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...from the pavement by eerily silent crowds. Near Sule Pagoda, trucks are jeered and pelted with rocks, and the soldiers again open fire over the protesters' heads. But as dusk approaches, the crowds disperse. The shops have been shuttered all afternoon, and the pavement teashops for which Rangoon is famous vanish. Nobody wants to be out on the streets after dark...
...time when world opinion was against it, not least due to the British Army's use of scorched earth tactics. His final years were marked by tragedy - he lost his brother Innes and his son Kingsley to World War I - and by controversy, as he became Britain's most famous defender of spiritualism, convinced of our ability to communicate with the dead through a medium. (Among those he contacted: his son and Dr. Bell.) It brought personal solace and public ridicule. In one of his last letters to his mother, who never embraced these beliefs, he wrote: "What does...
...same day? More than 40 of London's world-class restaurants cook up miniature versions of their signature dishes and serve them from their stalls; strollers can browse the best of British artisan food producers and enjoy the chefs' theater, where some of the U.K.'s most famous cooks explain their craft. www.tasteoflondon.co.uk...
Biggs was the latest star to take part in Conversations with Kirkland, a series of talks given by famous individuals...
...Actually, I think Princess Diana probably had the most famous haircut, or Farah Fawcett or Jennifer Aniston. It was very strange because I always had short hair and I always hated my short hair. So I was always trying to find a new style. I would look at magazines and try to find something that I thought was somewhat attractive that I could skate with. It took me two years to get an appointment with Mr. Suga who cut my hair for the Olympics. Who knew? I had no idea that it would be popular...