Success was hardly assured for two Stanford University graduate students and their nascent search engine, operated from a couple of cramped dorm rooms and burdened with a goofy name. But their brainchild, Google, incorporated 10 years ago today, has blossomed...

Popular culture in Gaza is considered by many young Gazans to be a necessity, although hard-liners in Hamas are pressing a more fundamentalist agenda on cultural matters.

SEMPORNA, Sept 7 (Bernama) -- Unity, Culture, Arts and Heritage Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal has suggested that the Barisan Nasional (BN) leadership return to their original struggle to that the coalition will remain strong and continue to govern the country.

Dustin Hoffman stars in "Rain Man." Francisco Menendez recently told some colleagues that he had caught a showing of "Tropic Thunder," the Ben Stiller-Robert Downey Jr. summer hit that last weekend remained the No. 1 movie in the country.

By Ashok Dixit, Gurgaon, Sept.7 : Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Saturday called on the media to actively develop and promote a feeling of national consciousness, adding that its role in nation-building could never be underestimated.

As Gazans turn to television and the Internet for a view of the world, culture is becoming a struggle within Hamas.

Three things, year after year, lead to induction into the elite sisterhood that sets a handful of South Florida Latinas apart. ''Community, culture and charity,'' said Elaine Vazquez, founder of the Hispanic Women of Distinction honor for females of Latin descent and the fundraising event that heralds it.

One of the great vocal ensembles in the world, the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir reflects a musical culture in which choral music sits at the very center. The program includes music by Arvo P?rt and Erkki-Sven T??r. (Nov. 13, University Musical Society, 734-764-2538 or 800-221-1229.)

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In the future -- the near future, supposedly -- scientists will develop synthetic blood, which will prompt vampires to come out of hiding and join mainstream society.