Reuters: Lifestyle

Brazil mini-dress student readmitted to university

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:51:47 -0500

SAO PAULO (Reuters Life!) - A female Brazilian student who was expelled from a Sao Paulo university after her short dress sparked student protests has been allowed back after federal prosecutors opened an investigation into the case.

Simon Cowell is top earning man on U.S. TV

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:47:24 -0500

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Simon Cowell, the acerbic "American Idol" judge, creator of "America's Got Talent" an record producer, is the top earning man on prime-time U.S. television with an estimated haul of $75 million, Forbes.com said on Tuesday.

Misconceptions stymie women's careers: study

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:27:56 -0500

NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - Women's careers are being stymied by more than a glass ceiling. Bosses believe women have more family-work conflict, which is a misconception that is holding them back, according to new research.

If he lets you buy his underpants, you're "The One"

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:30:03 -0500

LONDON (Reuters Life!) - Men only buy their own underpants when they are hoping to entice a potential partner into a relationship, according to a new survey.

Lost Agatha Christie story to be published

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:42:16 -0500

NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - After more than 30-years, murder mystery writer Agatha Christie's fictional Belgian detective Hercule Poirot will return to the United States next week.

"Magnificent 7" quit UK call center on lottery win

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:25:18 -0500

LONDON (Reuters Life!) - Seven call center workers who will share Britain's biggest lottery prize with a couple from south Wales said on Tuesday they have already told their bosses that they are leaving.

Rihanna joins Michelle Obama as "Women of the Year"

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:42:07 -0500

NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - Rihanna joined U.S. first lady Michelle Obama, British fashion designer Stella McCartney and nine others on Monday to be honored as "Women of the Year" after the R&B singer took a public stand on domestic violence.

Muppet-mad Sesame Street celebrates 40 years

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:32:40 -0500

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United Airlines suspends allegedly drunken pilot

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:49:51 -0500

CHICAGO (Reuters) - United Airlines has suspended a pilot who was arrested in London on suspicion that he was about to fly a Boeing 767 with 124 passengers while drunk, the airline said on Tuesday.

Mr. Pusskins, Grubtown Tales win Dahl Funny Prize

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:11:44 -0500

LONDON (Reuters Life!) - A tale about a grumpy but loveable cat and a story recounting the madcap adventures of a town of oddballs were the winners of this year's Roald Dahl Funny Prize announced at a ceremony in London on Tuesday.