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Chris Martin brought to tears by fan’s story
Chris Martin had an emotional meeting with a music fan last week. The Coldplay frontman met 21-year-old Edward Buckley at the Nordoff-Robbins Silver Clef Awards, UK newspaper The Mirror reports.
Jenny-May on cue for te reo
TV presenter Jenny-May Coffin has spoken of her emotional decision to embrace te reo after not understanding Maori phrases she spoke on air.
Why Do Olympians Bite Their Medals?
Olympians sometimes pretend to bite their medals while posing for pictures, Olympics expert David Wallechinsky says that photographers actually request the pose.A possible reason for the beginnings of this trend is emulating the biting of coins that handlers used to do, as to verify the authenticity. Gold medals for the 2012 Olympics contain only 1.34% gold or about 6 grams. The […]
Olympic Flame Extinguished – While the Torch Was Being Carried on a White Water Rafting Boat
It’s quite remarkable, in hindsight, to think no one predicted the outcome of this stunt. As the Olympic torch splashed through the canoe slalom venue in Hertfordshire today on board a raft as part of its journey around the country, spraying water splashed out the famed Eternal Flame. Day 50 did not go smoothly for […]
Europe’s Elusive Gold Reserves: Are Greece, Portugal Sitting on Billions of Dollars?
This post is in partnership with Worldcrunch, a new global-news site that translates stories of note in foreign languages into English. The article below was originally published in Die Welt
Television: It’s All About Timing
Visiting Jerry Seinfeld’s home in the Hollywood Hills, one finds that the benefits of being a top television performer are readily apparent: even the three Porsches in his smartly tiled garage–two vintage, one a 1997 Turbo S–have a view of all Los Angeles.
New Pool of Talent
The veterans of the Olympic Games cede the victory dais to a younger generation of swimmers who tumble records as easily as turns By They are too young to know fear, but already have the work ethic of mature professionals; they have a young person’s hopes and the obsessiveness of those that have perhaps not yet dreamed enough.
Religion: Merry del Val Jubilee
For a day last week Rafael Merry del Val stepped reluctantly out of the shadow of the retirement in which he has lived since the death of Pope Pius X, his beloved friend. He celebrated the silver jubilee of his elevation, at the hands of Pius X, to the cardinalate.
Peru’s Financial Panic: Fear of a New President
Peru is a mining country.