A copy of a signed photograph of Oscar Wilde at the Sotheby's auction house in London, photographed October 25, 2004.
If you think Shakespeare was the biggest of all British literary giants, the Brits don’t seem to think so.
And, no, it’s not J.K. Rowling either, despite the humongous popularity of her Harry Potter brainwork.
In fact Shakespeare and Rowling were not even named in a survey revealed on Monday on what Britons consider to be their greatest wit.
For the Brits, the “Wild” man topped them all. They named playwright Oscar Wilde, who even managed to mutter on his death ...
For those who may dismiss this latest project by the Venezuelan government as something irrelevant and trite, read this article and think again. Sancocho stew is actually a popular national dish of the country. It usually consists of chicken, fish, plantains, yucca, cilantro, corn and potatoes. But is there more to this soup than a giant appetizer?
While breaking into the Guinness World ...
In handcuffs, OJ Simpson is taken away by police after his arrest in Las Vegas on Sunday.
He literally got away with murder in 1994. But it seems the law of karma is too much hurdle to tackle for former football star Orenthal J. Simpson, otherwise known as ‘OJ” or “Slash-n’Lie.”
On Sunday, he was back in familiar ground – under arrest and in jail without bail in Las Vegas, this time for Armed Robbery.
People who believed him guilty of brutally murdering his former wife Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend, Ron Goldman, were quick in expressing the hope that ...
China: Out of the Fire and Into the Frying Pan
Sep 06 2007
Posted by Jen as Announcements, In the News, News, News Features
Beethoven looks grumpy here -- probably the effect of lead in his body.
An Austrian pathologist has revealed that the famous German composer died of lead poisoning at age 57 in 1827.
As well know, there’s a global outcry nowadays about the poisonous lead in toys and other products made from China. So, one plus one, the Chinese killed Ludwig van Beethoven?
Well, if the German composer bit and munched on a Chinese-made plastic ducky on his bathtub, maybe.
Lead was detected from Beethoven’s hair and then, two years ago, in ...
Galactic Suite: Open for Business 2012
Aug 11 2007
Posted by Jen as Announcements, In the News, News, News Features, Travel, Travel Features
237 reasons for having sex - What’s yours?
Aug 03 2007
Posted by Jay as Featured Articles, News, News Features
Hmm. The facial expressions of these two youngsters in bed seem to show that what they did was "quite cool."
An exhaustive recent study made at the University of Texas has debunked the stereotypes that men only want sex for the physical pleasure while women want love.
The study compiled a list of 237 reasons why people have sex. Researchers found that young men and women get intimate for mostly ...
A clerk counts bank notes in Tokyo.
No, the money did not come from Gringgots bank or from Hogwarts courtesy of Harry Potter :D
News reports said on Tuesday that millions of Japanese yen are appearing mysteriously in various places in Japan, spooking many Japanese.
Over the weekend, residents of a Tokyo apartment building were baffled after finding 1.81 million yen ($15,210) in 18 mailboxes, a Tokyo police spokesman said. “The money was in identical plain envelopes, which were ...
Oscar, the cat at the Steere House Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Providence, Rhode Island, walks past an activity room at the facility.
@News item 1: In Providence, Rhode Island, there’s a report about a cat named Oscar who seems to have an uncanny knack ...
The magical books are flying!
Jul 21 2007
Posted by Jay as Announcements, Featured Articles, In the News, News, News Features
Young fans whoop it up after getting their copy of HP7 at a Singapore bookstore on Saturday.
According to the latest report, the last book in the Harry Potter series flew off bookshop shelves, in some places at 15 per second, as fans worldwide Saturday rushed to find out whether author J.K. Rowling slays or spares the boy wizard.
Bookstores across London stayed ...
In The News
Daryl of Dunder Mifflin
This news is a little sad for me because I am a huge fan of the TV sitcom “The Office”. I’ve been following this show for the past two years and have really admired all the characters. One of my personal favorites was Daryl, the Dunder Mifflin warehouseman whom Michael (the boss) always always try [...]-
Business and Money
Who Moved My Cheese: The Cliff’s Notes! (Part 2)
This post is a continuation of my Cliff’s Notes for Who Moved My Cheese, the book by Spencer Johnson, M.D. (also the Author of The One Minute Manager). Hope you enjoy my annotations of the rest of the principles!
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Lifestyle and Leisure
Your Carbon Footprint
What is your carbon footprint? Hmm… ok, let’s start over… What is a carbon footprint?
A carbon footprint is a “measure of the impact human activities have on the environment in terms of the amount of greenhouse gases produced, measured in units of carbon dioxide“.
Here’s a nifty tool from ivillage.com, an online calculator to measure carbon footprints. I think this is [...] -
Entertainment
Virtual Tennis
I just got myself a PSP slim today. What fun! I already have one PSP and the reason for this purchase was to try out the player vs. player mode of Sega’s Virtual Tennis. I could tell you we played for hours! While walking in the mall, at home in the living room, and [...] -
Travel
Biking through Amsterdam
It’s not only China that’s going bike crazy, Amsterdam is following the craze with bike rentals by the thousands. If you’re heading the windmill country you may want to consider breezing through the many wonders this city has to offer by riding one of them bicycles.
CNN travel correspondent Rick Steves has written a good [...] Family Life
Hit your molars, please!
We all remember how good ‘ol mom would always remind us to “brush your teeth before going to bed, dear”, or “use toothpaste for heaven’s sake” or “would you please brush your molars too?”. It was good for mom to do that, if they didn’t I think half the world (or even more) would be [...]From the Editor
One win over the paparazzi
Actress Sienna Miller has won a case against a paparazzi photo published in the Daily Star. This photo was taken when she was waiting for an elevator in an LA building. The court ruled that Ms. Miller was clearly harassed and so therefore has decided in favor of Ms. Miller, this decision after viewing a [...]Blog Resources
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