A Century, Britain PM Faces Showdown

AP | DAVID STRINGER | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

LONDON — British Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Monday survived the most serious test of his leadership, offering his critics a humbling promise...