Do you need to celebrate Valentines Day? Here are 5 reasons you don't
It's Valentine's Day again.
How necessary is this holiday? Here are some reasons you can boycott it; 1. It is a pagan holiday Historically, Valentine’s Day began from the pagan holiday Lupercalia. It occurred in the middle of February and celebrated fertility. Men went naked and sacrificed goats and rams, young men then used the hide from the animals to whip young women. ADVERTISEMENT
This tradition was abolished by the Catholic church and converted to celebrate a martyred Saint Valentine.
Don Grierson, A&R Exec Who Signed Celine Dion, Worked With the Beatles, Dies at 77
Don Grierson, a notable A&R executive who first signed Celine Dion to Epic Records and received a Golden Apple Award from The Beatles while at Capitol Records, died on Jan. 5. He was 77.
Donald Trump: All the Times He's Insulted Mexico
Donald Trump kicked off his presidential bid more than a year ago with harsh words for Mexico. “They are not our friend, believe me,” he said, before disparaging Mexican immigrants: “They’re bringing drugs. They’re bringing crime. They’re rapists. And some, I assume, are good people.”
In the months since, he has repeatedly promised to build a wall along the Mexican border and get Mexico to pay for it. He is now scheduled to meet with Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto on Wednesday, hours before a speech that will aim to clarify his position on immigration, which appeared to soften in remarks he made last week.
Duvet vs. Comforter - Whats the Difference?
If you’ve recently set up a wedding registry or started decorating your own place, you may have realized how overwhelming the sheer number of bedding options can be. From fitted and flat sheets, to down pillows and Euro shams, just outfitting your bed requires you to make dozens of choices. One of the most common conundrums is choosing between a duvet versus a comforter. Is there even a difference between the two—and does it really matter when it comes to bedding?
Education: Ginny and Gracie Go to School
Linguistic progress with the “idioglossia” twins “
Pinit, putahtraletungay”(Finish, potato salad hungry) “Nis, Poto?” (This, Poto?)
“Liba Cabingoat, it”(Dear Cabengo, eat) “la moa, Poto?” (Here more, Poto?)
“Ya” (Yeah)
For more than two years the chirpy little girls discussing potato salad so incomprehensibly in a language clinic at San Diego’s Children’s Hospital have been among the world’s most celebrated twins. They have been tested and videotaped, charted phonetically, featured on television and offered contracts for the film rights to their curious story.
In his new many-balconied mansion perched on a lofty hill 22 miles from steaming Accra, Prime Minister Kwame Nkrumah woke last week to watch all Ghana celebrate his 49th birthday. There were thanksgiving church services in honor of National Founders Day, parades, garden parties, gala balls, free medical treatment for expectant mothers for a one-week period. The Accra Evening News published a special issue featuring a large front-page photograph captioned: “Our Indomitable Prime Minister and the founder of the new nation of Ghana, Osagyefo [Defender], Oyeadieyie [Does All Well], Kantamanto [Never Failing], Tufuhene Okyeade [Ever-Giving Leader]’ Kukudrufo [Brave] Kwame Nkrumah!
Gone With the Wind 75th Anniversary: 7 Things You Didn't Know
When the movie of Gone With the Wind premiered in Atlanta 75 years ago — on Dec. 15, 1939 — it made news far beyond Hollywood. The movie scored the cover of TIME, with coverage of the city of Atlanta and an in-depth look at how the movie came to be.
Though die-hard fans of “G with the W” — as 1939’s cinema moguls referred to the picture — may think they already know everything there is to know about the film, here are a few of the more surprising facts from TIME’s cover story:
Googles Greatest April Fools Hoax Ever (Hint: It Wasnt a Hoax)
Would you think me a hopelessly humorless curmudgeon if I confessed that the Internet’s aggressive celebration of April Fools’ Day — which gets a little more aggressive each year — hasn’t improved April Fools’ Day for me?
For one thing, you know in advance that the day is going to involve one damn prank after another, eliminating the surprise element that makes good April Fools’ Day pranks entertaining. (You’re only going to be fooled by these hoaxes if you’re … well, a fool.
How 'The Horror of Dolores Roach' Adapts 'Sweeney Todd'
The idea of cannibalism as a metaphor for gentrification was a lightbulb moment for the writer and director Aaron Mark. Looking around Washington Heights—a historically Dominican area in upper Manhattan—where he lived for 10 years, Mark, a self-described gentrifier, saw such rapid change, it felt like the neighborhood was devouring itself. His next thought was about Sweeney Todd, the play and musical about a barber who slits victims’ throats and a meat pie shop owner who bakes them into pastries.