Antiques Roadshow expert Hilary Kay delivered a whopping valuation for the portrait of singer and activist John Lennon and his partner Yoko Ono. The portrait was done shortly after their wedding and famous “bed-in” in 1969 and was described it as a “cracking item“. Explaining the history around how they came to have the painting, the guest explained: “Both of my parents worked in television and this is […]
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The new Pictionary has you drawing in thin air
It’s not easy being a traditional board game manufacturer in these digital days, although some companies have taken pretty bold steps to bridge the gap between table-top and pixel-based play. Now Pictionary is doing the same with Pictionary Air, which takes your competitive sketching off the paper and puts it onto your phone, tablet or […]
Drawing aids memory more than written notes, Canadian researchers find
Older adults have been found to be just as adept as younger people when it comes to recalling new information, as long as they draw what they’re trying to remember.
No winners drawn in Saturday night’s Powerball drawing, sending its jackpot soaring over $620 million while Mega Millions is over $1.6 billion
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images There were no winners in Saturday night’s Powerball lottery drawing, putting the jackpot at $ 620 million. No one won the last Mega Millions drawing either, sending its jackpot soaring over $ 1.6 billion. The two jackpots are now worth more than $ 2.2 billion combined. The massive Mega Millions jackpot has […]
Sarah Ferguson and Andrew ‘drawing CLOSER’ – will Fergie REMARRY Duke of York?
Sarah Ferguson and the Duke of York went through a dramatic and public split in 1992, divorcing four years later in 1996. The scandal put Fergie firmly in the Royal Family’s bad books – with Prince Philip known to harbour a particularly strong grudge against his former daughter-in-law. But Fergie and Andrew have remained close […]
Colleges That Emphasize Jobs Are Drawing Attention
OZY and JPMorgan Chase have partnered to take a deeper look at how businesses can impact society for the better. Enjoy the rest of our special series here. When Marissa Matchey began her college search, she knew she wanted one thing above all else: the ability to get a job when she graduated. Sounds simple, […]
Officials keep talking about intervening in Venezuela, and it’s drawing an ominous comparison
AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos Trump has repeatedly expressed interest in taking military action in Venezuela. Experts and officials from around the region have rebuffed such action, with some comparing it to the invasion of Iraq. But others have held out military action, as part of a collective response, as an option of last resort. President Donald […]
The world’s oldest drawing has just been discovered in a South African cave
Craig Foster Said to be the earliest human drawing, scientists have discovered a 73,000-year old sketch in ochre crayon in a cave in South Africa. The heritage site near Still Bay in the Western Cape has yielded a treasure trove of artifacts, which point to the cognitive development of early humans. Researchers say the new […]
New laws that threatened to tear the internet apart have been sent back to the drawing board in Europe
Getty The European Parliament has voted overwhelmingly to reject sweeping reforms to copyright laws that threatened to tear the internet apart. The proposals, which could have required the likes of Reddit to filter content and forced a so-called “link tax” on firms including Google, have been sent back to the drawing board.See the rest of […]
Google’s AR drawing app lets Android and iOS users collab on doodles
You no longer need an Android phone to try Google’s take on augmented reality drawing. The tech giant has released an iOS version of Just a Line that brings the same three-dimensional doodling to the iPhone crowd. It’s largely the same app you saw in March, but there’s a clever cross-platform twist: you can “partner” […]