Paltrow reportedly does all of her own singing in the film, where she plays a country singer named Kelly Canter trying to rebound her career after an alcohol-driven downward spiral. The titular song, “Country Strong” received Oscar and Golden Globe nominations and Paltrow even performed it at the 83rd Academy…
He has purple skin, black hair, and a dark purple robe, and he speaks in an effeminate English accent. Hades loves his wife dearly and spoils Cerberus, his “puppy”. The Greek God Hades often gets an undeserved bad reputation. Here’s why he shouldn’t. Hades is possibly the most misjudged and…
Gordon Ramsay ranks highly among Michelin star chefs. In 2001, he became the first Scottish chef to be awarded three Michelin stars with his signature restaurant, Restaurant Gordon Ramsay. Mashed stated the reason he lost the Michelin stars is that “his dishes weren’t consistent.” His Gordon Ramsay eatery in London…
Millions of years ago, Half Dome was larger than it is today, but it never sported a matching half in front of the sheer cliff face. Deep inside the great hunk of rock, a broad vertical crack was exposed when glaciers flowed by and undercut Half Dome’s base. Half Dome…
French Gothic stained glass windows were an important feature of French Gothic architecture, particularly cathedrals and churches built between the 12th century and 16th century. He added: “We are grateful to the works team for helping to save these historic stained glass windows for posterity. “They are an important part…
On June 28, 2020, GradeAUnderA uploaded a video announcing that his main channel got demonetized. In this video, GradeAUnderA promised to return; but had to stay on hiatus due to various issues he was experiencing in his life. Then, on September 20, 2017, he made his return to YouTube after…
In 1865, as commanding general, Ulysses S. Grant led the Union Armies to victory over the Confederacy in the American Civil War. As an American hero, Grant was later elected the 18th President of the United StatesPresident of the United StatesThe President is both the head of state and head…
Athenian democracy was a direct democracy made up of three important institutions. The first was the ekklesia, or Assembly, the sovereign governing body of Athens. Democracy (Ancient Greece) The ancient Greeks were the first to create a democracy. The word “democracy” comes from two Greek words that mean people (…
Thales, the first Greek philosopher studied in Egypt. Hippocrates studied Medicine in Egypt for 7 years. Plato said Egyptian education made students more alert and human. Plato told his students to go to Egypt if they wanted to study the minds of great Philosophers. Before the decipherment of hieroglyphics (a…
As at Olmütz, Mendel devoted his time at Vienna to physics and mathematics, working under Austrian physicist Christian Doppler and mathematical physicist Andreas von Ettinghausen. Gregor Mendel was an Augustinian Friar and Abbot, who is best known for his pioneering work on genetics and plant breeding. His experiments in breeding…