An Elusive Cure for Alcoholism

      PARIS — They are not patients, they are followers. Some call it a “miracle.” Others credit the drug for offering them “freedom” or for “saving” them. For these recovering alcoholics, Baclofen, is nothing short of a wonder drug – a long elusive “cure” for their addiction. Never mind that Baclofen was never…

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Strauss-Kahn Broke Ranks And Was Crushed Like A Bug Updated

Update Headline July 1, 2011 Prosecutors to release Strauss-Kahn on ‘own recognizance’ STRAUSS-KAHN INQUIRY Live: Strauss-Kahn’s surprise court appearance Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn is making a surprise court appearance in New York Friday following revelations that prosecutors in the sexual assault case against him are having problems with the accuser’s credibility. Follow our live…

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Lady Gaga plays Mary Magdalene: God can take a musical joke [JUDAS AUDIO RELEASE]

  It seems that God can take a musical joke.     By Terrence Blacker   Praise the Lord, Lady Gaga is to release an Easter single. The exotic singer has taken her interest in religion a step further with a song called “Judas” which will be launched next week. According to Lauriann Gibson, her…

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Asian imagination finds the best wine in the world

HONG KONG.- No other wine has captured the imagination of the Chinese wine connoisseur like Château Lafite-Rothschild. From the high-end restaurants that line Beijing’s Dongcheng District to Shanghai’s Three on the Bund Complex, Lafite is a name that inspires a hushed reverence. So it is fitting that on 29 October 2010, Sotheby’s Hong Kong is…