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Good Morning, Starshine

Cuckoo clocks are currently in meetings to host their own morning show, but in the meantime, this montage should do the trick. Wait a minute…for Alf, it's been 7a.m. for...

‘The Chemistry of Tears,’ a Novel by Peter Carey

Technology, metaphysics and the art and science of putting together a broken heart and a nonfunctioning machine are central to Peter Carey’s novel “The Chemistry of Tears.”

Tour Germany's Enchanted Black Forest Where Fairy Tales Are Set

Germany's Black Forest got its name from the conifers that block out most light below, giving the region a mysterious aura. Add castles, cuckoo clocks, castles and tiny villages and you've got the setting for a real-life fairy tale.

Dilemma For European Banks: Clean Books Or Lend?

The walls of the Clock Shop in downtown Frankfurt, Germany, are lined with timepieces of every kind, from cuckoo clocks to digital watches. It's a testament to the store's 55-year history as a functioning business. One of the things that has remained constant for much of that time is the store's relationship with its banks, owner Basia Szlomowicz says.

Tagged cuckoos clock up air miles

IT MUST have driven them cuckoo. Tracking devices fitted to five birds - named Chris, Lyster, Clement, Martin and Kasper - have revealed the extraordinary migration patterns of the traditional bird of springtime. The intrepid five were fitted with satellite tags by the British Trust for Ornithology last June before they headed off on their annual migration to Africa.