No house of cards, but in need of change

There are some minor spoilers ahead for "House of Cards" season 3. One of the biggest surprises of the season 3 premiere of "House of Cards," which debuted on Netflix back in February, was an appearance by Stephen Colbert reprising his role of "The Colbert Report" host.

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An apparently tiny rule change at two casinos in Las Vegas will have pretty serious negative consequences for gamblers.

Showbiz info is everywhere now, making it harder to sustain Hollywood's slang-filled must-read as a daily print publication. The magazine printed its last daily this week but will continue online and in a weekly edition. Cultural historian Neil Gabler explains why this shift is significant.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us

Davos: It's "decoupling" day in Davos. Or that's how it feels. Everyone's talking about the Eastward shift in the balance of global economic power - and China, especially, as the key engine of global growth in 2010.

The hit sitcom "Friends" has been off the air for over 10 years now, but it lives on thanks to its many syndication deals with various network channels. Jennifer Aniston, while on Jimmy Kimmel's late-night show Wednesday, showed up only to be told by Kimmel that he had prepared some "Friends fan fiction" for the two of them to read out loud. 

After more than 100 years as a daily print newspaper, The Columbia Daily Spectator announced plans Wednesday night to move to a weekly print schedule next year, Capital New York reports.

The furore over Starbucks prices is the latest in a series of setbacks for foreign firms in China. The difference this time has been in how the chain has reacted to the criticism.