you may recall, hilariously outwit the lusty Falstaff and have some good clean fun at their husbands’ expense. Perhaps Shakespeare was actually pushing the Renaissance husband-wife/father-mother envelope, even if
“Well, as to that, Captain, when I left the inn this morning it was full of Black Ears. One is never quite safe when Chella daughter of Cheyk is about.” Tyrion waddled toward the door, leaving Vylarr to puzzle at his meaning. A gust of merriment greeted him as he shoved into ...
Baby Peggy, whose real name was Diana Serra Cary, was a beloved child silent film star. Still alive at this writing, she is 99 years old–the last living film star of the silent era). Update: Diana Serra Cary, considered the last surviving person with a substantial career in silent ...
• Bolivia about to be the first nation to legalize child labour from age 10. While most countries are striving to reduce child labour, the Congress in Bolivia has approved the proposal to legalize child labour from age 10 and all they require now is their President’s signature. I wonder...
Off the beach, Kuta is a frantic, brash, crowded place that people either love or hate. Its narrow streets are filled to bursting with chain restaurants and cheap cafes, hawkers pushing slogan t-shirts, endless cries of “massage!” and a constant loud and erratic flow of traffic. Chaotic...
s Department store. The longtime downtown department store partners with the Lawrence Central Rotary Club and the city of Lawrence to execute a rooftop rescue that involves a fire engine and big ladder. This longstanding event often features much merriment on the ground...
“I’m actually a bit freaked out by it all,” Sean said as he scratched the back of his neck. “Mum and dad are pressuring me to make a decision, and the school is pushing me, too. The school only cares about conversion numbers, so fuck them, but mum and dad mean well. But ...
Mrs. Pender had round eyes like a child's, and she greeted him with an effusiveness that barely concealed her emotion, yet strove to appear naturally cordial. Evidently she had been looking out for his arrival, and had outrun the servant girl. She was a little breathless. “I hope ...
on a James Joyce short story, it takes place almost entirely within a private home during a Christmas gathering that on the surface is filled with merriment but lurking just below is bittersweet melancholia, particularly for a married couple stuck in the loss of their child. It is a tender ...
said the child, brimful of glee. “Home, for good and all. Home, for ever and ever. Father is so much kinder than he used to be, that home's like Heaven! He spoke so gently to me one dear night when I was going to bed, that I was not afraid to ask him once more if you ...