One of world’s largest private cognac collections has gone on sale in Holland, including bottles dating back to the French Revolution and Napoleon Bonaparte.

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A portion of Joaquin Phoenix ’s first film performance since his bearded-and-fake-crazy period is now available for viewing online. A teaser for Paul Thomas Anderson’s “The Master” — a drama from the director of “ There Will Be Blood ” that purportedly examines the evolution of a Scientology-esque organization — was unveiled online today. Read full article > >

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Watch Joaquin Phoenix act again in ‘The Master’ trailer

CAIRO — Had Egypt’s post-revolutionary political winds held steady, Mohammed Morsi, the Muslim Brotherhood’s presidential candidate, would have been coasting to victory in this month’s election. Instead, he’s running an underdog campaign. The group’s prodigious political machine, which turned the once-besieged opposition movement into the dominant force in parliament early this year, has to contend with an uncharismatic candidate and a shift in public opinion as many Egyptians have soured on the venerable Islamist organization. Read full article > >

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Muslim Brotherhood presidential candidate an underdog in Egypt

Businessman Herman Cain formally endorsed Mitt Romney’s presidential bid in an event on Capitol Hill on Wednesday afternoon. The move marks Cain’s third endorsement since suspending his own White House run last December amid multiple allegations of sexual harassment and a 13-year affair. Read full article > >

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President Obama’s evolutionary leap on same-sex marriage is a historic advance in the nation’s long march toward equality and justice. It is also a bold political gambit that sacrifices some votes in exchange for potentially renewing his image as a leader of vision and hope. Read full article > >

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British-born celebrity hairstylist Vidal Sassoon – who revolutionised haircuts in the 1960s – has died at his home in Los Angeles, aged 84, police say.

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UK Independence Party leader Nigel Farage warns that some EU countries face “mass civil unrest, possibly even revolution”.

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Bob Smith, an orthodontist whose gnarly obsession with skiing through chest-deep powder compelled him to invent a revolutionary fog-resistant ski goggle and found the eyewear industry behemoth Smith Optics, died April 18 at his home in La Quinta, Calif. He was 78. Read full article > >

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Bob Smith, inventor of ski goggles, dies at 78

The Met’s revolutionary “Live in HD” series in movie theaters is changing the opera experience in large and subtle ways.

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The Met’s HD Broadcasts Are Changing Opera

Muslim Brotherhood calls for “second revolution.”

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Thousands Protest Egypt’s Military Rule

Smartphones may have revolutionised the humble mobile phone but voice quality has barely changed in the last 100 years.

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VIDEO: Why we still lose our phone connection

Researchers from three of the US’s leading universities are teaming up on a $10m project to revolutionise robot production.

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Print-your-own-robots developed

Early investigations — and the impressions of many — suggest that Mohammed Merah’s personal angst was at least as important to his evolution into a jihadist as any terrorist network.

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Toulouse Killer’s Path a Bitter Puzzle

Early days in a DIY biological revolution

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Syrian cartoonist on revolution, art – and taking a beating

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Ali Ferzat: Revolution redefines art in Syria