Indian Woman Is First Female Amputee to Climb Everest
Kathmandu. An Indian woman who lost her leg after she was thrown from a moving train two years ago has become the first female amputee to climb Everest, expedition organizers said o n Wednesday. Arunima Sinha, 26, from the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, reached the peak on Tuesday morning after a slow climb from more »
Local Brothers Head Online to Share Their Quirky Humor
The Da Lopez brothers are on to something. While most, if not all, Indonesian comedies on television and in movies are overacted or marred with obvious product placement, the two brothers, both currently studying at the University of Indonesia, have taken to YouTube in a gallant effort to get their version of funny out to more »
The Doors Keyboardist Ray Manzarek Dies at 74
Los Angeles. Ray Manzarek, co-founder of legendary 1960s group The Doors and creator of their signature organ sound, died on Monday after a long battle with cancer, his manager said. He was 74. Manzarek formed the group — whose worldwide hits included “Light My Fire” and “L.A. Woman” — with Jim Morrison in 1965 after more »
Jon Stewart’s Humor a Hit With Millions of Envious Chinese
Shanghai. Humor may not always translate well, but Jon Stewart is picking up millions of fans in China, where his gloves-off political satire is refreshing for many in a country where such criticism is a rarity — especially when directed at their own leaders. A recent segment on North Korea scored over 4 million views more »
USAID Chief Wants to Work Together in Strengthening Ties
Andrew Sisson has traveled widely across the Indonesian archipelago. The US Agency for International Development’s mission director for Indonesia probably knows more about this country than most foreigners or even Indonesians themselves. And from what he has seen and heard, he is optimistic about the future of this country. On his travels, he has met more »
Indonesian Women in Mixed Marriages Fight for Equality
For many Indonesian women, marrying an expatriate is alluring. Foreign men are usually considered to be good looking, well educated and in high-paying jobs. But mixed marriages aren’t easy. Indonesian women who wed expatriate men are subject to a host of legal disadvantages that effectively renders them second-class citizens. “There are a lot of problems more »
Israel Rabbi Speaks Out on Being Gay and Orthodox
Netanya. In openly displaying his homosexuality while serving as an Orthodox rabbi, Ron Yosef has broken a major taboo in the closed religious world that he inhabits. Although May 17 is to be marked International Day Against Homophobia, the biblical stance on homosexuality remains clearly laid out in Leviticus, one of the five books of more »
A Minute With: Zachary Quinto on ‘Star Trek,’ Spock and Coming Out
Actor Zachary Quinto has transitioned swiftly from a television villain into an unlikely action film star in J.J Abrams’ rebooted “Star Trek” franchise, playing the series’ most recognizable half-Vulcan, Spock. The 35-year-old actor, who gained fame as super-villain Sylar in sci-fi television series “Heroes,” will reprise his role as the pointy-eared first officer of the more »
Find the Man Behind the Kon-Tiki Legend
Norwegian adventurer Thor Heyerdahl’s 8,000-kilometer voyage across the Pacific Ocean on the balsa raft Kon-Tiki in 1947 stands as one of the greatest post-World War II feats of exploration, and cemented his standing as a legendary adventurer. But the 2012 Norwegian feature film “Kon-Tiki,” inspired by Heyerdahl’s epic crossing from Peru to Polynesia to prove more »
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