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Glorified for centuries with characters such as Robin Hood and Butch Cassidy, bank robbers are often portrayed as a more refined class of criminal and often romanticized in movies and novels- perhaps a bit brainier – certainly more intriguing. Here are the top 10 bank robbers of the 21st century: 10. The Agricultural Bank of [...]
Posted by Natalie Jaro on Friday, February 17, 2012 at 12:01 am
Filed under Crime · Tagged Agricultural Bank of China, Agricultural Bank of China Robbery, Antwerp Diamond Center, Antwerp police, artist, Baghdad, bank, bank accounts, bank managers, bank notes, Bank of Ireland, Bank of Ireland Robbery, bank robberies, bank robbers, bank robbery, bank robbing bravado, bank vault, Belfast, Belgium, brazil, Britain, Butch Cassidy, cab driver, car saleswoman, Central Bank of Iraq, china, depot manager, Donoghue, Dublin, Fortaleza, Graff Diamonds robbery, Great Brinks Robbery, Harry Winston, high-tech gadgetry, Ireland, Kent, London, Lufthansa heist, manager, manager of the depot, Northern Bank, northern ireland, Paris, Person Communication and Meetings, Qusay, robbery, Saddam Hussein, Securitas, Securitas Depot, Securitas depot robbery, security chief, security systems, Sumitomo Bank, The Securitas Depot, United Kingdom, United States, West Indies
Dressing as a member of the opposite sex has a long and varied history. In the past, men and women cross-dressed to assume new roles, to enable them to do things they otherwise couldn’t, or because they just plain wanted to. Here are some individuals who for whatever reason decided to adopt the clothing of [...]
Posted by Shell Harris on Monday, July 18, 2011 at 12:01 am
Filed under Bizarre, Fashion, History, People · Tagged ambassador, Anne Bonny, author, Bernard Boursicot, bishop, British military, catholic church, chariot driver, Charles D’Eon, Charles VII, Charlotte Coville, Christina, Communist party, Cross-dressing, Deborah Samson, diplomat, Elagabus, emperor, Empress, Europe, France, Francois De Choisy, French Embassy, French Embassy in Beijing, Gender, Greater London, Indies, Isabelle Eberhardt, Joan, Joan of Arc, King, Lebanon, London, London Stock Exchange, M. Butterfly, Mahmoud Essadi, maid, Male opera singer, Marina the Ascetic, Mary Read, queen, Queen Christina of Sweden, Russia, Shi Pei-Pu, spy, spy and diplomat, St Peter’s Church in Rome, Surgery, United Kingdom, West Indies, Women in piracy
How does a dance craze happen? It always begins with the music, of course. The tune sticks with you long after the song is over; the sort of tune that makes it almost impossible to sit still. Pare a catchy tune with choreography so simple that a preschooler could follow it, and you’ve got a [...]
Posted by Natalie Jaro on Monday, November 22, 2010 at 12:01 am
Filed under History, Misc · Tagged accordion player, Argentina, Austria, Ballroom dance, Britain, Buenos Aires, Burger King, Burger King Gida Sanayi ve Ticaret Ltd. Sti., Caribbean, Charleston, Chubby Checker, cuba, dance, Dances, Energy, Entertainment, Europe, Flamenco dance teacher, France, Hokey Cokey, Hokey Pokey, Hustle, Idaho, Indies, island of Trinidad, James P. Johnson, Jimmy Kennedy, Larry LaPrise, Line dance, Montevideo, Montevideo Department, New York, New York City, Novelty and fad dances, Paris, Ram Trio, Saturday Night Fever, Social dance, songwriter, Soul City Symphony, South Carolina, Spain, Stanley Mills, Sun Valley, Tango, Trinidad, Twist, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Van McCoy, Vienna, Werner Thomas, West Africa, West Indies
