By Janet Fife-Yeomans This is a beautifully written biography recounting Heath Ledger's slow rise to fame and fortune as an Australian born actor. The Joker in the film the ‘Dark night’ is Heath’s most memorable performance, closely followed by his performance as Ennis Del Mar in Brokeback Mountain. Heath himself did not get to see the finished film ‘The Dark Knight' because he accidentally overdosed … Continue reading Heath: a Family’s Tale
Kitchen Confidential
By Anthony Bourdain An interesting serving of life in the sometimes seedier restaurant kitchens. The life of a chef is definitely not for the fainthearted. Anthony knew this to be his calling after the revelation of cold soup, vichyssoise served to him as a young boy aboard a cruise ship. He exposes the madness and … Continue reading Kitchen Confidential
Word of the day – Lorn
Word of the Day : May 5, 2020 LORN adjective LORN Definition left alone and forlorn : desolate, forsaken Did you know? Lorn and forlorn are synonyms that mean "desolate" or "forsaken." The similarity in form and meaning of the two words is hardly a coincidence. Lorn comes down to us from loren, the Middle English past participle of the verb lesen ("to lose"), itself a descendant of … Continue reading Word of the day – Lorn
Word of the day – Collimate
Word of the Day : May 4, 2020 Collimate verb KAH-luh-mayt Definition to make parallel Did you know? One might expect a science-y word like collimate to have a straightforward etymology, but that's not the case. Collimate comes from Latin collimāre, a misreading of the Latin word collineāre, meaning "to direct in a straight line." The erroneous collimāre appeared in some editions of the … Continue reading Word of the day – Collimate
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