A team from Nova Southeastern University looked into poker playing and came up with the information that the vast majority of players took to using various chemical substances that enable them to perform better. Full story

Remember the times when you had to fight hard to ward off dropping into a merciful slumber in an unsuitable situation? So many factors con and not one pro. And sometimes it would have been just the thing to do – snooze off for a while and then come to feeling fresh and revitalized. Now we have one strong factor pro, the ability to get ensconced ... Full story

Celebrities do not hesitate about making requests when it comes down to touring. The 21-year-old Rihanna is not an exception. Her rider contains almost four pages. Full story

Balenciaga's creative director Nicolas Ghesquiere has presented his 2010 spring-summer collection at the Paris Fashion Week. Creating the new collection, Nicolas has moved away from "cocktail party" dresses. Full story

There’s another exclusive furniture collection out, this time launched by CoutureLab. It’s a set of sculptured miniature chairs coming from the inventive mind of Christian Astuguevieille. Full story

With Marloes ten Bhömer (Netherlands) practically every kind of material will do for making shoes – wood, polyurethane resin, tarpaulin. She doesn’t even stop short of steel and fiberglass. Full story