c. 1200 (late 12c. in place names and surnames), "an unmarried woman (usually young); the Virgin Mary;" shortening of maiden (n.). Like that word, used in Middle English of unmarried men as well as women (as in maiden-man, c. 1200, which was used of both sexes, reflecting also...
Andrews acting range is not too wide but he delivers here and is more than ably assisted by men(and women) like Ed Begley as a businessman gone bad, Jane Wyatt as his lovely wife(Andrews’s wife that is),Arthur Kennedy as the suspect with seemingly little to say, and a couple of Ka...
hat Foxtel has been double dipping by charging the ABC up to $105,000 to broadcast three Matildas matches while receiving $40 million from the federal government to increase coverage of women’s, niche and community sport is just business as usual for Rupert Murdoch. John Menadue explains ...
Origin/Gender: Old English and German name for boys Meaning/Description:“Bright,”“noble,” or “famous” Pronunciation:“ahl-bert” Length: 6 letters, 2 syllables Popularity/Rank: #614 (one of the best boy names) Namesakes: German-born theoretical physicist Albert Einstein Also aft...
According to recent studies that have been done, I'm not alone in going with names that are older.
And there was a German TV travelogue film crew there! Nooooo. Prepare for long internal flight days, expect delays, take some energy bars and find a pal to have a drink with in Jakarta. Don’t sweat the high excess baggage costs, just be prepared with plenty of rupiah. It’s worth ...
“Wives” actually refers to women in general, as it comes from the English word wif and the German word weib, both meaning “women.” The idea is that older women passed down stories, myths, superstitions, legends, and the like to younger generations, with many of these legends exist...
By December 1959, the magazine’s circulation had risen to 141, and three decidedly female names are present: there is a Virginia Esten of Hammond, Indiana; a Jane Sala of Bolton, Massachusetts; and a Jean Murray of Chicago. But would these women identify themselves as wargamers? The mere...
INDEPENDENCE IN OLD AGE: OLDER GERMAN WOMEN LIVING ALONEdoi:10.1093/geroni/igx004.3870Monika LinhartLAP LAMBERT Academic PublishingInnovation in Aging
German-born cinematographer Theodor Sparkuhl, who’d shoot Among the Living and The Glass Key a few years later, cloaks the desperate ex-con mother in an aura of noirish desperation. Curtains of rain stream down the windows and cast shadowy waterfalls around Stanwyck as she pleads with the ...