There are a lot of people who wonder how many dates you should wait to have sex — or just want to know how many dates other people are waiting. Remember the three date rule? The guideline (that still exists in some circles!) that claims the third date is when it’s time to get down…
We all know money doesn’t equal happiness, but according to a new study, earnings do play a role in a happy relationship. Research conducted by Patrick Ishizuka, a postdoctoral fellow at Cornell University’s College of Human Ecology, found that partners who have similar salaries are more likely to stay together. “Equality appears to promote stability,”…
Power outages hit around 45,000 homes across Sydney’s upmarket eastern suburbs on Thursday as a forecast 40 degrees Celsius (104°F) heatwave hit the harbourside city, with media reports of people being trapped in lifts and one hospital losing power. As Australia swelters in a protracted heatwave which has lasted weeks, distribution company Ausgrid said emergency crews…
For thousands of years, humans have relied on milk to provide us with a variety of nutrients. Yet the process of getting milk has changed dramatically over the last centuries. The advent of milking machines has allowed us to find milk almost anywhere on the planet, while the discovery of pasteurization helped to keep the…
An Air New Zealand plane en route to Shanghai was forced to turn around mid-air and return to Auckland on Sunday because the flight’s paperwork included a reference to the disputed island of Taiwan, according to a local media report. The Stuff news website on Tuesday cited multiple sources as confirming that documents for the…
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, the newly named Duke and Duchess of Sussex, surprised their guests with a gospel choir doing a powerful rendition of “Stand By Me” during the royal wedding at Windsor Castle on Saturday. The song is a significant choice. First recorded by Ben E. King and released in 1961, it became…
Cannabis consumers, if you’re concerned about the amount of packaging your government weed comes in, two companies have teamed up for a solution. Weed giant Tweed and recycling company TerraCycle have created a free program for recycling any and all packaging legal recreational marijuana comes in in Canada. Most of the cannabis packaging is technically…
The UK’s security minister was accused on Tuesday night of being “genuinely irresponsible” after he claimed a British hostage held by Islamic State was still alive. Senior Whitehall sources said Ben Wallace, the security minister, may have put John Cantlie’s life in jeopardy by commenting on his status. The source said Mr Wallace had “massively undermined”…
Pauley Perrette’s emotional farewell from “NCIS” took a dark turn when the actress posted a series of tweets alleging she had been victimized by “multiple physical assaults.” “He did it,” she wrote without naming anyone. Perrette, who played goth forensic scientist Abby Sciuto on the show for 15 seasons, did not mention “NCIS” specifically in…
The Vatican has said it will wait for the appeal process to end before considering action against George Pell, an Australian cardinal found guilty of sexually assaulting two altar boys. Pell, the Holy See’s third most senior figure after the Pope, was found guilty on five charges of sexually abusing two boys under 16 shortly…