Word: queens
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...says that when his granny - Queen Elizabeth II to most people - told him the good news about Afghanistan, he felt "a bit of excitement, a bit of 'phew, finally get the chance actually to do the soldiering I wanted to do from ever since I joined.'" Now that's he's had a taste of real soldiering, anything else may seem like a real disappointment...
...Catholic Legacy Even before 1492, when King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella vanquished Granada, the last stronghold of Muslim rule on the Iberian peninsula, the Roman Catholic Church set a rigorous religious tone for Spain. For centuries, the Catholic faith - and the patriarchal family structure that it inspired - was the foundation of daily life from the hills of the Basque country to the Andalusian coastline. But the Spanish church was often an overbearing, sometimes repressive presence that brought the Inquisition and provided cover to Franco's fascist regime. Its influence was exemplified by the introduction of the Spanish Civil Code...
...Oscars because, as everyone knows, they give the best acceptance speeches. Swinton managed six witty, well-formed remarks in her minute or so on stage. Day-Lewis, upon ascending the stage, knelt before his presenter, Helen Mirren, who'd won last year for playing Elizabeth II in The Queen. "That?s the closest I'll ever come to getting a knighthood," he said, flashing something we never thought this magnificently intense actor was capable of: a broad, blinding smile...
...Turns out, vampires aren't that easy to kill. In an interview with TIME, the best-selling author of Interview with the Vampire and The Queen of the Damned has revealed that she plans to write one last book about Lestat, the feared yet beloved blood-sucking main character in her gothic novel series. "When I published my first book about the Lord I said I would never write about those characters again," Rice acknowledged. "But I have one more book that I would really like to write. It will be a story that I need to tell...
...nonstop score. Furthermore, the several choreographed dances are all entertaining and add that bit of pizzazz that makes this production so unique. While the plot’s resolution may seem a little cheesy, the show itself concludes in true Pudding fashion with an astounding drag-queen-filled, Vegas-worthy performance, complete with feathers, sparkles, and a can-can line. Well-rehearsed and wildly entertaining, this last number epitomizes the energy and spunk that the Pudding builds throughout the entire production...