Michael Crichton, award winning author and filmmaker, best known for his work on “Jurassic Park” and the television series ER, died Tuesday in Los Angeles, after a private battle with cancer. He was 66.
Mr. Crichton’s success began with his first novel, and his first bestseller, “The Andromeda Strain,” which was published in 1969 while [...]
It was October 2005, and professional photographer Karen Sparacio was in Uganda. She was there to photograph a relief organization. Ayaa Grace, an Alhcoli woman, invited her to visit the Acholi Quarter. What the Sparacio saw changed her life and, soon, the lives of hundreds of Ugandans as well.
Sparacio took in the creative and colorful [...]
More women attend college than men, and several private colleges across the country find themselves working to recruit more men to balance out the ratio and enhance social appeal.
Yearly tuition at many private universities has topped $40,000 per year. At that price, college administrators realize that they must offer much more than an education. They must offer [...]
Senator Edward M. Kennedy was hospitalized Saturday morning after suffering apparent seizures, CNN and the Boston Globe are reporting.
It was originally thought that Kennedy may have suffered a stroke, but that appears not to be true.
Sources say that Kennedy was spending time at the family compound in Hyannisport when he fell ill shortly before 8:30 [...]
American history has its heroes. Washington. Lincoln. King.
Murrow.
If you don’t understand how important journalism is in a society, you need only read a biography of Edward R. Murrow and see what he did during World War II and then during the American anti-communism years.
Murrow was born 100 years ago Friday.
In Newsweek this week, the number of surrogate mothers is on the rise in the United States. Controversy and negative stereotypes do not deter many women from helping others and themselves [...]
“I’m a big fan of blush. This right here is my secret,” the young man says, pulling out a small, circular tin from a cosmetics tray. “A little bit of this, just dab it on, it really adds a lot,” he says, running a large powder brush across the top of his hand.
In a tidy [...]
This Tuesday, after 932 days of searching, prosecutors closed investigations on the disappearance of American teenager Natalee Ann Holloway. They still believe three young men were involved in her death but cannot prove this due to their failed search for a body.
Last month authorities in Aruba discovered online chat sessions between the three main [...]
Paula Hian is getting a lot of recognition these days, and largely thanks to one little dress.
The soft-spoken fashion designer has been quietly working in a Pennsylvania warehouse for the past 15 years, creating garments for Philadelphia socialites including Governor Ed Rendell’s wife, Midge and actresses Brooke Shields, Julie Anne Emery, Hilary Swank and some [...]
Norman Mailer, arguably the most critical and influential literary figure of the 20th century, died today of renal failure. He was 84.
Throughout the course of his illustrious career, Mailer was twice awarded the Pulitzer Prize, and won the National Book Award. His flair and demeanor cemented him as one of the most celebrated authors in [...]
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