HBO’s Bloody, Bold Game of Thrones

King Robert Baratheon of Westeros enjoyed winning his crown more than he does wearing it. When he was young and strong, he overthrew the sadistic regime of Aerys Targaryen, “the Mad King.” Now he’s middle-aged and fat; married in a loveless political alliance to Queen Cersei , daughter of the wealthy, cunning Lannister family; and sitting on the Iron Throne, forged from the swords of vanquished foes and literally painful to occupy

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Nominations open for world’s worst in travel

Tired of the tripe being dished up by some of his contemporaries, one travel writer has launched his own bid to find the worst of the worst in the tourism industry. “There are enough carrots in this business, they need to have someone working the whip as well,” laughs Doug Lansky, the creator of “Titanic Awards,” a new online forum inviting travel-weary tourists to share their tales of the woe on the road

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