Oddly Enough
Great news! They're stealing our books!
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The Frankfurt Book Fair has an indicator to help publishers gauge public interest in the new offerings presented at the annual exhibition -- the unofficial "most stolen book" index. Full Article | Video
Keeping their wits about them
LONDON (Reuters) - Playwright Oscar Wilde, who even managed to mutter on his death bed "Either those curtains go or I do," was named in a poll Monday as Britain's greatest wit. Full Article
This must be the local - and that's great!
MILAN (Reuters) - Venice residents, fed up with elbowing tourists for a place on the city's water buses, will have their own residents-only service on the Grand Canal. Full Article
Strange and unusual
Our photographers sometimes catch moments that are strange and offbeat. Here's a sampling from the past few days. Slideshow
Twin Towers collapse most memorable TV moment in UK
LONDON, Oct 16 (Reuters Life!) - The fall of New York's Twin Towers during the September 11 terrorist attacks was named the most memorable TV moment of the past 50 years in a British poll on Tuesday. Full Article
