A plain-looking middle aged Scottish woman recently created a sensation not only in England but also all over the world. Her name is Susan Boyle. The 47-year-old spinster with tangled hair and bushy eyebrows has captivated millions of people’s hearts wit
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Last Monday, African-American playwright Lynn Nottage won the Pulitzer Prize for her play Ruined. It is a co-production between New York’s Manhattan Theatre Club and Chicago’s Goodman Theatre. The story is about the harrowing life of black women during
This week, let’s look into the life and works of Daniel Defoe, the father of English literature. Perhaps the name Defoe rings a few bells. Yes, this is the man responsible for the amazing story of “Robinson Crusoe.” Let’s find out why this satirist an
Born in England, Winston Churchill was an admired politician of his time. It would be fair to argue that he is undoubtedly one of the most influential people of the century. Although his policies and views didn’t appeal to the masses, he was the leader w
On March 26, Charles Simonyi took off on his second rocket trip as a space tourist, becoming the world’s first man to go into space twice. He is a Hungarian-American software billionaire. He used to work for Microsoft, helping build the software giant. N
This week, let’s pay attention to an American writer who achieved it all. There aren’t many writers who have won both the Pulitzer Prize and the Nobel Prize for Literature. He is John Steinbeck, an author highly respected for his ability to bring compas
British writer Kenneth Grahame is popular for his classic children’s books. Books like The Wind in the Willows and The Reluctant Dragon were just a few of many classics written by Grahame. They were so successful that were later adapted into Disney fil
On June 5 in 1883, a person who would change the way we look at economics was born in England. He would grow to become the most influential economist of the 20th century. He was so influential that he founded a school of thought recognized as “Keynesian
Action writers are still very rare in the world of literature. Well, you can imagine how rare they were in the early 20th century. This week, l would like to introduce you to a politician who had a keen interest in writing. Was he any good? You bet he was
Does the novel Lorna Doone sound a note in your head? This British novel was one of England’s most popular books in the mid 1800s. Although it is quite old, it is still in high demand. As a matter of fact, the novel had been turned into a TV series and a
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