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ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: Now we're going to dust off some old words, starting with this one - dotard. AILSA CHANG, HOST: It means an old person, especially one who has become weak or senile. It was popular during Shakespeare's time. SIEGEL: Last week Nor
Hong Kong veteran actor Tony Leung Ka Fai and actress Carina Lau have recently come to Beijing doing a promotion for an expensive Chinese epic fantasy film, Asura. (阿修罗) In this film, each portrayed the King of Desire, along with 18-year old Ch
Causes and solutions remain in dispute Michael Bowman | Washington, DC 01 December 2009 Droughts, floods, hurricanes, typhoons, retreating glaciers, and melting polar ice caps are just some of the occurrences scientists say are becoming more common a
For those who can get here in summer, these waters provide a feast of epic proportions. But the good times will be very short, a problem that faces all life in the Polar Regions. Journeying the south across the Arctic Ocean, the first land you/ reach
After 13 years and 46,000 miles (75,000km) a British adventurer has completed a round-the-world journey using human power alone. Jason Lewis, 40, crossed five continents, two oceans and a sea to become the first person to circumnavigate the globe und
To George and Georgiana Keats, 14th October 1818 My dear George; I am grieved to say that I am not sorry you had not letters at Philadelphia; you could have had no good news of Tom and I have been withheld on his account from beginning these many day
Wheels Around the World 自行车环球梦 Do you have the courage to pursue your dreams? If you doubt your own abilities, perhaps you can take inspiration from the story of two Taiwanese women who made their wish come true. Like many other young peo
Jason Lewis pedals his boat up the river Thames After 13 years and 46,000 miles (75,00km) a British adventurer has completed a round-the-world journey using human power alone. Jason Lewis, 40, crossed five continents, two oceans and a sea to become
By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 05 December 2007 British-born filmmaker Ken Annakin has made more than 50 movies and become known as one of Hollywood's most versatile directors. He spoke with Mike O'Sullivan about a career that has taken him from the
Desertion is the title of a new novel by Zanzibar-born writer Abdulrazak Gurnah. It opens in 1899 along the East African Coast. Alan Cheuse has a review. A white stranger, sick and wounded, staggers into a small East African town. A local shop owner
California, Oregon Battle Over Landmark Status The U.S. National Park Service is about to convey landmark status upon a place on the California coast, not far from San Franciscos famous Golden Gate Bridge. That sounds kind of routine, but some people
ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: Illinois has gone nearly two years without a budget. That's because of an epic political fight between the Republican governor and Democrats who control the state legislature. Brian Mackey of Illinois Public Radio reports that th
By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 05 November 2007 One of the most important collaborations in Hollywood is between songwriters and filmmakers. Music sets the tone for a film and highlights the story line. Mike O'Sullivan attended a recent Hollywood for
BEIJING, Nov. 21 (Xinhuanet) -- Oscar winners Tim Robbins and Adrien Brody will join the cast of Chinese director Feng Xiaogang's famine-themed epic film 1942, according to Variety.com. The production company responsible for the project, Huayi Brothe
Many will drown in their frenzy to launch their eggs seaward. Most years, only a handful of their offspring survive. But sometimes, if wind and sea and luck are with them, a tidal wave of tiny crablings will return to these shores. There is no way to
We met most of the stars of Gatsby right here at GMA, and they are basically taking over our studio. Leo is next but right now, time for the man behind the vision. I have the pleasure to sit down with the director Baz Luhrmann at the *** the plaza. R
AMERICAN MOSAIC -April 5, 2002: Berklee School of Music album / A question about Easter / A museum show honoring three female artists HOST: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC — VOA’s radio magazine in Spe
Hollywood Studio in Crisis 好莱坞制片厂陷入危机 Sam Worthington, the lead actor in the worldwide hit Avatar, is being tipped as the next James Bond. The bookies' favourite, born in the UK but raised in Australia, has recently achieved pheno
Engrid Bergman 英格利褒曼 Playing nuns, saints and missionaries, Engrid Bergman became the Hollywood star everyone loved. Bright, beautiful, pure as the driven snow. Thats the way the world saw Engrid Bergman until she was burnt at the stake a
SCOTT SIMON, HOST: The number of women working behind the camera in Hollywood today remains small. And that makes the career of Lois Weber all the more remarkable. She directed at least 138 movies, either shorts or feature length, in the silent film