It was the world’s most expen­sive piece of con­tem­po­rary art, and one that sharply divided opin­ion. Was Damien Hirst’s diamond-encrusted skull a work of genius from one of Britain’s most tal­ented artists ? Or a tacky sym­bol of excess and … Con­tinue read­ing →

The Japan­ese are try­ing to get super skinny after a recent law was passed that bans beer guts. They hope to ward off meta­bolic syn­drome, an all-encompassing term for the threat of high blood pres­sure, cho­les­terol, and belly fat… Or … Con­tinue read­ing →