The Chicago Blackhawks knocked off the Canucks 4:3 in overtime last night at the United Center to force a seventh and deciding game in their Western Conference quarter-final playoff series. Game 7 goes tomorrow night in Vancouver, and the Blackhawks enter it having evened series after being down 3:0 and counted out by practically everyone […]
Godman Sathya Sai Baba (a cult like figure who attracted millions of followers, including the influential) across the globe died today after battling serious illness for nearly a month. 86-year-old Baba (whose clout ran far and wide but had more than his own share of controversies) died at 7:40 AM following multi-organ failure at the […]
Jeremy Renner has been offered the lead role in ‘The Bourne Legacy’, the latest instalment of the spy saga which made Matt Damon a worldwide superstar – reports Deadline. Renner (if he chooses to accept his mission) arrives at a funny old time for the Bourne series. With Damon leaving the franchise and his character […]
‘TV On The Radio’ bass player Gerard Smith died on Wednesday at the age of 36, after suffering from lung cancer. The musician’s illness was first made public five weeks ago, after the band had finished recording new album ‘Nine Types of Light’. A message posted on the band’s website said – “We are very […]
Good Friday 2011 falls on the 22 April. Good Friday is a sanctified occasion for Christians as Christ was crucified on this day. On this specific day, people solemnly follow rituals which include signing hymns, chanting prayers, reading Good Friday sermons. Good Friday (also popularly known as Great Friday or Holy Friday) is observed during […]
Prince William and Kate Middleton shared a string of steamy encounters: in an American television movie about their romance. The couple, played by Nico Evers-Swindell and Camilla Luddington, were seen kissing passionately in the rain, sneaking in and out of one another’s rooms at university and lying in bed together. And in a re-enactment of […]
Putnam, Conn. Jesus’ return to Jerusalem was celebrated in music Sunday by the members of several local church choirs during the Congregational Church of Putnam’s 82nd annual Palm Sunday Concert of Sacred Music. For Christians, Palm Sunday marks the beginning of Holy Week, which culminates with recognition of Jesus’ death on Good Friday and resurrection […]
Bijan Pakzad – an Iranian American designer of jewelry – fragrances and luxury menswear who ran a Beverly Hills boutique and was renowned as clothier to some of the world’s most powerful men, died Saturday morning at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles – his family said. Pakzad was 67 – his family said. He […]
Most people know the Sunday before Easter as Palm Sunday, but it is also called Passion Sunday in acknowledgement of the Passion (meaning the suffering and death) of Jesus. The gospels describe Palm or Passion Sunday as what is called the Triumphal Entry of Jesus into Jerusalem, riding on the back of a donkey, with […]
Looking to celebrate ‘Record Store Day’? This is a holiday that is celebrated internationally and is observed on the third Saturday of April each year. The purpose of this holiday is to celebrate the art of music. Fans, artists and over 700 independently owned record stores in the United States as well as other record […]