8 Great Indian Documentaries to Watch Right Now

 Posted on January 20, 2024  |  10 minutes  |  1972 words  |  Martina Birk

Writing With Fire. The Elephant Whisperers, a documentary about an Indigenous Tamil couple who tend to an orphaned elephant, charted a historic path at the 95th Academy Awards by becoming the first Indian documentary to win an Oscar. Kartiki Gonsalves accepted the award for Best Documentary Short over 50 years after India’s first documentary nomination, for the 1969 short The House That Ananda Built. In some ways, the win feels like a culmination of a noticeable cachet that Indian nonfiction has amassed globally almost overnight. [Read More]

Fille Obama Enceinte

 Posted on January 20, 2024  |  5 minutes  |  928 words  |  Reinaldo Massengill

Fille Obama Enceinte – Malia Obama, la fille de l’ancien président, porterait l’enfant de Future. Sur Twitter, les gens ont répandu l’histoire sauvage dans les deux sens. Il y a eu des histoires folles sur des personnes célèbres cette année, mais celle-ci pourrait prendre le gâteau. Malia Obama, la fille du rappeur et la fille de. l’ancien président Barack Obama, est enceinte. La semaine dernière, la fausse rumeur a circulé sur Twitter. [Read More]

Pope Francis approved: Catholic priests may now bless same-sex couples

 Posted on January 20, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  32 words  |  Martina Birk

Catholic priests may now bless same-sex couples, according to a declaration used by the Vatican and approved by Pope Francis. The document says these blessings are not to be considered marriage.

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The Young Man by Annie Ernaux review an expert dissection of sex, age and power

 Posted on January 20, 2024  |  4 minutes  |  742 words  |  Aldo Pusey

Annie ErnauxReviewThe Nobel winning French writer documents her affair with a much younger man Annie Ernaux’s work is proof of how expertly autobiography can be done. Across more than 20 books, the Nobel prize winner seems to have subjected every sentence to the literary equivalent of a polygraph test. Is it true? Is it the simplest and most direct way to say what is meant? Is it persuasive? Among the admirable results of her method are memoirs that manage to be at once tender, loving, clear-eyed and unsparing, sentences that seem effortless even when we can easily imagine how painful they must have been to set down on the page. [Read More]

Vladimir Putins Russian bear is fighting fit cartoon | Opinion

 Posted on January 20, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  69 words  |  Martina Birk

Observer comment cartoon Russia

Vladimir Putin’s Russian bear is ‘fighting fit’ – cartoon

The president claims his country is winning the war in Ukraine. In his dreams

• You can order your own copy of this cartoon

Illustration by Chris Riddell.

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Where Were the Main Characters Really Supposed to Go to College?

 Posted on January 20, 2024  |  4 minutes  |  680 words  |  Larita Shotwell

TV 'Saved by the Bell: The College Years' is largely considered a failure. It flopped in the ratings and ruined all semblance of continuity. None of the characters were slated to attend Cal U before the ill-fated series. So, what colleges were they going to? They were dispersing across the country, believe it or not. Published on August 14, 2021 3 min read Saved by the Bell wrapped up when its characters graduated high school. [Read More]

Travis Scott Stops Couple From Fighting During Circus Maximus Tour

 Posted on January 19, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  240 words  |  Martina Birk

Play video content COUPLE COUNSELING Travis Scott was the ultimate relationship counselor during his show in Miami Monday night … he prevented a couple's meltdown from happening right in front of him!!! The "Utopia" rapper halted his "Circus Maximus" tour inside the Kaseya Center -- and had the stage lights shone on the couple after telling the crowd he saw them arguing throughout the show. X / @ColeThereum Travis told them whatever they were fighting about was small, and as long as they were under his watch . [Read More]

'The Voice': Team Blake's Adam Whalen Drops Out Before Battle Round Performance, Neil Salsich Perfor

 Posted on January 19, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  411 words  |  Jenniffer Sheldon

Blake Shelton hit his first major stumbling block on season 23 of The Voice on Tuesday, when one of his team members had to drop out of the competition. Host Carson Daly first made the announcement during the final night of the Battle Rounds, sharing with the crowd, "Team Blake's Alex Whalen could not be with us tonight, so in this case, his Battle partner will be singing solo." That left Neil Salsich onstage by himself, but it didn't seem to faze him. [Read More]

12 brave people show off their stoma bags for 2017 Ostomy Awareness Calendar

 Posted on January 19, 2024  |  6 minutes  |  1158 words  |  Jenniffer Sheldon

Twelve brave people have shared photographs of themselves proudly flaunting their stoma bags to prove there is nothing to be ashamed of. A range of young and old users from across the globe have been snapped with their bags on full display for a new calendar.  The photographs - which show how users live life to the full despite the challenges they face - are all featured in the 2017 Ostomy Awareness Calendar. [Read More]