Trash to treasure Minooka woman's artistic touch transforms junk into elegance The Herald News
Sally Skiotes of Minooka sifted through the garbage can's muck until she found the perfect Mother's Day gift for her mom: one nearly-dead flower plant.
Aishwarya Rai The Telegraph
, whose birthday was day before, comes to us today in one of her most challenging roles yet. By Subhash K. Jha Umrao Jaan takes you back to the elegant kotha culture…it takes an Aishwarya Rai’s elegance to recreate that culture.
Exhibit connects Venetian art to Mideast AP via Yahoo! News
Nothing could be more evocative of Venice than Murano glass — or could it? In fact, the famed Italian glassblowers learned their craft from artists in the Middle East.
TV stolen from business Sheboygan Press
A television was stolen from Random Elegance, W6498 Highway 144, Silver Creek, during a break-in some time between Sunday and Tuesday, Capt. Dave Adams of the Sheboygan County Sheriffs Department said Wednesday.
A night of elegance Selma Times-Journal
The Selma Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority will present "An Afternoon of Elegant Entertainment" at the Striplin Performing Arts Center Sunday from 3 to 5 p.m., with young talented artists of Selma City and Dallas County schools in music, drama, dance and mime.
Museum and Gallery Listings New York Times
Selective listings from art critics of The New York Times.
Unfolding the prion mystery Newsday
THE FAMILY THAT COULDN'T SLEEP: A Medical Mystery, by D.T. Max. Random House, 299 pp., $25.95.
Taste: California reds impress -- if you can find them Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Our first half-glass of Screaming Eagle was very nice. It was pleasantly tight, with minerals on the nose, some dark-fruit tastes and a touch of bitterness on the finish. Good wine.
A Filipino role model for family and career INQ7.net
WE HAVE idolized architects like Frank Lloyd Wright and Louis Sullivan for their impressive body of work, their talent and their vision. However, if you read on about their lives, you will discover that it was never always smooth sailing for them.
Best bets Tallahassee Democrat
Last week, we wanted you to name all the films that featured Boris Karloff playing Dr. Frankenstein's monster on the big screen.