by | Mar 24, 2009 | Mirth
from Ananova New watch ‘tells the future’ Swiss watch-makers have teamed up with Indian fortune tellers to design a watch that claims to predict the future. The watch features a bedpan-shaped section which turns brown when “the s*** is about to hit...
by | Mar 24, 2009 | Mirth
from the UK Telegraph 3ft 8ins woman saved by chihuahua A 3ft 8ins tall woman who got lost while walking in Snowdonia only survived because her pet chihuahua kept her warm, rescuers said. Beverley Burkitt, 45, who has dwarfism, became lost in dense forest while...
by | Mar 23, 2009 | Culture Music Art
from The New Yorker TURF WARS “West Side Story” and “God of Carnage” on Broadway. by John LahrMARCH 30, 2009 Gangs of New York: Karen Olivo, Josefina Scaglione, and Matt Cavenaugh star in Arthur Laurents’s bold revival. West Side Story” (at the Palace, under the...
by | Mar 23, 2009 | Literary News
from Bartleby.com The Elements of Style William Strunk, Jr. Asserting that one must first know the rules to break them, this classic reference book is a must-have for any student and conscientious writer. Intended for use in which the practice of composition is...
by | Mar 23, 2009 | Literary News
from the Times Online Nicholas Hughes, Sylvia Plath’s son commits suicide [ click to continue reading at the TimesOnline ]