Author: BooMan

How better to honor a totally gonzo gun, booze and literature fanatic who has shuffled off his mortal coil than with a cannon? The plan to honor Hunter S. Thompson, who shot himself in February, will involve a 150-foot tower...

Neil MacFarquhar writes about Iran and the bomb: From nuclear negotiators to student dissidents, from bazaar merchants to turbaned mullahs, Iranians agree: the right to develop nuclear power is a point of national pride. Not...

The two most famous cheesesteak joints are right across the street from each other. They sit on the intersection of Passyunk Ave. and 9th Street, in South Philadelphia. Pat’s cheesesteak recipe They don’t just serve...

Vietnamese police have sent a singer/actress to “re-education camp” in a widening crackdown on rampant prostitution, just months after she created a scandal with a home-made sex video, state newspapers said on...

A Canadian province will shut its 24-hour suicide hotline and replace it with one that operates only during business hours. Prince Edward Island, a small province on Canada’s East Coast, says it is too expensive to operate...