![]() Dangerous criminals are also seeking the holy water, and Ellen soon learns they will go to any lengths to get the powerful drug-including sending her back into the past to find it for them. In an effort to convince her to take it, Harrison ingests the contents first, and when Ellen witnesses the effects, she can no longer deny the power of the substance in the bottles. When he locates two flasks, Ellen refuses to drink one of them because she believes the holy water killed her sister and father. ![]() However, he's desperately trying to save her by finding the holy water that is believed to heal any disease. Harrison cares deeply for Ellen, but as a wheelchair-bound paraplegic, he's never allowed himself to get serious in a relationship. In the last stages of a genetic disease, Ellen Creighton has decided to live out her remaining days at the estate of her longtime friend Harrison Burlington. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() His plays were staged during Athenian drama competitions like those held during the City Dionysia and Lenaia, where they garnered prizes and fame for their robust, high-spirited poetry and incisive satirical wit. Aristophanes produced his first play, The Banqueters, in 427 BC, and would go on to write some forty plays over the course of his career in comedy, some of which we have in their entirety, many of which we have only in fragments. His father, a landowning citizen of Athens, was named Philippus. 570 BC) implemented sweeping democratic reform in the city-state. He was born in Kydathenaion, a deme or subdivision of Classical Athens, some fifty years after the Athenian statesman Cleisthenes (b. We know little of Aristophanes’ biography, and most of what we do know comes from his plays themselves. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Twenty-year-old Afshin measured 65.24 centimetres (2 feet, 1.6 inches), 7 centimetre shorter than the previous record holder, 36-year-old Edward "Niño" Hernandez of Colombia. They first set the record in 2014 with 84 modifications and have continued to tattoo and modify their bodies since then.Ī post shared by Guinness World Records Shortest ManĪfshin Esmaeil Ghaderzadeh of Iran was named the world's shortest man by the Guinness World Records. The couple has even got their sclera, or white part of their eyes, tattooed, making their eyeballs inky black. Gabriela Peralta and Victor Hugo Peralta have got 98 modifications done on their body, according to the Guinness World Records. This record was earlier held by eight babies born to Nadya Suleman of USA nicknamed "Octomom" in 2009.Īn Argentine couple fond of tattoos and body modifications, brok the world record for the most body alterations. “Most children delivered at a single birth to survive: 9 - Adama, Oumou, Hawa, Kadidia, Fatouma, Oumar, Elhadji, Bah and Mohammed VI Cissé, With thanks to (Groupe AKDITAL), Ain Borja Clinic in Casablanca, Morocco,” the organisation wrote on their website. ![]() Woman With Nonuplets Enters Guinness World RecordsĪ Malian mother who gave birth to nine babies, five girls and four boys in single delivery in Morocco in 2021 entered Guinness World Records in December 2022 after all her babies survived and were healthy. Guinness World Records October 17, 2022 We're officially giving monday the record of the worst day of the week ![]() ![]() ![]() ▪ Second Autograph Session 12:00pm PT - 2:00pm PT ▪ First Meet and Greet 11:00am PT - 12:30pm PT ▪ First Autograph Session 9:30am PT - 11:30am PT This includes appearances from newly crowned light heavyweight champion Jiri Prochazka, Kevin Holland, strawweight champion Carla Esparza, Michael Chandler, and many more! Times For Autograph Sessions And Meet And Greets (Friday and Saturday): UFC X will also offer UFC fans the chance to interact with their favorite fighters at Meet and Greets. In the convention center, there will be four stations for autograph signings, with appearances from some of UFC’s all-time great fighters, including Joanna Jedrzejczyk, flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko, Charles Oliveira, Gilbert Burns and many more! Tickets are available for purchase via Ticketmaster. ![]() ![]() All children ages 12 and under will receive free entry. ![]() ▪ General admission: $20 for one-day access and at $40 for two-day access. UFC X will encompass 60,000 square feet of immersive and interactive activation space. ▪ The Las Vegas Convention Center South Hall – West Entrance. ▪ UFC X will take place from 9am PT – 5pm PT on Friday, July 1 and Saturday, July 2 Where Is UFC X: An immersive experience, UFC fans will have the opportunity to meet their favorite UFC athletes and personalities. An evolution of previous UFC Fan Expos, UFC X will offer larger brand and partner activations, live stage programming, expanded autograph sessions and increased athlete participation. ![]() ![]() ![]() Mikkel reluctantly agrees to the union to save his life, and Pearl hopes the marriage will provide protection for her and Ruby. Intending to win her trust and gain her help to escape, he soon finds himself coerced to wed her. Captured by a warring band of outcasts and condemned to die, he finds himself making friends with an intriguing but feisty young veiled woman. She lives for the day when she can return to Warwick and rescue her sister, Ruby, from the queen’s clutches.Īmidst his royal testing on the Isle of Outcasts, Prince Mikkel of Scania has kept his identity a secret. Pearl finds refuge on the Isle of Outcasts among criminals and misfits, disguising her face with a veil so no one recognizes her. Princess Pearl flees for her life after her mother, Queen Margery, tries to have her killed during a hunting expedition. ![]() Ī princess rejected and hunted by her mother, and a prince who lives as a shunned outcast. In a land where being the fairest maiden is a curse. ![]() ![]() ![]() A piece of fiction shorter than 1,000 words is considered a “short short story” or “flash fiction,” and anything less than 300 words is rightfully called “microfiction.” What are the key elements of a short story? At around 10 to 25 pages, that makes short stories much shorter than novels, with only a few approaching novella length. There is no maximum length, but the average short story is 1,000 to 7,500 words, with some outliers reaching 10,000 or 15,000 words. What is a short story?