It’s a cliche to note that New York City or London or any other glamorous locale is a character in the books that take place there. But in the case of There Once Lived A Girl Who Seduced Her Sister’s Husband, and He Hanged Himself, a collection of Ludmilla Petrushevskaya’s Soviet-era short stories, Russia may [...]
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Rudolf Nureyev: "I am part of movement"
The exhibition is not a display of Nureyevs personal possessions as virtually none of them can be found in modern Russia. Nureyev emigrated from the former Soviet Union in 1961, first to Britain where he danced in the Royal Ballet and then to France where he joined the Paris Opera. True, he paid a few [...]
The most passionate love affairs in history
New Delhi: Love is an undefinable feeling. There has been a famous quote Never underestimate the amazing power of LOVE , Love can even make possible , what seems to be impossible and there are some couples in the history, who have made this quote trustworthy. Here we present a list of historys ten most [...]
Teachers as sexual predators
By Daniel Muhau Predator teachers have always been with us. One does not need to go beyond media reports to understand how bad the situation is in Tanzania. What boggles the mind is how a person lives with the guilt of having defiled a mere teenager entrusted to him by parents. Last week, reports coming [...]
Anton Chekhov: a lifetime of lovers
And we can date the photo with some precision. The Chekhov familyhad gathered with friends at Antons country estate, Melikhovo, tocelebrate his father Pavels name-day. The festivities took place between the 26and 30 June 1892. In 1892 Chekhov was 32 and entering the years of his mature fame and success. What makes the image memorable [...]
Bollywood’s ‘so tweet’ love affairs: Deepika, Ranveer follow Saif, Kareena
Celebs who closely guard their personal life and remain tight-lipped about their affairs are now ignoring their own ground rules and using social media to highlight their romances. Whether its the newly-wedded Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor cooking up a romantic meal at home, or the alleged new-lovers-on-the-block Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh partying [...]
Georgia Nicols predictions for the week of March 3
Updated: March 2, 2013 9:12PM Predictions for the week of March 3 All Signs: This week Saturn and Pluto are doing a dance that started on Dec. 26 and will end on Sept. 21. But get this: Saturn is in Scorpio and Scorpio is the sign that Pluto rules. Meanwhile, Pluto is in Capricorn, and [...]
Employers count the cost of office love affairs
Employers count the cost of office love affairs by Mary McIlroy. Published Thu 14 Feb 2013 17:05
Jennifer Lawrence got to pick her fake tabloid boyfriend
There have been reports for a while that Jennifer Lawrence and her Silver Linings Playbook co-star Bradley Cooper are a real-life fling, but theyve both denied that theyre dating. In fact, it looks like Bradley isnt ready to settle down. Part of the Hollywood PR machine involves planting stories about rumored love affairs between costars, [...]
Love affairs among students responsible for poor performancePublish Date: Feb …
By Vision Reporters A love affair among school children is one of the biggest causes of examination failures, the chairman of the Uganda national Examinations Board (UNEB), chairman Fagil Mandy has said. Mandy said that he interacted with over 1m students in candidate classes and did research for five years discovering a host of reasons [...]