Early on August 8, 1969, London police held up the traffic on Abbey Road for 10 minutes so the Scottish photographer Iain Macmillan could shoot the cover for the Beatles’ album that shares its name with the street. He took six photos of the Fab Four crossing the zebra stripes, one of which would later […]
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TIMES OF INDIA, INDIA WEST, DNA (India), REUTERS Worldcrunch LONDON – Two drops of Gandhi’s blood are being auctioned Tuesday in London. The two microscope slides are expected to be sold for between £10,000 and £15,000 ($15,200-$22,800), Reuters reports. The “fragments of Gandhi’s blood” were donated by the father of the Indian Independence movement in […]
CLARÍN Worldcrunch SÃO PAOLO – “The Girl from Ipanema” made Brazilian women famous for their beauty but now, it seems, the South American country has a new fetish for a different kind of woman says Clarín. For three days, São Paolo will host the first Inflatable Doll World Congress, organized by an online sex shop, […]
OSLO – Before we even begin, it’s not pronounced “munch,” “mench” or even “manch” – it’s “moonk!” It’s a question of politeness, and also the locals are more likely to understand us if we pronounce his name correctly. In Olso, the artist is everywhere, just like his iconic masterpiece. Just like a spoiled child, Skrik, […]