Popular Elsewhere
A look at the stories ranking highly on various news sites.
Prince Philip's faux pas are a staple of royal visit stories. And the Times' popular article doesn't let us down. After the Queen was presented a twig as a piece of art and accepted gracefully, Prince Philip told the 16-year-old Australian who had given her the gift to go and put it on a nest. There was plenty of opportunity for word play but the Times settles with this:
"Prince Philip, however, could only be described as having got the wrong end of the stick."
It's easy to see why the Daily Beast's readers are clicking on the story about how to increase your child's IQ. There is some well-worn advice: breast feed, get them piano lessons and don't take cocaine during pregnancy. But there's a surprise entry: a child who learns to juggle can increase the volume of grey matter in children's brains by 3%.
It's not clear whether Maia Szalavitz's tongue was lodged in her cheek when she hailed the arrival of a caffeine inhaler with lime flavouring in a popular Time magazine article. The inventor's previous creations have included a calorie-free chocolate inhaler, which seems not to have taken off. It gives a good excuse for Szalavitz to wade into the debate about whether caffeine is good for us. Given the increased concentration, and reduced risks of Alzheimer's disease, diabetes and depression, she gives it a thumbs up.
India's richest man and, according to Forbes, the ninth richest man in the world Mukesh Ambani, has built a house. But being mega-rich, he hasn't just constructed a two-up two-down. This is 27 storeys, has three helipads, six floors of parking and a series of floating gardens. But the Daily Mail's popular article claims the family won't move in because it doesn't conform to ancient Indian architectural principles of vastu shastra which dictates it should have windows facing east.
Many questions are left unanswered. For one, it's 27 storeys. Is that a house? And question number two is: no matter how rich you are, who needs three helipads?
15:29 UK time, Wednesday, 26 October 2011
