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, Company: Pirelli and C, English-language films, Entertainment/Culture, Fiction, Human Interest, Literature, Through the Looking-Glass, 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, 2017CelebrityCountry: United Kingdom, Culture, Entertainment/Culture, Human Interest, Literature, Markle, Meghan Markle, Prince, Prince Harry, Prose, Vanity Fairsmbale

(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, 2017FilmsBrexit, Cinema of Scotland, Cinema of the United Kingdom, Donald Trump, Entertainment/Culture, Films, Irvine, Irvine Welsh, Literature, Social Issues, Trainspotting, United Kingdom European Union membership referendumsmbale

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, Dmitry Medvedev, Geography of Asia, Geography of Europe, Irkutsk, Irkutsk Governorate, Literature, Scarlett, 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, 2016FilmsCity: New York City, Company: J.K. Rowling, Eduardo Lima, Entertainment/Culture, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Fiction, Fictional universe of Harry Potter, Harry Potter, Harry Potter universe, J. K. Rowling, Literature, Magic in Harry Potter, Miraphora Minasmbale

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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12Jul/15

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

July 12, 2015TelevisionBritish people, Cheers, Entertainment, Entertainment/Culture, Human Interest, Literature, Lord John Marbury, Nicholas Nickleby, representative, Robin Hood: Men in Tights, Roger Rees, stage actor, The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, the Tony Award, The West Wing, United Statessmbale

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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18May/15

For cancer patients, a chance to create a musical legacy

May 18, 2015Human InterestBlah Blah Blah, cancer, Entertainment/Culture, Falls Church, Health/Medical/Pharmaceuticals, Jim Ebert, Literature, Oral literature, Stuart Jewell, Vocal musicsmbale

A recording studio in Virginia offers musicians battling cancer a chance to leave behind a musical legacy for their friends and family.

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02May/15

British crime writer Ruth Rendell dies aged 85

May 2, 2015Human InterestBritish literature, Crime fiction, crime writer, Detective Chief Inspector, Entertainment/Culture, From Doon with Death, Harm Done, Inspector Wexford, Law/Crime, Literature, Rendell, Ruth Rendell, The Vault, Wexfordsmbale

British crime writer Ruth Rendell, best known as the creator of Detective Chief Inspector Wexford, died in hospital on Saturday at the age of 85, her publisher said.

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30Apr/15

Humanoid robot unveiled at internet conference in Beijing

April 30, 2015InternetBeijing, China, Fiction, Human Interest, Humanoid robot, internet conference, Isaac Asimov's Robot Series, Literature, Robot, Song Qingsong, Song Yang, Technology/Internetsmbale

“Yangyang”, a humanoid robot with a variety of realistic expressions, goes on display at an internet conference in Beijing

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