Dining as Nature Intended at O’Naturel

nce you’ve made a reservation at Paris’s first nudist restaurant, you find –yourself neurotically broadcasting this bit of news to anyone who will listen. While vacationing in France’s capital recently, a visitor from New York City approached the front desk of his hotel and told the thoughtful-looking employee seated there, “Tonight, we will be eating … Read more

Men, here are five stages to great bedroom marathon

The Kenyan man’s greatest undoing, says Dr Osur, is the rush to get it over and done with. “Men tend to rush towards ejaculation fast,” Dr Osur says. To improve, Dr Osur admonishes, men will need to master foreplay. A position supported by female hygiene expert Valentine Nyakiere who takes issue with men who approach … Read more

‘Raw water’ products just dumb, experts say

The ad features a happy-looking young man dipping into a stream and looking refreshed after a sip of the clear, cool-looking water. “The earth constantly offers the purest substance on the planet as spring water,” the site explains. “This water is magical.” Unfiltered, untreated, unsterilized spring water flows into a bottle at Opal Springs Water … Read more

Bharatendu Harishchandra: The man behind modern Hindi

In 1757, on the eve of the historic Battle of Plassey, a merchant called Amir Chand threw in an alarming demand at Robert Clive’s table. “Omichund”, as the English knew him, had served the East India Company, assisting in their shaky relationship with the nawab of Bengal. Now, however, as war looked inevitable, he also made himself … Read more

Consumer Reports’ Top Appliance Stories of 2017

Virtually every year, stories about making household chores easier—and ways to get the most out of your home appliances—top the list. And 2017 was no exception. Read on for the best vacuums for hardwood floors and pet hair, a look at portable air conditioners, CR’s take on the ever-popular Instant Pot, the most reliable washing … Read more

Draft Bill Allows Ayurveda, Homeopathy to Switch to Modern Medicine After ‘Bridge Course’

The draft bill was introduced by Union Health Minister JP Nadda to replace and subsume the Medical Council of India (MCI). The National Medical Commission (NMC) Bill, 2017, which was approved by the Union Cabinet on December 18, is to set up a new and transparent system of regulating healthcare.   The first draft of … Read more

This Furniture Is Hiding Wireless Chargers–And It Feels Like The Future

Blend Into Space [Photo: courtesy designstudio PESI] If you had told me that all these furniture pieces and accessories were part of the sets of Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey, I would have believed you. These wireless charging surfaces by South Korean design studio PESI–which include tables, trays, containers, mirrors, speakers, and alarm clocks–all feel like they … Read more