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In an experiment that explored the fluid physics of foam, Guinness emerged the clear winner as the beer least likely to spill when jostled.

The marvelously stabilizing power of beer foam

Science

The beer you order doesn’t just make a difference in terms of taste. A group of Princeton researchers has found how different beers are more spill-resistant than others thanks to their layers of foam — and even crowned a winner.

Why does Rupert Murdoch want the Irish to boycott Guinness? It’s about gay rights

Global Scan

Why does Rupert Murdoch want the Irish to boycott Guinness? It’s about gay rights

Global Scan

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Global Scan

Guinness discovers the working-class fashionistas of the Congo

Arts, Culture & Media
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Customers enjoy a pint of stout during Arthur's Day in Dublin.

Why toasting Arthur Guinness has left many with a bad taste

Arts, Culture & Media

Four years ago, the company that owns Guinness created a “holiday” to celebrate Arthur Guinness. Now many Irish are saying the holiday has gone flat.

Guinness sees success with creating a holiday to honor brewery founder

Business, Economics and Jobs

Arthur’s Day, celebrated last Thursday, has been a way for Guinness to get itself back into pubs across Ireland and to get the Irish out of their homes and back into the bar.

World’s Biggest Flag Unfurled in Romania

Arts, Culture & Media

A brass band played the national anthem at a military airfield outside of Bucharest, Romania earlier this week as 200 volunteers battled with the wind to unfurl a gigantic Romanian flag.

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Slideshow: Ireland’s Changing Pub Culture

Arts, Culture & Media

In Ireland, the company that makes Guinness stout created a holiday – Arthur’s Day – to celebrate Guinness and boost sales. But some pub owners say the need for marketing events like that show how Ireland’s pub culture is changing.

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Obama in Ireland

Arts, Culture & Media

President Barack Obama met the locals Monday in Moneygall, the village in Ireland where his great-great-great-grandfather lived before moving to the US. Anchor Lisa Mullins gets details from Irish Independent reporter Eimear Ni Bhraonain.

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