The Vine app, created in 2012, was to allow people to take very short films, just a few seconds each, instantly, and to share them with friends, especially on Facebook and Twitter. In fact Twitter bought the Vine company soon after the app was created,... (read more)

Father's Day is held on the third Sunday in June in the UK, so this year it will be on 16 June. Unlike Mother's Day or Mothering Sunday, which is an old traditional festival originating in the UK, Father's Day is a modern one. It started in the United... (read more)

Singapore is a very popular tourist and business destination with a lot to offer the visitor, so the list of attractions is a long one. Among the things for which Singapore is famous are innovations in design and science, so it's not surprising that the... (read more)

The Vine app now belongs to Twitter. It was originally created by Rus Yusopov and Dom Hofman, two American entrepreneurs and inventors, and the Vine company was founded in June 2012. It was soon joined by engineer Colin Kroll as CTO, and then in October... (read more)

Japan is famous for its wonderful temples and shrines, and every city has several buildings that you should see. Among the best known, and loved by both Japanese people and visitors, is the Temple of the Golden Pavilion (Kinkakuji) in Kyoto. With its... (read more)

Demba Ba was born in 1985 in France, in the area of Sevres (a part of Paris). His family later moved to the small Normandy (northern France) town of St Valerie en Caux, where he grew up. He began playing football very early with local youth teams, and... (read more)

I'm So Excited in its original Spanish has a title closer in meaning to 'the fleeing lovers' or possibly 'the passenger lovers'. As that may suggest, it is intended as a light and slightly saucy comedy. It was released in Spain in Marvh 2013 but... (read more)

Chelsea have won the UEFA Super Cup once, in 1998. In that match they beat Real Madrid. At that time neither team had won the Super Cup, though Chelsea held the Cup Winners' Cup and their opponents Real Madrid had won the Champions League. They played... (read more)

Cambridge generally is considered a desirable place to live with its fantastic history, world class university and many amenities. However, that means it is expensive. The average house price at present is over £340,000 and prices are rising faster in... (read more)

Justin Timberlake has been singing as long as he can remember, having been raised in a Baptist family where singing in church and at religious gatherings was the norm. However, his first appearance as a professional... (read more)

Ronaldo has one child, a boy. His birth was announced on 3 July 2010, though it is not known if this is his exact birth date. Ronaldo's son is called Cristiano after his father. It was a big surprise when this was announced, more than 2 1/2 years ago... (read more)

Rafael Nadal is best known for wearing Nike shoes, and in fact he endorses this brand and is sponsored by them. He has been seen wearing the Air Max Court Ballistec, for example - you can see this and other products associated with him... (read more)

So far, no. In 2006 NASA dispatched an unmanned spacecraft to go to the outer edges of our solar system. The craft is called New Horizons and is meant to explore space by going... (read more)

There is no law to stop non-native speakers working as English teachers in China, and it has been done. However, the experience of many non-natives who have tried this is that it is very difficult to find work, and you are more likely to succeed if you... (read more)

It's still early in 2013 so hopefully there will be plenty more albums to choose from by the end of the year. Meanwhile, to keep up with new developments you can get an list that's updated daily and divided into top US and UK selling albums, as well as... (read more)

Dublin itself has only one aiport which is called, simply enough, Dublin Airport. it is located about 25 km from the city, near Collinstown in the county of Fingal. It is the largest airport in Ireland,... (read more)

This started by accident. Barry Gibb tried out a falsetto voice to provide the backing for an early Bee Gees track, Nights on Broadway in 1975. The producer of the record asked the band to do some... (read more)

It's hard to describe an average UK summer because this island country has huge variations in temperature, rainfall etc from one day to the next, and even from one hour to the next sometimes. Also, being a long thin country it has great differences between... (read more)

The latest rumour is that she is dating Dane Cook, an American actor and stand-up comic. The two have known each other for years and are certainly friends, but the story that they are dating seems to have started in the National Enquirer, which isn't... (read more)

The original Guardians of the Galaxy were created by Marvel Comics. They first appeared in Marvel Super-Heroes in 1969. The writer who created the Guardians team, featuring... (read more)