Anand out of contention at Bilbao Grand Slam

"World Champion Viswanathan Anand bowed out of contention for a top finish in the Bilbao Grand Slam final chess tournament after losing from a better position against Levon Aronian of Armenia in the eighth round. After suffering his second loss in the tournament, Anand’s...

Spanish police defuse twin ETA bombs

""It was an attempt at a serious attack," said Basque government justice minister Joseba Azkarraga, adding that he had no doubt it was the work of ETA. The failed attack follows a car bombing of a Basque Socialist politician`s bodyguard in October, in which he escaped with...

Frank Gehry’s buildings seem to be from another planet

What’s the most difficult and stressful task that a human being can perform? Brain surgery on the President of the United States maybe, or reentering the Earth’s atmosphere in a malfunctioning Space Shuttle? Or perhaps it would it be the task of designing a...

Fuck Frank Gehry

In 2001, Barnaby Harris, as he put it recently, “got married to a beautiful woman who was extremely passionate about her yoga practice.” Not long after, he decided to have a special T-shirt made for her birthday. It was white with blue lettering:...