I was recently channel surfing when I spotted
Bridget Jones’s Diary rolling through its opening credits. I settled onto the couch to be conned by Hugh Grant’s magnetic smarminess for the umpteenth time, but not eight minutes into my viewing experience, a shocking realization hit me: Bridget Jones, the titular character whose New Year’s resolution is to “lose 20 pounds,” weighs 136 pounds.
In the classic 2001 rom-com, which is celebrating its 20th anniversary this month, we meet our heroine at a low moment following a particularly brutal humiliation at her parents’ New Year’s Day party. “If I didn’t change soon, I was going to live a life where my major relationship was with a bottle of wine, and I’d finally die fat and alone,,” the 32-year-old reflects between sips of vodka while “All by Myself” blasts in the background. The concept of spinsterhood at 32 clearly merits further examination, but there’s something else that needs scrutiny: A core premise o
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Horse Hill residents fed up after days with no water
Article by April 18, 2021
Residents of Horse Hill, St Joseph say days with absolutely no water have left them feeling tired, fed up and frustrated.
The residents say they have had enough and it is time something is done about the situation. For some, it has been seven days without water while for others it has been close to two weeks.
This morning the residents gathered on the street with a basket full of dirty clothes and empty pots and bottles to express their frustration.
Some also stood in front of the constituency office of Attorney General Dale Marshall, parliamentary representative for that parish, chanting: “We want water”.
Slapping a ball against a wall has entertained people for hundreds of years. As
pelota, itâs big in France and Spain. Gaelic handball thrives in Ireland and in New York â where the top players are known for their trash-talking and gambling â thousands of courts have sprung up.
Now, its time may have come in the UK with the opening of the nationâs first community âwall ballâ facility. Its organisers are hoping hundreds more will follow.
The first wall ball court, in the shadow of the Shard tower in Southwark, London, is a passion project of NHS doctor Daniel Grant, who is running UK Wall Ball.
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