Trapped Chilean miners, families frustrated over mail delivery

COPIAPO, CHILE - Tensions heightened over the weekend as family members of the 33 men trapped in a Chilean mine shaft for the past month protested that the government is censoring and losing their letters to the miners and restricting information to the men. Chile - History - Working Class - Miners' Strike 1984-5 - Business

Worcester exhibit looks at changing face of portraiture

A new exhibit at the Worcester Art Museum helps visitors discover how 50 varied photographers kept finding new ways to create art from a zillion different faces.

Inventor develops key to sobriety

Tom Edwards, a 67-year-old mechanical engineer, freely admits his guilt over drinking and driving.

Take Heed, Tech Giants: Edison's Failed Plot to Hijack Hollywood

Take heed, tech giants of today. Some of your companies or services aren’t much older than the Edison Trust Studios was when it collapsed. How much of your current business strategy is based on offering new and original products, and how much of it is based on laws, courts, and the fact that you got there first?

Sharp's Parallax Barrier Technology and 3D Camera Seen In the Flesh—and I Like [3D]

# 3d Glasses-less 3DTV sounds like the greatest invention ever, right? But secretly, I think we were all worried it would look quite rubbish. After a lengthy session with Sharp's parallax barrier technology , I can say chin up! It's not that bad. More »

Bulgarian Blowout

Like the ubiquitous Coca Cola can appearing in Africa in the 80s, the American invention of snowboarding has been exported to nearly every snowy locale in the world. But unlike the odd pop can or recycled pop culture t-shirt, snowboarding is a lifestyle that comes with a much higher price tag. The...