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In "Life / Life Style"
September 12, 2018
Qualities of a good student!
MUMBAI - Clickety-clack, clickety-clack, ding rings out from a home in India's Mumbai where Chandrakant Bhide is creating his latest artwork - on a typewriter.The 72-year-old thumps the keys of the bulky, manual machine to draw portraits of famous people, all bearing an unmistakeable resemblance to their subject.From politicians and film stars to cricketers, animation characters and religious symbols, Bhide has produced around 150 pieces of typewriter art over the past half century."I have done many personalities like Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi, Charlie Chaplin, Laurel and Hardy. This is my hobby, my passion," he said.Bhide has held 12 exhibitions of his work and become something of a local celebrity since discovering his unique talent in the late 1960s...
September 11, 2018
The Indian artist drawing portraits with a typewriter
September 11, 2018
Olivia Newton-John diagnosed with cancer for third time
September 11, 2018
Snakes on a plate: Vietnam's coiled cuisine
September 11, 2018
Vanished China star Fan last in 'social responsibility' ranking
NEW YORK - High-society favorite brand Carolina Herrera on Tuesday showed the first collection since Herrera stepped down as the house's creative force.Herrera, 79, whose timeless designs were worn by five first ladies, handed creative directorship of the label to American designer Wes Gordon in February.Gordon, who worked with the Venezuelan-born Herrera for a year, said "she wanted to be surprised today when she saw the collection. So this is her first time seeing everything."The collection, with plaids, florals and bold prints, "is about a woman who is not a wallflower, who's looking for beautiful happy colors when she opens her wardrobe in the morning," he said."I think the world needs a little more joy, and your wardrobe is a very good place to...
September 11, 2018
Herrera's Spring line features Wes Gordon designs at NY show
September 10, 2018
Celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain wins posthumous Emmys for 'Parts Unknown'
September 10, 2018
Denise Richards marries Aaron Phypers in Malibu
LOS ANGELES - Horror movie "The Nun" was the top draw in North American movie theaters this weekend, extending a remarkable string of recent successes by Warner Bros., industry watchers said."The Nun," the latest scary feature in the popular "Conjuring" series, took in an estimated $53.5 million for the three-day weekend, box office tracker Exhibitor Relations said. British director Corin Hardy had made his name with 2015 horror film "The Hallow.""Nun" stars Demian Bichir, Taissa Farmiga and Jonas Bloquet in a story about a young nun, an exorcist and a guide stumbling onto a dark secret deep in Dracula country: The Romania of 1952 - Transylvania, no less."Nun" bumped another Warner product, "Crazy Rich Asians," to second...
September 10, 2018
Warner's 'Nun' proves part of a winning habit in N. America theaters
MONTREAL - Search and rescue workers were actively seeking Monday a German pop star who went missing while on a cruise off Canada's coast, the Royal Canadian Navy said.The 33-year-old pop singer, Daniel Kueblboeck, was believed to have jumped off the AIDAluna cruise ship about 200 kilometers north of St. Johns, Newfoundland and Labrador, according to the cruise line.A passenger was seen throwing himself into the sea, and the search of the boat then established that the singer was missing, the cruise line said.He was traveling on his own, and was not on tour, according to the same source.An alert was sounded early Sunday.A military helicopter and a surveillance aircraft were sent to the area, as well as two ships."They were dispatched to the area and arrived mid-afternoon,"...
September 10, 2018
Search after German pop star goes missing at sea
