Airport novel(s) represent a literary genre that is defined not so much by its plot or cast of stock characters, as by the social function it serves. An airport novel is typically a fairly long but fast-paced boilerplate genre-fiction novel commonly offered by airport newsstands, "read for pace and plot, not elegance of phrasing".
The Perry Bible Fellowship (PBF) is a webcomic and newspaper comic strip by Nicholas Gurewitch. It originated in the Syracuse University newspaper The Daily Orange in 2001.
Jean-Claude Carrière was a French novelist, screenwriter, actor, and Academy-Award honoree. He received an Academy Award for best short film for co-writing Heureux Anniversaire (1963), and was later conferred an Honorary Oscar in 2014. He was nominated for the Academy Award three other times for his work in The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972), That Obscure Object of Desire (1977), and The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988). He also won a César Award for Best Original Screenplay in The Return of Martin Guerre (1983).
Pumla Makaziwe "Maki" Mandela-Amuah is the daughter of Nelson Mandela and his first wife Evelyn Mase.
Patrick Achi is an Ivorian politician and Prime Minister of Ivory Coast since 26 March 2021. A member of the Parti démocratique de Côte d'Ivoire, he studied at Supélec and Stanford University and specialises in engineering and infrastructure. He has also worked as the government spokesman for President Alassane Ouattara.
Paul Ritter was an English stage and screen actor. He had roles in films including Son of Rambow (2007), Quantum of Solace (2008), Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009), and The Eagle (2011), as well as television programmes including Friday Night Dinner (2011–2020), Vera, The Hollow Crown, The Last Kingdom, and Chernobyl.
The Staffordshire Women's cricket team is the women's representative cricket team for the English historic county of Staffordshire. They play their home games at various grounds across the county, including Tunstall Road, Knypersley and are captained by Stephanie Butler. In 2019, they played in Division Three of both the Women's County Championship and the Women's Twenty20 Cup. They are partnered with the West Midlands regional side Central Sparks.
Emily Caroline "Lily" Bristow was an English mountaineer who made numerous ascents in the Swiss Alps with Albert F. Mummery in the 1890s.
See Me is the nineteenth novel by American novelist Nicholas Sparks. It was published on October 13, 2015, by Grand Central Publishing.
Journey's End is a 2017 British war film based on the 1928 play Journey's End by R. C. Sherriff. Written by Simon Reade and directed by Saul Dibb, it was screened in the "Special Presentations" section at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival. The story follows a young James (Jimmy) Raleigh who signs up for the war under the command of his old school chum, Stanhope. The conditions in the trenches have forced Stanhope to resort to the bottle, but Raleigh is hardly phased by any of it. Intel says that the Germans are bound to attack the line in Northern France any day.
Circus Maximus is the debut album by Scottish musician Momus, released on 15 January 1986 on Creation Records. It deals primarily with Biblical and Ancient Roman themes, making reference to figures such as Saul, St. Sebastian, Lucretia, and Solomon. The title, Circus Maximus, refers to the ancient Roman chariot racing and entertainment venue of the same name.
"When Do I Get to Sing 'My Way'" is a 1994 electronic dance music song by American rock band Sparks. It makes reference to the Frank Sinatra signature-tune "My Way". The single was released as the lead single from their 1994 album, Gratuitous Sax & Senseless Violins and peaked on number 38 in the UK and number 9 on Billboards Hot Dance Club Play chart in the US. In 1995 it was re-released and this time the song peaked at number 32 in the UK.
Baptiste is a spin-off series from the British TV drama The Missing using one of the central characters, Julien Baptiste, played by Tchéky Karyo. The series is produced by Two Brothers Pictures and distributed worldwide by their parent company All3Media. It was broadcast on BBC One starting in February 2019 and is written by Jack and Harry Williams, who also wrote The Missing. In the United States, it was broadcast by PBS on its series Masterpiece beginning on 12 April 2020.
The 2019 WNBA season was the 23rd season for the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women's National Basketball Association. The season will tip off on May 26, 2019, versus the Las Vegas Aces.
This is a list of events taking place in 2021 relating to television in the United Kingdom.
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) is a government agency in the United Kingdom, responsible since April 2021 for UK-wide public health protection and infectious disease capability, and replacing Public Health England. It is an executive agency of the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC).
The Bongcloud Attack is an unorthodox chess opening that consists of the moves:
Washoe County Library System is the public library system of Washoe County, Nevada.
