MOSCOW When oil exporter Azerbaijan signed up to host its first ever Formula One Grand Prix this year along an esplanade in its capital, the government promoted it as an opportunity to showcase the country's new confidence.Now, with the economy in a state of crisis and police in some parts of the country using tear gas to disperse protesters, a sporting extravaganza that attracts the world's super-rich is jarring with the public mood."It would be better if the government used this money on local Read more [...]

A controversial ‘pick up artist’ who believes ‘rape should be legalised on private property’ has organised events in eight UK cities so like-minded men can meet up. The anti-feminist blogger Daryush Valizadeh, who goes by the name ‘Roosh V’, shares tips on how to ‘pick-up' women on his website – such as “stop asking for permission” – and in his self-published books, which give advice on how to have more sex with women in different countries. Some of his titles include Read more [...]

Super Bowl tickets are expensive. Through official channels, the cheapest seats for Sunday’s game at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California are around $850 per person, with higher priced tickets listed as much as $3,000. On second-hand markets—the only place where fans who didn’t win ticket lotteries and don’t have corporate connections to the league can buy—prices are much higher. The current average price of a second-hand ticket is $4,732, the highest it has ever been this close Read more [...]

Celebrate all things “old” and a few things “crafty” in Lincoln City this month. Visitors can search for treasures on and off the beach during Antique Week, an 11-day antique store extravaganza, held Feb. 5-15. More than 100 antique dealers from nearly a dozen retailers offer special deals and discounts during the citywide event. “The event originally started at Rocking Horse Antique Mall many years ago,” says Dan Beck, co-owner of The Little Antique Mall, representing 85 dealers Read more [...]