Bill Cunningham was a street fashion photographer for 40 years with The New York Times until his death in 2016 at the age of 87
Month: December 2016
Cardinal D’Rozario unites all religions in Bangladesh
Pope Francis appointed Archbishop Patrick D’Rozario of Bangladesh a cardinal in November 2016 – the first – and the country is proud
The Gentleman in the Parlour by Somerset Maugham
Somerset Maugham writes of his travels in 1922 to Myanmar, Thailand, and Cambodia
102-year-old scientist keeps working on ecology research
Dr David Goodall is 102 and has just won the right to keep working at an Australian university
Interfaith advocates win 2016 Multicultural Canberra Awards for volunteering
Dean Sahu Khan recognized for his volunteer work on interfaith issues
Afghan refugee Gulwali Passarlay graduates from university in England
At the age of 12 Gulwali traveled 12,000 miles across eight countries, fleeing Afghanistan for England
Masculinity may be aided by female genes, says scientist
Sex chromosomes, rather than hormones, may be influencing masculinity … through an extra set of female genes
‘To Sir, With Love’ author E.R. Braithwaite dies at 104
Guyanese author and diplomat E.R. Braithwaite, most noted for his London memoir ‘To Sir, With Love’ lived a long life
Men spend 3 hours per week on personal grooming
Men spend, on average, 3 hours per week on grooming. What were the top 3 reasons?
Fitsum’s portraits are bold in colour and form
Ethiopian-born, Nairobi-based artist Fitsum Berhe focuses on colour to emphasise emotion and expression
Letters to His Son by Philip Dormer Stanhope Chesterfield
Letters from a father to his 14-year-old son, written in 1746, on becoming a man of the world and a gentleman …
Ralph Bunche: first African-American Nobel Peace Prize winner
Ralph Johnson Bunche, the first African-American Nobel Peace Prize winner died 45 years ago on 9 December 1971
