Tripoli, Lebanon – Ahmad Tajeldin Abdullah remembers when his neighbourhood was filled with dead bodies. Three years ago, on the streets of Tripoli, he witnessed snipers shoot children on their walk to school, homes destroyed by explosions, and women being shot while hanging laundry outside. Abdullah was starting to get used to peace in his country, but now he is terrified that it is about to end. “I can already see a war coming,” he says.
Carol Rumens's poem of the weekGeorge Gordon Byron This article is more than 2 years oldPoem of the week: Love and Death by Lord ByronThis article is more than 2 years oldBoth Romantic and realist, what is thought to be the poet’s final work is a passionate declaration of unrequited love Love and Death 1. I watched thee when the foe was at our side, Ready to strike at him – or thee and me,
Over the course of the last decade, Rihanna has established herself as a true entertainer, business woman and pop culture icon. The singer, 32, has conquered music, fashion, and so much more during her career. Now, with her upcoming Savage X Fenty show just two days away — premiering on Amazon Prime Video on October 2 — we’re taking a look back at her remarkable transformation through the years. Rihanna’s career really kicked off with the release of her first single, “Pon De Replay,” which released in 2005.
A Utah mom has sued the production companies behind the LMN (Lifetime Movie Network) reality series Escaping Polygamy, claiming filmmakers barged into her home and offered her daughter money to appear on the show. The mother, Susan Nelson, alleged in her lawsuit (via the Associated Press) that a cameraman trespassed onto her property in a suburb of Salt Lake City in December 2014. Crew members then filmed the show's stars, former polygamists Jessica Christensen and Shanell DeRieux, making a plea with Nelson's young adult daughter Melanie to leave the home.
Last week on Alone saw a fan favorite and someone who we assumed was a front-runner do a surprise tap out. We never saw it coming as Callie North called for the retrieval team. She had cooked a beautiful meal of rainbow trout and foraged greens while it appeared her fellow contestants were bombing out, trying to catch or trap some food. Her home was cozy, fires lit, and her frightening spider bites were on the mend.