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Canadian actor Donald Sutherland, who worked in The Italian Job, dies at 88

Canadian actor Donald Sutherland, who worked in movies like The Italian Job and Pride & Prejudice, has died after a prolonged illness.

National Air and Space Museum Washington DC: How the men and their machines conquered the dizzying heights

The history of aviation and space exploration, the men right from pioneering aviator-duo Wright Brothers to American aeronautical engineers and astronauts and their mean machines is a fas ...

Vegan leather makes a compassionate fashion statement

The concept of vegan leather as a cruelty-free alternative to regular animal skin leather is emerging as fast fashion is being replaced by sustainability and compassion in both India and ...

Rendezvous with the rugged America: A tale of West Coast

While America is a lot about big cities, skyscrapers, and urban escapes, the country also anchors  spectacular natural wonders and stunning landscapes. To an outsider, the United Sta ...

The Peninsula Chicago: Jewel in the windy city's Magnificent Mile crown

On a spring morning this year when Chicago was bracing for waves of celebratory crowds in the streets for its annual big, green St. Patrick's Day, I woke up to a quiet, sublime mornin ...

Time-travel to 1930s Hollywood with portraitist George Hurrell's show in Washington, DC

From the enigmatic Greta Garbo and the blisterning pair of Clark Gable and Joan Crawford to a bare-torsoed sex symbol Johnny (Tarzan) Weissmuller, Washington, D.C.'s National Portrait ...

Montpellier: Of southern France vibe and Mediterranean light

A staircase of 15 ritual steps through a passageway lit by bulbs led us to an eerie underground water table. The steps were like going to a medieval dungeon for prisoners.

Ford's Theatre: Of President Lincoln and the Man Who Killed Him

Abraham Lincoln was assassinated on April 15, 1865 (he succumbed to the bullet wound of the previous night on April 14) at the Ford's Theatre in Washington DC by stage actor John Wilk ...

Joker 2 gets 'R' rating for strong violence and nudity, makers release new poster

The Motion Picture Association has rated “Joker: Folie à Deux” as 'R' for 'some strong violence, language throughout, some sexuality and brief full nudity&# ...