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Because Fashion! Rolls-Royce “Wraith—Inspired by Fashion” Debuts, Inspires Nutty Press Photos

– At Car and Driver, we seldom have occasion to channel our inner Joan Rivers—some of us could be said to have an outer Joan Rivers, too, but that’s another story—and talk about the world of haute couture, but we kinda can’t not talk about it here. We mean, look at these pictures. Can we talk? – Behold the “Wraith—Inspired by Fashion.” Yes, that’s its name. And these campy pictures are

Report: Beyoncé Buys a Converted Church in New Orleans

Filed under: Design, Buying, Celebrity Homes ZillowOriginally a Presbyterian church,the 13,000-square-foot building has been divided into a home and three apartments. By Melissa Allison Are the queen and king of hip-hop planning to spend more time in jazz territory? Beyoncé and Jay Z appear to have bought an old church in New Orleans’ Garden District that has been transformed into living quarters, Curbed reports. Charles Sykes/Invision/APBeyoncé and Jay Z arrive

Report: Beyoncé Buys a Converted Church in New Orleans

Filed under: Design, Buying, Celebrity Homes ZillowOriginally a Presbyterian church,the 13,000-square-foot building has been divided into a home and three apartments. By Melissa Allison Are the queen and king of hip-hop planning to spend more time in jazz territory? Beyoncé and Jay Z appear to have bought an old church in New Orleans’ Garden District that has been transformed into living quarters, Curbed reports. Charles Sykes/Invision/APBeyoncé and Jay Z arrive

Saturday, May 9: Today in Gold and Silver

NEW YORK (TheStreet) — The gold PRICE traded basically flat until 2 p.m. Hong Kong time on their Friday afternoon.  The smallish rally that began at the point got capped sometime after 8:30 a.m. in London trading.   From there it chopped quietly lower into the jobs report.  The price went vertical at that point—and got hammered to its low of the day within ten minutes. [But if you check the

Saturday, May 9: Today in Gold and Silver

NEW YORK (TheStreet) — The gold PRICE traded basically flat until 2 p.m. Hong Kong time on their Friday afternoon.  The smallish rally that began at the point got capped sometime after 8:30 a.m. in London trading.   From there it chopped quietly lower into the jobs report.  The price went vertical at that point—and got hammered to its low of the day within ten minutes. [But if you check the

Britain's Cameron won big by selling stability over fear

By Andrew Osborn LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister David Cameron sealed a surprise election win by persuading Britons to choose the security of modestly rising living standards over an implausible pretender many feared could become the puppet of Scottish nationalists. Blending the promise of “the good life” fueled by a strong economic recovery with fear of resurgent Scottish separatists calling the shots in a country they want to break up,

Britain's Cameron won big by selling stability over fear

By Andrew Osborn LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister David Cameron sealed a surprise election win by persuading Britons to choose the security of modestly rising living standards over an implausible pretender many feared could become the puppet of Scottish nationalists. Blending the promise of “the good life” fueled by a strong economic recovery with fear of resurgent Scottish separatists calling the shots in a country they want to break up,

London protesters scuffle with police at anti-Cameron rally

Protesters threw bottles, cans and smoke bombs at riot police in central London on Saturday in a demonstration against the re-election of Britain’s Conservative Prime Minister David Cameron. A Reuters photographer estimated that a couple of hundred people took part in the protest, including a group of about 25 black-clad youths with sunglasses and face masks.

London protesters scuffle with police at anti-Cameron rally

Protesters threw bottles, cans and smoke bombs at riot police in central London on Saturday in a demonstration against the re-election of Britain’s Conservative Prime Minister David Cameron. A Reuters photographer estimated that a couple of hundred people took part in the protest, including a group of about 25 black-clad youths with sunglasses and face masks.

North Korea boasts of firing ballistic missile from submarine

By Jack Kim SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea said on Saturday it had successfully test-fired a ballistic missile from a submarine, a step that would mark significant progress in the secretive state’s military capabilities. It could pose a new threat to South Korea, Japan and the United States, which have tried to contain North Korea’s growing nuclear and missile strength, military experts said. The North’s leader, Kim Jong Un, oversaw