Новости за 13.08.2015

Ten years after Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans, the city's tourism has not only rebounded. It's practically been reinvented.

Bourbon Street is still packed with tourists, and live music once more spills out of seemingly every door on Frenchmen Street in the nearby Marigny neighborhood. Scott Berman, U.S. hospitality & leisure practice leader at accounting firm PwC, noted that New Orleans was not only a leisure tourist destination but also one of the country's biggest convention destinations. New Orleans now features 1,400 restaurants, from holes in the wall to high-end, from classic Creole cooking to contemporary, ethnic and fusion cuisine. Читать дальше...

Amy R. Connolly
WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 (UPI) -- Well wishers from around the world have been sending messages of support to former President Jimmy Carter after he announced he has cancer.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Public urination has gotten so bad in San Francisco that the city has painted nine walls with a repellant paint that makes pee spray back on the offender.

With the advent of gourmand culture, chefs reaching deity status, hipster pop-up restaurants and epicurean networks challenging networks in ratings, Hollywood has yet to really tap into foodie zeitgeist. Sure, it’s tried; Catherine Zeta Jones in “No Reservations,” Jon Favreau’s “Chef,” “Julie and Julia,” even David Fincher was toying with the idea of making a film set in the food/chef milieu, but there hasn’t really been a movie that’s capture our modern food phenomenon exactly (though good ones... Читать дальше...

Marilyn Malara
WYCKOFF, N.J., Aug. 13 (UPI) -- Former American Idol contestant Constantine Maroulis was reportedly arrested for domestic violence early Wednesday morning.

A politician from Finland's conservative Finns Party suggested implanting welfare recipients with satellite-tracking chips following news that some recipients continued receiving payments after leaving the country to join ISIL.

Daniel J. Graeber
WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 (UPI) -- An increase in Iranian crude oil production of around 600,000 barrels per day is likely in the latter half of next year, a U.S. federal report found.

SHEBOYGAN, Wis. (AP) — Players seem to brace for the worst at certain majors, right until someone delivers the best score. It happened in 2004, the first time the PGA Championship came to Whis…

EAGLE HARBOR, Michigan - A boathouse at Eagle Harbor State Dock in Michigan's Upper Peninsula that serves as a museum has reopened after getting some upgrades.

The main referee of the International Army Games said that Russia has become the clear leader of the event.

Demand for programming skills is luring people to retrain and quit sectors with a gloomier future

Beyonce is as breathtaking as ever on the cover of Vogue magazine’s September 2015 issue, on newsstands August 25. The 33-year-old superstar – who was photographed by Mario Testino for the shoot – is praised by industry professionals in the cover story. “The word diva is used for so many female performers, and it often [...]

NEW YORK (AP) — The end is near. Every day it's a little closer: The day the disco beat goes silent on Broadway.

Andrew V. Pestano
FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kan., Aug. 13 (UPI) -- Chelsea Manning, the former soldier jailed for leaking documents, faces solitary confinement for contraband including a magazine featuring Caitlyn Jenner.

LOS ANGELES - When Boris and Anastasia vacation, they prefer to stay in a deluxe three-story suite, dine on tuna mackerel and lobster consommé, and spend their time on an iPad.

People are pouring more money into pampering their pets, including at high-amenity hotels such as Morris Animal Inn. The most popular is the Purr-fect package, built for the most active animals, which gives cats lots of personal attention, five-star fare and even a running wheel that looks like a large hamster wheel. Kitty TV is always tuned to something cats like to watch: butterflies, balls, birds. The rooms offer a birds-eye view of the lobby through clear plastic, wide window seats and soft pillows — no metal resembling a cage. Читать дальше...

Mexico’s luxury second-home area tracks the California market closely, which means it’s rebound time at the southern tip of the Baja peninsula. Photo: Jason Henry for The Wall Street Journal

Country's internet regulator demands internet providers block post on website, making all of Reddit unavailable to many Russians

Country's internet regulator demands internet providers block post on website, making all of Reddit unavailable to many Russians

Britain's double Tour de France champion Chris Froome talks to BBC sports editor Dan Roan about his ambitions, fan abuse and anti-doping.

Last year, we ran a feature 6 TV Shows We'd Like To See Get The Big-Screen Treatment and "Deadwood" cracked the list. Little did we know that HBO would break our hearts and go forward with an "Entourage" movie instead, but it seems the network hasn't forgotten about beloved, short-lived show. Following a couple of too-good-to-be-true tweets from Garrett Dillahunt aka Francis Wolcott, EW reports that "preliminary talks" are happening about turning the David Milch show into a full blown movie. Damn. Читать дальше...

A bankruptcy trustee sued U.S. Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx to claw back more than $420,000 a defunct bus maker paid Mr. Foxx for work he allegedly never performed.

By Lucas L Johnson II MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Want an Elvis Presley “Starburst” jumpsuit he wore during concerts in Las Vegas in 1973? Or how about a diamond and gold pendant the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll gave Sammy Davis Jr.? They’re among 174 authenticated artifacts up for auction Thursday evening at Graceland, Presley’s longtime Memphis, Tennessee, home.