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    Pancho Villa

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    Pancho Villa



    [José Doroteo Arango Arámbula (5 June 1878 – 20 July 1923) – better known by his pseudonym Francisco Villa or its hypocorism Pancho Villa – was one of the most prominent Mexican Revolutionary generals]. – Wikipedia

    Photo: Mexican rebel leader Francisco [Pancho] Villa with one of the motorcycles used in the Battle of Torrero. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images). August 1914...

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    In Profile: Queen Elizabeth II

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    Author: alice from 14 November, views 4330, Appealing
    In Profile: Queen Elizabeth II



    Queen Elizabeth II (as Princess Elizabeth) writing at her desk in Windsor Castle, Berkshire. (Photo by Lisa Sheridan/Studio Lisa/Getty Images). 30th May 1944...

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    In Profile: Rowan Atkinson

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    Author: alice from 14 November, views 4543, Appealing
    In Profile: Rowan Atkinson



    [Rowan Sebastian Atkinson (born 6 January 1955) is an English actor, comedian, and screenwriter. He is most famous for his work on the satirical sketch comedy show Not The Nine O'Clock News, and the sitcoms Blackadder, Mr. Bean and The Thin Blue Line. He has been listed in The Observer as one of the 50 funniest actors in British comedy, and amongst the top 50 comedy actors ever in a 2005 poll of fellow comedians. He has also had cinematic success with his performances in the Mr Bean movie adaptations Bean and Mr. Bean's Holiday and in Johnny English and its sequel Johnny...

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    Ronald Reagan

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    Author: jone from 14 November, views 4633, Appealing
    Ronald Reagan



    American actor and politician Ronald Reagan stands behind his wife, actor Jane Wyman, who sits down to dinner, circa 1940s. She is seated between two unidentified men, both in military uniforms adorned with Arms Qualification medals, the man on the right with Sharpshooter and Marksman badges and the man on the left, a Captain, with Expert and Sharpshooter badges. Reagan wears a military uniform with Cavalry branch insignia and Wyman wears a black dress with stranded pearl necklace, and a black hat with a veil. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)...

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    Josephine Baker

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    Author: jone from 14 November, views 2484, Appealing
    Josephine Baker



    [Josephine Baker (June 3, 1906 – April 12, 1975) was an American-born French dancer, singer, and actress. Nicknamed the [Bronze Venus], the [Black Pearl], and even the [Créole Goddess] in anglophone nations.

    Baker was the first African American female to star in a major motion picture and to integrate an American concert hall, and to become a world-famous entertainer. She is also noted for her contributions to the Civil Rights Movement in the United States (she was offered the unofficial leadership of the movement by Coretta Scott King in 1968 following Martin Luther King,...

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    Kopi Luwak vs Asian Palm Civet

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    Author: alice from 14 November, views 4218, Appealing
    Kopi Luwak vs Asian Palm Civet



    [Kopi luwak (Malay pronunciation), or civet coffee, is one of the worlds most expensive and low-production coffee. It is made from the beans of coffee berries which have been eaten by the Asian Palm Civet (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus) and other related civets, then passed through its digestive tract. ......

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    Anna May Wong – The First Chinese American Movie Star

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    Author: peter from 14 November, views 5167, Educative
    Anna May Wong – The First Chinese American Movie Star



    [Anna May Wong (January 3, 1905 – February 3, 1961) was an American actress, the first Chinese American movie star, and the first Asian American to become an international star. Her long and varied career spanned both silent and sound film, television, stage, and radio]. – Wikipedia

    Photo: American-Chinese actress Anna May Wong wearing an Oriental-style costume and headdress. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images). Circa 1935...

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    Just The Two Of Us By Klaus Pichler

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    Author: alice from 14 November, views 3961, Funny
    Just The Two Of Us By Klaus Pichler



    Austrian photographer Klaus Pichler has come up with an interesting and creative take on portrait photography – his photo series [Just The Two Of Us] features portraits of people dressed as their cosplay alter-egos. What’s fun about this series is that it seems to combine the costumed characters and the people wearing them, as the sometimes-fearsome characters are photographed in the relatively tame safety of their own homes....

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    Childhood Heroes by Andreas Preis

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    Author: alice from 14 November, views 2986, Funny
    Childhood Heroes by Andreas Preis



    German designer and illustrator Andreas Preis created this awesome series inspired by his childhood heroes from classic TV series and movies...

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    Celebrity Portraits By Vince Low

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    Author: jone from 14 November, views 3645, Funny
    Celebrity Portraits By Vince Low



    Malaysian artist Vince Low’s series of doodle art illustrations of some of cinema’s famous leading men is a delight to behold....

