Scandal's Kerry Washington Totes Purse for Domestic Violence Awareness
September 17, 2014 1:24 PM EDT
Fans of Kerry Washington, known for her chic looks on her show Scandal as well as the red carpet, may have noticed she’s been toting purple purses. She carried a deep purple Prada clutch at both the Emmys and the NAACP Image awards this year, and an amethyst bag around New York City this week. But turns out the purses aren’t just a fashion statement: she’s dressing for a cause.
Special Section: KING FAISAL: OH, WEALTH AND POWER
The Middle East, said Henry Kissinger recently, is “an area of remarkable personalities, the last bastion where great men can come out of the desert and do unbelievable things.” One of the men that the Secretary surely had in mind was Faisal ibn Abdul Aziz al Saud of Saudi Arabia, with whom he had ceremoniously sipped mint tea in Riyadh only six days before the King was assassinated last week. When he died at the age of 69, Faisal was not only among the richest men in the world, thanks to Saudi Arabia’s incredible oil wealth, but one of its last absolute monarchs, and a powerful voice for conservatism in the Arab world.
Stephen Colbert Lashes Out at Donald Trump for CBS Interview
May 2, 2017 8:05 AM EDT
Stephen Colbert hit back at President Donald Trump for his treatment of CBS journalist John Dickerson in a recent interview marking his first 100 days in the White House.
Trump abruptly walked away and ended his interview with Dickerson, host of Face the Nation, after a question about his unfounded wiretapping claims against former President Barack Obama.
“Donald Trump, John Dickerson is a fair-minded journalist and one of the most competent people who will ever walk into your office, and you treat him like that?
Study skills 9# The art of note-taking - Live & Study
12. 12. 2021 | Student Life Never underestimate the subtle art of taking notes. You think that you can rely only on your memory while passively listening to lectures? Well, think again. You wouldn’t believe how people remember things differently or don’t remember them at all. The first rule should be: Always take notes!
Rule 1: Always take notes Taking notes is a form pre-studying. If your notes are solid, you don’t have to start from scratch using a textbook when the test comes so it actually saves time.
Sunday, Feb. 29, 2004 - Quotes of the Day
Sunday, Feb. 29, 2004
In his 1928 surrealist masterpiece Un Chien Andalou, Spanish director Luis Buñuel shocked audiences with a shot of a razor slicing into a woman's eyeball. More recently, another Spanish filmmaker found less violent ways to open people's eyes to his creative vitality. Oscar-winner Pedro Almodóvar rejected what he saw as Spain's fascist, homophobic and bogusly pious cinematic conventions to make free-spirited films that celebrate sex and skewer taboos.
Surprising Things You Think Are Making You HappyBut Aren't
Fat salaries and corporate success aren’t the gateways to happiness they’re cracked up to be. But it makes sense that we might think they are. “We’re fed such an incredibly dense diet of popular media and marketing that shapes our understanding of happiness in a way that actually gets in the way of it,” says Emiliana Simon-Thomas, science director at the University of California at Berkeley’s Greater Good Science Center. “I think we as a society, particularly in the West, have a bit of an illusion about where happiness comes from and how to get more of it.
The 10 Best Movies of 2023
No year-end best-movie list is definitive, because no year of moviegoing experience can be reduced to bullet points—nor should it be. Particularly now, when we can watch so many new movies without leaving our homes, the experience of watching has changed drastically, and in ways we may never be able to fully reckon with. When you finish watching a movie at home, you may still be thinking about it as you tee another one up, or head off to bed, or patter into the kitchen to make a sandwich.
The 7 best military commanders of all time, according to Napoleon Bonaparte
He brought Revolutionary France back from the brink of destruction with his Italian campaign in 1796 and 1797. He made a fool of Czar Alexander I at the Battle of Austerlitz in 1805. He encircled an entire Austrian army and forced them to capitulate at the Battle of Ulm in 1805. And these are just a few of his exploits. But he was also a student of history, and repeatedly instructed his subordinates to pore over the campaigns of seven specific commanders that came before him, arguing that it was the only way to learn the art of war and become a great captain.
The best steakhouse in every state
The US is definitely not short on steakhouses, and this can make it tricky to know where to go. The list is based on explicit ratings, visit popularity, and tip sentiment by users of the city-guide app. ADVERTISEMENT
Brittany Kriegstein and Emma Rechenberg contributed reporting to an earlier version of this article. ALABAMA: There are three Connors Steak & Seafood restaurants in the US. But when it comes to getting a steak in Alabama, this outpost in Huntsville is where you should go, according to Foursquare user ratings.
The Decline of Doc: Is the End Near for Roy Halladay?
Jason Miller / Getty ImagesA regrettably familiar sight for Phillies fans this season.
For the last decade, Roy Halladay has been—with little question—the best pitcher in all of baseball. Sure, there have been other challengers to his dominance: Johan Santana, Tim Lincecum and Justin Verlander, to name a few. But since 2003, none has been able to match Halladay’s durability, consistency and longevity. Those days, however, certainly appear to be at an end.