Before Susan Boyle came along and gave nearly everyone in the world goosebumps, there was Paul Potts. The winner of the TV program “Britain’s Got Talent” in 2007, Potts recalls the butterflies he felt in the lead-up to his audition
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Swine Flu: A Survivor’s Tale
When Moises Bonilla watched a fellow swine flu sufferer breathe her last in the isolated hospital ward, he prayed he would not follow her. The 39-year-old woman had been on the bed next to him for two days, tubes shoved into her throat, her eyes rarely flickering. Although she was unable to speak, Bonilla felt an affinity with her as he did with all his fellow patients, who egged each other on with calls to keep fighting.
‘Best job in the world’ winner to be named
Sixteen people vying for what is being dubbed the "best job in the world" will on Wednesday learn who has won the post of caretaker for the tropical paradise of Hamilton island in Queensland, Australia. A television presenter from New Zealand and a charity fundraiser from England were among the finalists for the position, dubbed the “best job in the world.” They were picked from a pool of more than 34,000 applicants from across the world.
Commentary: Save this ‘Terminator’
Everything you know about the world of Arnold Schwarzenegger’s most famous character has changed. In the season finale of “Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles,” John Connor, the boy destined to lead humanity’s battle against Armageddon, gets jolted into the future — the one he was supposed to lead.
Boxing Champ Manny Pacquiao
Millions danced in the streets and a national holiday was announced by Philippines President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo to mark the latest victory of the island nation’s great 21st century hero: boxing great Manny Pacquiao. The fighter also known as “Pac-Man” won in a knockout, beating British boxer Ricky “the Hitman” Hatton on May 2 and becoming the International Boxing Organization and Ring Magazine World Light Welterweight champion. It was a world record–tying sixth division title and fourth consecutive win in a different weight class
Elizabeth Edwards: How I Survived John’s Affair
1918 flu survivors share memories as research continues
Five dating habits — cute or crazy
Rice: Bush wouldn’t approve illegal interrogations
The McConaughey Mystery: King of Hunks
The obligatory Matthew McConaughey scene as crucial to his fans as a Miley Cyrus song or a Seth Rogen penis joke is to theirs is the ritual removing of his shirt, to reveal a torso that could have been sculpted, or certainly caressed, by Michelangelo. The gesture is not so much an act of narcissism as a votive offering to his core constituency.