enigmatic indian partition

In view of the Jaswant Singh’s recently released book, ‘Jinah; India, partition and independence’ the debate on the Jinah’s reinvented role in the partition goes unabated. While the eminent writers keep writing columns on the subject, following historical facts, I...

20 dumb questions Banff tour operators hear on the job

Barry Artiste Op/Ed Gee I can think of way more than 20 questions people ask, including one I got when in Ferndale, Washington in the USA at a sporting goods shop.  I wanted to have a special order shipped to...

Photo-Essay 2 David Blaine is to blame Pictorial evidence of what went...

Photo Essay 2 :  Series of photos taken  between 4:30 AM  to  7:00 AM, Wednesday, September 24, 2008       These photos captures the difference between hanging...

Is David Blaine 'A Big Cheater'?

Gawker calls out David Blaine for failing to hang upside down, continuously, for 60 hours as he currently claims to be doing -- and they've got the "photographic evidence" to prove it.Is David Blaine faking it?...

Photo-Essay: David Blaine's Upside-Down 'Death Wish'

World famous for his death-defying performance/stunts, David Blaine is half way through his dream of hanging upside-down for at least 60 hours. Photos were taken between 9:30 to 11:00 AM. David was given tea,...

David Blaine To Hang Upside Down for 60 Hours

Street magician and "endurance artist" David Blaine has begun his latest challenge: he will hang upside down above a skating rink in New York for 60 hours. As always with Blaine's stunts, there are many risks...

British Artist spends second day in sand

 A british artist has submerged in the sand for last 48 hours and plan to continue for more time. What a weired idea." A performance artist planning to stay buried in the sand on a Kent beach for the best part of 48 hours has said his stunt is going well. Mark McGowan...

David Blaine breaks world record for holding one's breath

In a strange event that happened during Oprah Winfrey show, David Blaine could beat the previous record and achieve a new one for holding one's breath as he could hold his breath for 17 minutes and 4...

Gunman kills four in Tennessee

UPDATE: 3:15PM EST: A 26-year-old man shot and killed four people at a housing complex in Bristol, Tennessee on Wednesday, before turning the gun on himself. Initial reports said that police had captured the suspect after he crashed his car attempting to escape."Authorities...

Man asks feds: Have you seen my cocaine?

Is there something in the water in Seattle?"Concerned that his drug-trafficking employers might accuse him of stealing, Leroy Carr did what seemed sensible: phone federal agents to report 31 kilograms of missing...

David Blaine stunt ends with a crash in New York (Reuters)

" NEW YORK (Reuters) - David Blaine " /> SEARCH News | News Photos | Images | Web " /> David Blaine 's latest stunt ended with a crash on Thursday when the performer escaped from shackles in a gyroscope 50 feet above New York's Times Square, leapt and fell through a plywood...

Blaine Spins for Publicity & Charity in NYC

This is like a X-Men version of those bell ringing holiday cup holders the Salvation Army uses for donations.   Here is another source...The Naked Boy Chronicles looked but couldn't find him..."The...

Illusionist David Blaine unveils latest stunt (AFP)

" 2 hours, 55 minutes ago NEW YORK (AFP) - US magician David Blaine " /> SEARCH News | News Photos | Images | Web " /> David Blaine will try to escape from shackles after spending two days in a spinning gyroscope suspended above New York next week, the illusionist said...

Today in history - Nov. 4

"Today is Saturday, Nov. 4, the 308th day of 2006. There are 57 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Nov. 4, 1979, the Iranian hostage crisis began as militants stormed the United States Embassy in Tehran, seizing its occupants. For some of the hostages, it...

Words and pictures flow together in superb 'River of Memory' (Seattle Post-In...

" The Columbia River produced a flood of books a decade ago, narrative accounts by writers who included Robert Clark, William Dietrich, Robin Cody and Blaine Harden. The flood of books from different New York publishers came about largely because Timothy Egan of Seattle had...

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