Shakespeare's Works Have Inspired Some Great Fiction in Recent Years Including YA Novels

 Posted on July 4, 2024  |  4 minutes  |  683 words  |  Jenniffer Sheldon

Ahead of Shakespeare's birthday on April 23, here are a few works of fiction (including young-adult books) from the past 10 years based on his famous plays. Source: Getty ImagesThe works of William Shakespeare remain immortal in the Western canon for many reasons, if not for the sheer number of works he published. It's no surprise that Shakespeare, who many historians argued "borrowed" plot points and even characters from other authors, would inspire a new generation of literary works. [Read More]

The Last of the Colombian Cowboys: Photos

 Posted on July 4, 2024  |  7 minutes  |  1411 words  |  Martina Birk

Last of the Colombian Cowboys The Llanero tradition is rooted in five centuries of culture Photographs by JUANITA ESCOBAR Text and edit by ALEXANDRA GENOVA The life of a Llanero – or Colombian Cowboy – is tough. The six-month winters that plague the dramatic plains means rain almost every day; the hardy men must ride their horses through overflowing rivers, teeming with insects and fish, away from the floods to dry land. [Read More]

What Your Favorite Disney Characters Would Look Like If They Were Anime

 Posted on July 4, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  159 words  |  Aldo Pusey

Maryam Safdar is a Pakistani artist who specializes in making all sorts of cartoons and illustrations. Even though she works with many different styles, we totally fell in love with her versions of the Disney princesses and other characters as anime. This time, Bright Side wants to invite you to get to know these anime adaptations of our favorite female Disney characters. We hope you’ll enjoy them as much as we did. 1. Belle (Beauty and the Beast) 2. Snow White (Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs) [Read More]

Why I Am Not Active In PDP - Obasanjo Opens Up

 Posted on July 4, 2024  |  4 minutes  |  821 words  |  Larita Shotwell

Former President of Nigeria Olusegun Obasanjo has denied leaving the ruling party, PDP, rather he explained his decision to be active only at the ward level of his party till the leadership does what needs to be done. Obasanjo, a former Chairman Board of Trustees of the PDP, who stated he holds no grudge against anyone, made this known, on October 12, 2014, Sunday, in a statement issued to newsmen in Abeokuta. Obasanjo, however, said he had never left PDP and will never leave as it was wrong for the party leaders to be inviting him back to the PDP, describing it as a great  misrepresentation. [Read More]

'You Cannot Intimidate Me, I Was A Minister Before Becoming Governor''

 Posted on July 3, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  313 words  |  Jenniffer Sheldon

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has stated that he is not interested in any form of friendship with the Senator representing the FCT, Ireti Kingibe. He insisted that he would not be coerced into becoming her friend and accused her of blackmailing him instead of communicating her problems through the right channels. Speaking with selected newsmen in Abuja on Friday, Wike urged the senator to focus on her oversight functions. [Read More]

10 Denglish words you need to know

 Posted on July 3, 2024  |  6 minutes  |  1136 words  |  Larita Shotwell

When reading a German sign, advertisement or something online, you might notice an English word in the middle of all the German. Or at least, it looks like an English word, but it doesn’t always mean the same thing in a German context as it would in an English one. There is a range of words like this, and it’s called Denglish.  Ready to build on your Denglish vocabulary? Let’s look at some examples: [Read More]

Annabel Beam - Age, Family, Bio

 Posted on July 3, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  120 words  |  Jenniffer Sheldon

Subject of the film Miracles from Heaven who claims to have visited heaven, where she met Jesus Christ, after falling 30 feet headfirst inside a hollowed out tree. She was knocked unconscious, but was without a scratch upon waking up, and even awoke cured of her two supposedly incurable disorders. Before Fame She was diagnosed with the life-threatening digestive ailments pseudo-obstruction motility disorder and antral hypomotility disorder when she was five years old. [Read More]

Anti-Defamation League Criticizes Jay-Z Over Story of O.J. Lyrics

 Posted on July 3, 2024  |  4 minutes  |  801 words  |  Jenniffer Sheldon

Jay-Z‘s recently released album “4:44” has once again stirred up controversy. The Anti-Defamation League, an international Jewish non-government organization, condemned lyrics off the artist’s new album for what it says are anti-Semitic implications. [Read More]

Calendar of Famous Birthdays - On This Day

 Posted on July 3, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  13 words  |  Jenniffer Sheldon

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Cillian Murphy - Age, Family, Bio

 Posted on July 3, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  95 words  |  Aldo Pusey

Blue-eyed actor who became famous for starring in the 2003 film 28 Days Later and the 2005 film Red Eye. He gained additional fame for his roles in Inception, Transcendence, and Breakfast on Pluto. He has also been starring on Peaky Blinders since 2013. Before Fame He had a drive for acting after seeing the stage production of A Clockwork Orange. Trivia He appeared in the 2008 film The Dark Knight as Scarecrow. Family Life He married Yvonne McGuinness and he has two sons named Aran and Malachy. [Read More]