A long time ago, I was tickled to dress up as Santa Claus—the first and only occasion—and was given plenty of stuffing to fill out my thin frame. It was a mid-December morning in Baltimore’s Harborplace at the Inner Harbor—before that once-prosperous James Rouse project went to the dogs—and I was one of the local “celebrities” (as co-proprietor of the City Paper) to spend half an hour in a small booth greeting young kids and their parents (or babysitters) and listening to gift requests, some modest, others kind of on the greedy side. Читать дальше...
The past year has been a roller coaster for President-elect Donald Trump—his net worth reached the highest it’s ever been—and fell by just as much.
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Since his breakthrough appearance on “America’s Got Talent,” Oz Pearlman has been working his magic on Corporate America. Now he’s taking his game to a new level by enchanting the world’s top athletes—to the tune of $10 million.
A quiz to honour the life and work of Isaac Newton on his 382nd birth anniversary
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Several small boats have been witnessed making the journey across the English Channel.
One of the final pre-wipe events has started in Escape From Tarkov which signals the wipe is likely coming in the next day or two.
JUDY Finnigan made a rare public appearance with husband Richard Madeley for last night at Kate Middleton’s carol service.
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Twenty-one years ago, I saw Mystic River at the Charles here in Baltimore. It was in theater 4 or 5, and was packed like just about every matinee until the 2020s; besides the bracing set piece where Sean Penn discovers that his daughter has been killed, what struck me that day was the atmosphere in the theater—the same feeling that appeared later during screenings of, for example, Syriana, Milk, Fahrenheit 9/11, Spotlight, Goodnight and Good Luck, Shattered Glass, and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. Читать дальше...
The amount includes ₹1 crore from Allu Arjun, ₹50 lakh each from Mythri Movie Makers and Pushpa 2 director Sukumar
I’m not religious, and for my parents this time of year is mainly an excuse for extra decorations, but that’s reason enough for Mom to put out the manger diorama she’s had since childhood. If I were inclined to make myself out to be some sort of Gaia-loving lefty nature-worshipper, which I’m not, I could get a lot of mileage out of reminiscences about the friendly gathering of animals in manger scenes bringing me more peace of mind than all the supernatural claims surrounding the humans depicted near them. Читать дальше...
Archaeologists are recovering Stone Age artifacts from the bottom of the North Sea
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], December 25 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President K. Annamalai on Wednesday criticised the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) led state government over the alleged sexual assault of a student at Anna University, stating that crimes against women are at an all-time high. Speaking to reporters, Annamalai said the incident occurred when a girl and a boy, both university students
We stand on the cusp of another tectonic shift in Indian Test cricket today. The team has moved on from Test veterans like Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, Ishant Sharma and Wriddhiman Saha. Ashwin,...
In 2022, the Estonian Press Council received 33 complaints, and in 2023 it received 46. This year, the total has increased to 58 – and while still below pre-pandemic levels, the complaints have become more legally detailed.
Although he’s a ubiquitous figure from mid-November until December 26th, little’s known of the daily existence of Santa Claus, who brings toys to good children every Christmas Eve by dragging his bulk, accompanied by sacks full of trinkets, down chimneys, even in homes that have no chimneys. We know that his mode of transport will please environmentalists as no oil had to be fracked out of the earth’s mantle to power his chosen mode of transport; instead, he employs eight, sometimes nine, reindeer, beasts found in northern Scandinavia. Читать дальше...
Thai authorities on Wednesday raided a trading company in Nakhon Pathom that has been linked to an unsuccessful attempt to smuggle a gorilla into the country.
According to the statement, the Bolivarian Alliance unequivocally opposes this emerging threat to Latin American and Caribbean regions, reiterating its support for Panama in protecting its sovereignty
Times Opinion staffers share how they escaped it all this year.
Two reporters were killed and several were wounded Tuesday in a gang attack in Haiti on the reopening of Port-au-Prince’s biggest public hospital, the country's online media association said. A police officer was also killed in the attack.
