Frolicking in the park with pre-fame Audrey Hepburn

Image: Bert Hardy/Picture Post/Hulton Archive/Getty Images In the spring of 1950, Audrey Hepburn was an unknown 21-year-old chorus girl appearing in musical theatre revues in London’s West End. Here, Picture Post photographer Bert Hardy uses her as a model, frolicking in London’s Kew Gardens for a seasonal feature entitled “We Take A Girl To Look For […]

Avocado spread is a thing, but it’s not as delicious as it sounds

LONDON — Brits love an avocado. So much so, that people in the U are now buying more avocados than oranges. But, just when you thought Britain’s passion for the avocado couldn’t get any more ardent, one store just launched avocado spread. Alas, Tesco’s avocado spread isn’t akin to almond butter, or peanut butter. It’s […]

Apple granted a patent that places second screen on iPad cover

Despite its name, the iPad Smart Cover is not particularly smart; it folds well and wakes your iPad from sleep, but that’s about it.  Judging by a patent recently granted to the company by the U.S. Patent Office, dug out by Patently Apple, the Smart Cover might become a lot smarter in the future.  SEE […]