Letters from Beckett

From The Times Literary Supplement,March 11, 2009,"Letters from Beckett–Great as a playwright, novelist and poet, Samuel Beckett also wrote letters of enduring worth– By Gabriel Josipovici ""Beckett was a...

160 Million Nelson Mandelas

" Newsweek called Pakistan “the most dangerous nation in the world.” Western media calls Pakistan “a power-keg waiting to explode,” while their military describes us as “being in a fight for our national existence.” The world that we all claw and...

US presidential rankings (42-33)

With the presidential election coming up, The Times has compiled a list of the worst U.S. presidents in history. It is an ongoing list with ten a day starting at 42-33, and slowly moving towards the number one...

Sarah McLachlan: Fumbling Towards Divorce

Having spent 11 years working on building a mystery, holding on and holding it in, with husband Ashwin Sood, Canadian singer Sarah McLachlan has announced that she and Sood are separating. "Canadian pop singer...

Indian tour more important than Ashes: Katich

"Australian batsman Simon Katich reckons his team’s rivalry against India has become “bigger” than the Ashes in recent times and predicts the upcoming Test series in October will be tough for his side. Katich, who is currently in India leading the Australia ‘A’...

Pollution can make you fat

With obesity amongst children and adults at an all time high in the western world scientists are now looking beyond the obvious causes such as overeating and lack of exercise to other factors. This new report...

Could Josef Stalin be made a saint?

This is a strange story.The Communist party in St. Petersburg, Russia, has approached the Orthodox Church to make Josef Stalin a saint if he wins this television poll to nominate him as the greatest Russian in...

Portraits and Writings Reveal Michelangelo as Ugly and Unclean

"The series of extremely rare modern portraits and writings, presented on the show in Florence, showed that one of the greatest artists of western civilization, Michelangelo Buonarroti, was an ugly and unclean man."

Anstey Methodist Church

"Eric Clapton, arguably the greatest living rock guitarist, wrote a heart wrenching song about the death of his four year old son. He fell from a 53rd-story window. Clapton took nine months off and when he returned his music had changed. The hardship had made his music...

'Greatest Dad' shirt worn to sex meeting

"Where is Chris Hansen from "To Catch a Predator" when you need him?  This would have made ratings heaven...""NOVI, Mich. - A 33-year-old Michigan man is accused of wearing a "World's Greatest Dad" shirt to a...

Greatest show on turf opens gates

Agriculture is the most prominent source available for making our world a green. This story all about a largest exhibition on Agriculture.Time to think about Nature and green.Ans also, this is will be the first time the Queen has attended the three-day event since 1977, her...

Euro 2008 Final: Germany Vs Spain - The Final Two

"Euro 2008 Final: Germany Vs Spain - The Final Two June 27th, 2008 UEFA EURO 2008 FINAL GERMANY VS SPAIN Date: Sunday 29th June Kick Off: 19:45 BST Venue: Ernst...

The Koran: Words beyond worth

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorHaving read the Koran cover to cover and being Catholic having the Bible drilled into me as a child the comparisons are eeriely similar, both preach tolerance,...

Can Michelle Obama keep it real?

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorLove or Hate her, Michelle Obama, wife of Presidental Hopeful Barak Obama will be a force to be reckoned with if her husband becomes the next President of the most...

Majority oppose B.C. carbon tax

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorA scant few months ago when a Carbon Tax was announced by the British Columbia Government, much Back slapping, Banners and Party Favours were passed out to a Liberal...

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