Ī short story is a work of prose fiction that can be read in one sitting-usually between 20 minutes to an hour. So what is the secret behind those potent, carefully written gems? Here we tackle the definition of a short story, the key elements, examples, and some of the most common questions about short stories. Short stories give readers all the compelling characters, drama, and descriptive language of great fiction but in a truly compact package. Compared to novels, short stories often get overlooked as an art form, but these singular works of fiction deserve a closer look. ![]() ![]() This murderer claims to be al-Jahiz, returned to condemn the modern age for its social oppressions. Al-Jahiz transformed the world forty years ago when he opened up the veil between the magical and mundane realms, before vanishing into the unknown. So when someone murders a secret brotherhood dedicated to one of the most famous men in history, al-Jahiz, Agent Fatma is called onto the case. ![]() ![]() ![]() Cairo, 1912: Though Fatma el-Sha’arawi is the youngest woman working for the Ministry of Alchemy, Enchantments and Supernatural Entities, she’s certainly not a rookie, especially after preventing the destruction of the universe last summer. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() What happens next sets in motion a chain of events that will change everything, not just for Geeta, but for all the women in their village.įilled with clever criminals, second chances, and wry and witty women, Parini Shroff’s The Bandit Queens is a razor-sharp debut of humor and heart that readers won’t soon forget. With Geeta’s dangerous reputation becoming a double-edged sword, she has to find a way to protect the life she’s built-but even the best-laid plans of would-be widows tend to go awry. 10, 2023 THE BANDIT QUEENS, by Parini Shroff Women were built to endure the rules men make, Parini Shroff writes in her debut novel, The Bandit. ![]() It’s even been good for business no one dares to not buy her jewelry.įreedom must look good on Geeta, because now other women are asking for her “expertise,” making her an unwitting consultant for husband disposal. No one messes with her, harasses her, or tries to control ( ahem, marry) her. It turns out that being known as a “self-made” widow comes with some perks. But in her remote village in India, rumor has it that Geeta killed him. As in, she actually lost him-he walked out on her and she has no idea where he is. "A radically feel-good story about the murder of no-good husbands by a cast of unsinkable women.”- The New York Times Book Reviewįive years ago, Geeta lost her no-good husband. A young Indian woman finds the false rumors that she killed her husband surprisingly useful-until other women in the village start asking for her help getting rid of their own husbands-in this razor-sharp debut. ![]() ![]() ![]() After acquiring Christ's Robe, Marcellus then sets. Though it’s the 80th anniversary of the publication of The Robe, I always try to avoid spoilers, so I won’t say more, in case you decide to read this wonderful novel for yourself, which I finally did in the early 2000s. Douglas's The Robe is the classic novel about the Roman soldier Marcellus, who wins Jesus Christ's robe as a gambling prize after the crucifixion and the basis for the Academy Award-nominated film starring Richard Burton. Marcellus then travels back to Judea and meets others who were affected by Jesus, including Peter, The Big Fisherman himself (incidentally, the next novel by Douglas, who began his career as a minister, was The Big Fisherman ). Later, Demetrius, a slave of the tribune, successfully gets Gallio to once more touch the robe, and his mind is healed. ![]() “If it’s worth anything, let us toss for it.” He handed Paulus the dice-cup. “Why should it be yours?” asked Marcellus, indifferently. “Woven in the country dyed with walnut juice. “Not a bad robe,” he remarked, holding it up at arm’s length. He believes Jesus to be innocent, and later, after putting on the robe, Gallio has a nervous breakdown and goes back to Rome.ĭemetrius picked up the garment and gave it to him. If you’re not familiar with this best-selling book in the Forties, the action centers around Roman Tribune Marcellus Gallio and what happens to him after he oversees the crucifixion of Jesus and ends up winning the robe of Christ in a game of dice. I can remember my mother telling me, when I was quite young, that The Robe was her favorite novel. As a matter of fact, the entire bookshelf was overflowing with volumes that didn’t belong to me and were far above my reading level. ![]() When I was younger, this old hardcover sat on a bookshelf in my bedroom. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() CONTENT WARNING: abuse, suicide mention, depressionĪs a Taiwanese American, I knew I had to read this book set in Taiwan (the motherland!). Review: Loveboat, Taipei touches on a number of topics with varying degrees of detail. When these students’ lives collide, it’s guaranteed to be a summer Ever will never forget. ![]() And under sexy Xavier Yeh’s shell is buried a shameful truth he’ll never admit. Boy-crazy, fashion-obsessed Sophie Ha turns out to have more to her than meets the eye. Rick Woo is the Yale-bound child prodigy bane of Ever’s existence whose perfection hides a secret. In its place, she finds Loveboat: a summer-long free-for-all where hookups abound, adults turn a blind eye, snake-blood sake flows abundantly, and the nightlife runs nonstop.īut not every student is quite what they seem: Ever is working toward becoming a doctor but nurses a secret passion for dance. Gone is Chien Tan, the strict educational program in Taiwan that Ever was expecting. Zero supervision.” And just like that, Ever Wong’s summer takes an unexpected turn. Summary: “Our cousins have done this program,” Sophie whispers. ![]() |