The first college I attended had the motto, âFreedom with responsibility.â I flunked out, but I remember the motto. I thought of it when I read Jim Jonesâs column (Daily News, April 27) on the value of civics education. It was spot on. Wikipedia calls civics âthe study of the rights and obli… More Headlines
Participants in the annual Jane Austen Regency Costumed Parade walk through the centre of Bath in England on September 9, 2017 [File: Matt Cardy/Getty Images]
There are more than a few universally acknowledged truths when it comes to writing romance: the course of true love should not run smooth, lovers should be beautiful and readers generally prefer a Happily Ever After (‘HEA’ as it’s known in the romance community).
While love stories are still routinely sidelined by some academics and critics, the politics of love, sex and desire, and the stories we tell about them, cannot be overestimated. There is absolutely nothing apolitical about love stories because our popular ideas of romance are a colonial hangover, steeped in the reactionary values of the imperial 19th century. At this point isn’t it worth asking: what’s universal about our modern idea of love?
/ Posted on 16 April, 2021 12:05
Ireland-headquartered TripAdmit, which specialises in an end-to-end booking solution for tours and activities businesses, has set out on an Asian expansion, with Singapore as its launch pad.
Its core product, TripAdmit Thrive, comprises an online booking engine, price and inventory management system, online payment gateway, content and information management system, channel management solutions, and reporting and operations capabilities. TripAdmit Thrive is backed by a distribution network that includes hotels and airlines.
John Maguire, co-founder & CEO, told
TTG Asia that the region is an attractive one, due to its growing appetite for tourism products and the presence of a large community of tours and activities providers that have been slow to digitise.
BBC Breakfastâs Dan Walker tells reporter to âstop talkingâ in awkward segment
BBC Breakfast reporter John Maguire treated viewers to some breathtaking shots of the Bristol skyline this morning (April 14) and Dan couldn t resist firing a cheeky jibe as the cameras cut back
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