 | Adele ´crowned´ new pop
music queen at Grammy
AS the music industry struggled to come to
terms with the death of Whitney Houston
the night before, the Grammy Awards on
Sunday appeared to crown a new queen of
popular music in Adele, the British singer
and songwriter who has dominated the charts on .
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| | The ten best love letters |  Margery Brews to John Paston III
(FEBRUARY 1477)
Margery Brews addressed her
betrothed, John Paston III, as her
"right well-beloved Valentine", making
her letter the oldest surviving
Valentine in the English language.
Revealing that she was worried about
the bitter family dispute over the size
of her dowry, she pleaded with him
not to leave her: "If you love me, as I
trust verily you do, you will not leave
me therefore." She promised him her
undying love, declaring: "My heart
bids me ever more to love you, truly
over all earthly thing." She added her
initials in the shape of a heart.
Henry VIII´s love note in Anne
Boleyn´s Book of Hours
While Henry was still married to
Catherine of Aragon, some of the earliest
... | | | The Artist scoops
seven BAFTAs |
 SILENT movie The Artist had a
night to shout about on Sunday,
winning seven prizes including
best picture at the British
Academy Film Awards.
Britain´s equivalent of the Oscars
rewarded the French homage to old
Hollywood over a homegrown favorite,
espionage thriller Tinker Tailor Soldier
Spy.
The Artist, a black-and-white picture
that has charmed audiences around the
world since its Cannes debut in May, was
named best film, and its rubber-limbed
star Jean Dujardin took the male acting
prize. Its filmmaker, Michel
Hazanavicius, won prizes for directing
and his original screenplay.
Dujardin said it was ´incroyable´,
´incredible´ to win a prize in the homeland
of acting titan Laurence Olivier ... | | | Spice up V-Day with romantic
Bollywood movies |
 VALENTINE´S Day is here
and many would swear
there´s nothing like grabbing
a couch with your
partner and watching one
of your favourite romantic tales from
Bollywood to celebrate the day. For
added pleasure, you could keep a bucket
of popcorn handy! IANS has shortlisted
some films you could pick from to enjoy
the special day February 14:
Jab We Met (2007): Full of life and
zest, Jab We Met was a blissful tale. It
tracks the entertaining journey of two
complete strangers who fall in love. The
on-screen chemistry of Kareena Kapoor
and Shahid Kapoor pepped-up the narrative
and is billed as one of the best
romantic comedies so far.
Cheeni Kum (2007): Absolutely
unconventional in its theme, Cheeni
Kum ... | |
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