Reuters: Lifestyle
Hugh Hefner: Rebel with a cause
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - At 84 years-old, Playboy founder Hugh Hefner embodies the lifestyle of sexual freedom that his men's magazine has espoused since it was founded in 1953, featuring a nude centerfold of Marilyn Monroe.
Plaza's "Eloise" suite mixes luxury and whimsy
NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - The lovable fictional heroine of Kay Thompson's classic book "Eloise," who turned the landmark Plaza hotel on its head with her wild antics, is back with a suite created in her honor.
Sarajevo becomes biggest regional film market
SARAJEVO (Reuters Life!) - Romanian film director Florin Serban was overwhelmed after showing his debut film this week to 2,000 spectators at the Sarajevo film festival, where he had shopped around his script as an unknown three years before.
Book says many U.S. universities are waste of money
NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - Spending as much as $250,000 on a bachelors degree from world-renowned U.S. universities such as Harvard University and Yale is a waste of money, a new book asserts.
2012 Games initiative reaches six million children
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - A British initiative to enthuse children around the world about sport inspired by the 2012 London Olympics is halfway toward its target of reaching 12 million.
Serial killer Pickton denied new trial
VANCOUVER (Reuters) - Canada's highest court refused on Friday to grant a new trial for serial killer Robert "Willie" Pickton, who was convicted of killing drug addicts and prostitutes and butchering their remains at his pig farm.
Travel Picks: World's top 10 garlic festivals
LONDON (Reuters Life!) - Got a penchant for the pungent? Then try a garlic festival.
Jailed "bikini killer" Sobhraj loses Nepal court battle
KATHMANDU (Reuters Life!) - Nepal's Supreme Court on Friday upheld a life imprisonment sentence for "bikini killer" Charles Sobhraj for killing an American backpacker in 1975.
Travel Postcard: 48 hours in Lebanon
BEIRUT (Reuters Life!) - The sparkling Mediterranean beckons as you touch down at Beirut airport. Pulsating lights from nightclubs give the capital a joyous, constant rhythm. Glamorous people drive fancy cars.
Summer UK palace exhibition shows Queen's year
LONDON (Reuters Life!) - An exhibition running until October aims to provide visitors to Buckingham Palace with a rare insight into the Queen's many and varied day jobs.
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