How Dollywood Captured the Essence of Dolly Parton
[Her idea to create a “fantasy city” that celebrated her home region turned into a billion-dollar attraction that maintained its authentic feel.
Tim Curry, actor famed for ‘Rocky Horror Picture Show,’ dead at 80
Curry appeared in films as a villain, earned three Tony nominations and voiced many animated films and shows Actor Tim Curry attends the 10th annual Costume Designers Guild Awards in Beverly Hills, California February 19, 2008. REUTERS Tim Curry, the baritone-voiced British actor who pranced to movie fame as a singing, lingerie-clad “sweet transvestite” in … Read more
Fit-again Babar expects strong Pakistan response at Lord’s
Skipper says his charges are ready for a different performance in the second Test against England Pakistan captain Babar Azam said his team must take greater responsibility and avoid another batting collapse when they face England in the second Test at Lord’s on Thursday. Pakistan were beaten by an innings and 103 runs in the … Read more
Ceremony honours outgoing French diplomats
Ikram Sehgal hopes that the two French diplomats will play the role of goodwill ambassadors between Pakistan, France The outgoing French Ambassador Nicolas Galey speaks at a ceremony to mark the permanent closure of the Consulate General of France in Karachi. — PHOTO COURTESY DAWN A farewell ceremony was organised on Wednesday in honour of outgoing … Read more
Federal Funding for Research on Parents With Disabilities Vanishes
The government gave no explanation for terminating the funding, which for decades has supported the only national center focused on the issue.
Death toll rises to 331, more than 406,000 affected in Colombia’s most powerful earthquake in a century
16 departments and 494 municipalities affected by country’s most devastating quake The earthquake, which struck Columbia at 7.34 am local time (1234GMT) on August 10 left a trail of devastation behind it. Photo: AA The death toll from a catastrophic magnitude 7.4 earthquake that struck western Colombia has risen to 331, according to an updated … Read more
Chinese state media reports ‘significant’ casualties at a port on the border with Nepal.
Chinese state media reports ‘significant’ casualties at a port on the border with Nepal.
Tim Curry, Star of ‘Rocky Horror Picture Show,’ Dies at 80
The actor’s gift for garish eccentricity was indelibly appropriate for the outlandish, cross-dressing mad scientist Frank-N-Furter.
Williams-Alcaraz fall in US Open mixed quarter-finals
WASHINGTON: The dream team of Serena Williams and Carlos Alcaraz made a winning start but could not progress to the final stages of US Open’s mixed doubles tournament. Williams, often considered the best women’s tennis player in history and Spain’s seven-time Grand Slam singles champion Alcaraz fell to Belinda Bencic of Switzerland and Flavio Cobolli … Read more
Bouaddi joins Man City for £85.6m
LONDON: Morocco midfielder Ayyoub Bouaddi has become the most expensive teenager in Premier League history after joining Manchester City from Lille in a five-year deal the French club said Wednesday was worth 100 million euros (£85.6 million, $117 million). The fee for Bouaddi surpasses Manchester United’s £58.9 million deal for Leny Yoro, also signed from Lille, … Read more