Tag Archives: Literature

10Nov/17

Naomi Campbell says the new Pirelli calendar comes with a great message

November 10, 2017FashionAlice, Alice in Verse: The Lost Rhymes of Wonderland, Alice in Wonderland, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Arts, British films, Combs, Company: Pirelli and C, Creative works, Djimon Hounsou, Duckie, Duckie Thot, English-language films, Entertainment/Culture, Fiction, Films, Human Interest, Lewis Carroll, Literature, Lupita Nyong, Lupita Nyong'o, Naomi Campbell, New York City, Pirelli, Sean ', Sean 'Diddy' Combs, Surreal comedy, Through the Looking-Glass, Tim Walker, United States, Whoopi Goldberg, Wonderland, Works based on Alice in Wonderlandsmbale

The 45th edition calendar gives Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland a twist with an all black cast. Continue reading →

05Sep/17

UK’s ‘Prince Harry and I are in love’, says US actress Meghan Markle

September 5, 2017CelebrityActors, Afghanistan, British people, British royalty, Charles, Charles Prince of Wales, Country: United Kingdom, Culture, Diana, Diana Princess of Wales, Entertainment/Culture, Family of Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, Harry, House of Windsor, Human Interest, Kate, Literature, Markle, Meghan Markle, Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, Prince, Prince Harry, Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, Prose, United Kingdom, United States, Usher, Vanity Fair, Williamsmbale

(VANITY FAIR) – U.S. actress Meghan Markle, the girlfriend of Britain’s Prince Harry, has said they are in love and happy together, in her first frank comments about their relationship since they became a couple last year. Continue reading →

24Jan/17

Trainspotting author sees “bleak dystopia” in real life too

January 24, 2017FilmsBegbie, Brexit, British films, Chicago, Cinema of Scotland, Cinema of the United Kingdom, Creative works, Danny Boyle, Donald Trump, Edinburgh, Entertainment/Culture, Films, Irvine, Irvine Welsh, John Hodge, Literature, Porno, Renton, Scotland, Scots language, Scottish culture, Social Issues, The Sex Lives of Siamese Twins, Trainspotting, United Kingdom, United Kingdom European Union membership referendum, United Statessmbale

Scottish writer Irvine Welsh, the author of “Trainspotting”, a grim comedy about young Scottish drug addicts that was a huge hit in the 1990s, sees “bleak dystopia” in the age of Donald Trump and Britain’s Brexit vote.

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19Dec/16

Over 40 die in Siberia after drinking bath oil for alcoholic kicks

December 19, 2016Healthcarebath oil, City: Irkutsk, Continents, Dmitry Medvedev, Geography of Asia, Geography of Europe, Irkutsk, Irkutsk Governorate, Irkutsk Oblast, Literature, Russia, Scarlett, Scarlett Cvitanovich, Siberiasmbale

At least 40 residents of the Siberian city of Irkutsk have died after drinking bath oil, Russian investigators say. Scarlett Cvitanovich reports. Continue reading →

16Nov/16

Prints and permits: graphics help bring Rowling’s magical world to life

November 16, 2016FilmsBestiaries, British films, City: New York City, Company: J.K. Rowling, Creative works, Eddie Redmayne, Eduardo Lima, Entertainment/Culture, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Fiction, Fictional universe of Harry Potter, Films, Films using computer-generated imagery, Harry Potter, Harry Potter universe, IMAX films, J. K. Rowling, Jo, Literature, London, Magic in Harry Potter, Miraphora Mina, New York, Newt, Scamander, United Kingdom, United States, Untitled third Fantastic Beasts film, Wizarding Worldsmbale

Magical prints and permits: the graphic designers who help to bring J.K. Rowling’s wizarding world to life share their experiences

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07Dec/15

Book offers a new look at Hemingway

December 7, 2015Human InterestAcross the River and into the Trees, American writers, Angela Moore, Blas, Brian Gordon Sinclair, Cuba, Ernest Hemingway, Gigi, Hadley Richardson, Havana, Human Interest, Literature, Oscar Blas Fernandez, The Old Man and the Sea, True at First Light, Writerssmbale

A new book recounts the story of a Cuban youth baseball team started by Ernest Hemingway. Angela Moore reports. Continue reading →

25Oct/15

Algorithm helps robot fall gracefully

October 25, 2015InnovationAtlanta, Culture, Georgia, Georgia Institute of Technology, Germany, Hamburg, Humanoid robots, KAREN LIU, Literature, Lui, Professor, Robot, Science in popular culture, Sehoon Ha, United Statessmbale

A new algorithm developed in Atlanta could reduce damage to costly robots.

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11Oct/15

Hundreds in UK howl at the moon in bid to set new world record

October 11, 2015Human InterestBedfordshire, Chris Pearson, Creative works, English-language films, Fausta DiMascio, Films, Howl, Literature, Matt Heast, United Kingdom, United States, Werewolfsmbale

Hundreds of people, many dressed as werewolves, gather in Bedfordshire, England to break the world record for the biggest group howling at the moon.

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12Jul/15

Tony Award winner and “Cheers” actor Roger Rees dies aged 71

July 12, 2015TelevisionAberystwyth, Actors, British people, Cheers, Converts to Judaism, Entertainment, Entertainment/Culture, Gay actors, Human Interest, John Marbury, Literature, Lord John Marbury, Marbury, New York City, Nicholas Nickleby, Rees, representative, Rick Miramontez, Robin Colcord, Robin Hood, Robin Hood: Men in Tights, Roger Rees, stage actor, The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, the Tony Award, The West Wing, Theatre, United Kingdom, United States, Walessmbale

Roger Rees, the Tony Award-winning British stage actor who had roles in U.S. television hits including “Cheers” and “The West Wing”, has died at age 71, his representative said.
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01Jun/15

New ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ novel out this month shows Christian’s view

June 1, 2015Filmsauthor, Christian Grey, Creative works, Dakota Johnson, E. L. James, Entertainment/Culture, Erotic literature, Fifty Shades, Fifty Shades Darker, Fifty Shades Freed, Fifty Shades of Grey, Grey: Fifty Shades of Grey as Told by Christian, Human Interest, James, Jamie Dornan, Literature, Novels, Religion/Belief, Tycoonsmbale

(EVO) – E.L. James has written a new entry in the “Fifty Shades of Grey” erotic novel series. The author said the new volume will take the point of view of its male character, Christian Grey. James said she wrote it in response to fans who have been asking for Christian’s point of view.
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