August 5, 2018 | Lifestyle.INQ

Author Haruki Murakami talks music, running, novels on radio show

Best-selling Japanese author Haruki Murakami, hosting a special radio show featuring some of his favorite songs he runs to, says writing novels is about rhythm, as in music and running. “Murakami Radio,” a pre-recorded show broadcast Sunday night, featured as its themes two crucial elements of his life as a novelist: running and music. During the 55-minute show, Murakami played nine numbers he enjoys running to – rock and jazz – selected from thousands of titles stored on several iPods, while sharing stories behind the songs and talking about running and writing.

August 5, 2018

Art of cinema comes alive in basement of Iraq aficionado

One man screens old films in his basement in Iraq as culture in the country has taken a hit due to violence.

August 5, 2018

Playing with history: Toy figurines pay homage to Napoleon

A mini-museum invites young minds to relive Napoleon Bonaparte’s story through scenes built from hundreds of Playmobil figurines.

August 5, 2018

Story arc that delivers most box office success identified by scientists

Based on domestic and worldwide box office revenues, “man in a hole” movies perform best.

August 5, 2018

Holiday reads: Beachgoers check out French seaside libraries

Flocks of readers have been heading to the book-filled beach huts that authorities have opened along the coast of Normandy.

August 5, 2018

Kenyan women lead bold revival of libraries’ faded glory

Despite the dilapidated state of Nairobi’s McMillan library, a handful of Kenyans still seek out its 1930s neoclassical grandeur, complete with granite columns on its imposing facade. They are drawn

August 5, 2018

Bugs on the table! Wait, they’re on the menu, too!

We have been told that insects will be a valuable food source in the future. But it is not easy to embrace the idea of having worms, crickets and grasshoppers on our plates.

August 5, 2018

Surf’s up for South Korea

“We met through surfing last year,” a young Korean couple holding on to surfboards said on a sunny day at Hajodae Beach in Yangyang, Gangwon Province. The two had their faces covered in thick sunblock, their bright smiles matching.

August 5, 2018

Royal couple attend friend’s wedding on Meghan’s 37th birthday

LONDON (AP) — Weeks after tying the knot themselves, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex were at another wedding Saturday — this time as guests. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle

August 5, 2018

Miss Universe breaks new ground in Bangkok

Thailand is getting used to being in the world spotlight. After last month’s dramatic cave rescue in Chiang Rai, it’s preparing to host the 2018 Miss Universe pageant. And the competition to be held in Bangkok in December will feature the first transgender contestant in the pageant’s nearly seven-decade history – Angela Ponce of Spain.

August 5, 2018