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Where did Jane Austen live in England? What is the setting of The Princess Bride? Where did Jane Austen live in London? Where does Volpone take place? Where does the novel Beartown take place? Where does The Snows of Kilimanjaro take place? Where does Love in the Time of Cholera take pl...
“The Addams Family”Wednesday Addams, the ultimate princess of darkness, has grown up and fallen in love with a sweet, smart young man from a respectable family. A man her parents have never met. And if that weren’t upsetting enough, she confides in her father and begs him not to te...
Veteran Anne Marie Adkins could drive across town in San Antonio to see the total eclipse, but opted to join an astronomer-led tour to Mazatlán, Mexico, betting on clear skies there. She’s been thwarted by clouds on other trips. For the 2017 U.S. ecl...
Where did the tournament take place in Ivanhoe? Where does Girl on the Train take place? In Greek mythology, where does Athena live? Where did Shakespeare meet Anne Hathaway? Where does The Da Vinci Code take place in Rome? What era was The Princess de Cleves written in? Where does All...
Diana was noticeably uncomfortable in her little black dress and told Princess Grace of Monaco, also in attendance, that the dress she was wearing was two sizes too small. Lady Diana, Princess Grace of Monaco, and Prince Charles mingle at a music event, London, 1981. photo credit: Tim Grah...
In a genre dominated by quippy leads and awkward exploits, it takes a lot to stand out – andJunodoes just that. Jason Reitman, fresh off of makingThank You For Smoking, brought a keen eye and grasp of good characters. Diablo Cody's script found a level of humanity amidst the quirk (...
One takeaway from this is that in just doing our jobs with integrity and humanity, the politics will find us. When it does, how will we respond? That we must respond is, I think, now self-evident. We’ve lost the luxury of pretending that we can sit this one out, above the fray,...
Green’s conversational writing style, use of anecdotes and humor, and unabashed self-exploration made me feel as if I was fully walking in the shoes of another, learning new perspectives, and asking myself things that I’ve never considered before. That’s what great writing does!
Princess Margaret in 1951. A photograph by Dorothy Wilding. May 1st offered a cool and damp afternoon to Walsall in 1951. Marshalled by Mr Day, the kindly manager of the Hoover company offices, my mother, her jolly friend Jenny Fisher, and other of their colleagues tripped down the stairs ...