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Pancho Villa

  • 80
Author: alice from 14 November, views 3167, Appealing
Pancho Villa



[José Doroteo Arango Arámbula (5 June 1878 – 20 July 1923) – better known by his pseudonym Francisco Villa or its hypocorism Pancho Villa – was one of the most prominent Mexican Revolutionary generals]. – Wikipedia

Photo: Mexican rebel leader Francisco [Pancho] Villa with one of the motorcycles used in the Battle of Torrero. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images). August 1914...

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In Profile: Queen Elizabeth II

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Author: alice from 14 November, views 4330, Appealing
In Profile: Queen Elizabeth II



Queen Elizabeth II (as Princess Elizabeth) writing at her desk in Windsor Castle, Berkshire. (Photo by Lisa Sheridan/Studio Lisa/Getty Images). 30th May 1944...

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In Profile: Rowan Atkinson

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Author: alice from 14 November, views 4543, Appealing
In Profile: Rowan Atkinson



[Rowan Sebastian Atkinson (born 6 January 1955) is an English actor, comedian, and screenwriter. He is most famous for his work on the satirical sketch comedy show Not The Nine O'Clock News, and the sitcoms Blackadder, Mr. Bean and The Thin Blue Line. He has been listed in The Observer as one of the 50 funniest actors in British comedy, and amongst the top 50 comedy actors ever in a 2005 poll of fellow comedians. He has also had cinematic success with his performances in the Mr Bean movie adaptations Bean and Mr. Bean's Holiday and in Johnny English and its sequel Johnny...

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Ronald Reagan

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Author: jone from 14 November, views 4633, Appealing
Ronald Reagan



American actor and politician Ronald Reagan stands behind his wife, actor Jane Wyman, who sits down to dinner, circa 1940s. She is seated between two unidentified men, both in military uniforms adorned with Arms Qualification medals, the man on the right with Sharpshooter and Marksman badges and the man on the left, a Captain, with Expert and Sharpshooter badges. Reagan wears a military uniform with Cavalry branch insignia and Wyman wears a black dress with stranded pearl necklace, and a black hat with a veil. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)...

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Josephine Baker

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Author: jone from 14 November, views 2484, Appealing
Josephine Baker



[Josephine Baker (June 3, 1906 – April 12, 1975) was an American-born French dancer, singer, and actress. Nicknamed the [Bronze Venus], the [Black Pearl], and even the [Créole Goddess] in anglophone nations.

Baker was the first African American female to star in a major motion picture and to integrate an American concert hall, and to become a world-famous entertainer. She is also noted for her contributions to the Civil Rights Movement in the United States (she was offered the unofficial leadership of the movement by Coretta Scott King in 1968 following Martin Luther King,...

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Kopi Luwak vs Asian Palm Civet

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Author: alice from 14 November, views 4218, Appealing
Kopi Luwak vs Asian Palm Civet



[Kopi luwak (Malay pronunciation), or civet coffee, is one of the worlds most expensive and low-production coffee. It is made from the beans of coffee berries which have been eaten by the Asian Palm Civet (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus) and other related civets, then passed through its digestive tract. ......

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Anna May Wong – The First Chinese American Movie Star

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Author: peter from 14 November, views 5167, Educative
Anna May Wong – The First Chinese American Movie Star



[Anna May Wong (January 3, 1905 – February 3, 1961) was an American actress, the first Chinese American movie star, and the first Asian American to become an international star. Her long and varied career spanned both silent and sound film, television, stage, and radio]. – Wikipedia

Photo: American-Chinese actress Anna May Wong wearing an Oriental-style costume and headdress. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images). Circa 1935...

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Just The Two Of Us By Klaus Pichler

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Author: alice from 14 November, views 3961, Funny
Just The Two Of Us By Klaus Pichler



Austrian photographer Klaus Pichler has come up with an interesting and creative take on portrait photography – his photo series [Just The Two Of Us] features portraits of people dressed as their cosplay alter-egos. What’s fun about this series is that it seems to combine the costumed characters and the people wearing them, as the sometimes-fearsome characters are photographed in the relatively tame safety of their own homes....

More 0

Childhood Heroes by Andreas Preis

  • 80
Author: alice from 14 November, views 2986, Funny
Childhood Heroes by Andreas Preis



German designer and illustrator Andreas Preis created this awesome series inspired by his childhood heroes from classic TV series and movies...

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Celebrity Portraits By Vince Low

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Author: jone from 14 November, views 3645, Funny
Celebrity Portraits By Vince Low



Malaysian artist Vince Low’s series of doodle art illustrations of some of cinema’s famous leading men is a delight to behold....

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