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FROM THE GROUND UP: Gardening gifts for the holidays

Cover of “Windowsill Art” by Nancy Ross Hugo. PHOTO BY PAMELA BAXTER As much as I’d love to play Santa to everyone who reads this column, that’s just not practical. But what I can do is put together a list of some of the gardening

Master Gardening: Soil, a precious commodity

It is miraculous that soil, arguably the most exquisite biological system on our planet, exists at all. If the earth was perfectly spherical, it would be entirely covered with water 1.5 miles deep. But here we are on terra firma, stewards of a substrate

Cambodia’s ancient dance gets modern all-male makeover

PHNOM PENH: Two figures glistened in Khmer costumes, an artistic mix of ancient tradition and daring modernity, with green silk shorts and almost transparent gold tunics with embroidered metal flowers. Their bodies curved and curled, rose and fell with grace, each movement so elegant

Still modern after all these years … Marlene Dietrich’s ageless charisma

When Marlene Dietrich told the Observer in 1960, “If I dressed for myself, I wouldn’t bother at all,” it was an unexpected confession from one of the world’s enduring symbols of sophistication and style. “Clothes bore me. I’d wear jeans,” the German star continued. Yet from

Smith can be best of modern greats – Ponting

Ricky Ponting believes Australia’s captain Steven Smith has the potential to finish his career as the greatest batsman of the modern era. Smith’s century on the third day at the Gabba was the 21st of his Test career, in his 57th Test, and left him with

Eastern Electrics house music festival returns to Morden Park

Tickets are on already on sale for next summer’s Eastern Electrics music festival which returns to Morden Park. The all-day techno and house music festival, on August 4, will be in its ninth year and will feature seven stages of underground DJ’s and urban

Shocking video shows police officer in Morden repeatedly punch boxer detained for drugs possession while he is pinned to floor

ruly shocking footage has been published showing the moment three police officers pinned a man to the ground in Morden while one of them punched him 25 times in a matter of seconds. It shows one female and two male officers restraining a man,

National Christmas Tree Lighting hosts named

WASHINGTON — The hosts have been named for the 2017 National Christmas Tree Lighting, which will be held near the White House later this month. Kathie Lee Gifford and Dean Cain will host the National Christmas Tree Lighting, the National Park Service announced Tuesday.

Tacky Light houses lighting up for Thanksgiving, several homes going dark

It’s hard to believe, but starting tomorrow, Thanksgiving Day, we are officially in Tacky Lights season. Roughly half the houses on the RTD Tacky Lights list light up over the Thanksgiving weekend. The other half will wait until Dec. 1 to flip the switch, along with

Clinton Square tree lighting, Parade of Lights: 12 things to do in CNY this weekend

Clinton Square tree lighting, Parade of Lights: 12 things to do in CNY this weekend Happy Thanksgiving, Central New York! If you’re not too busy Black Friday shopping or deeply enthralled in a turkey-induced coma, you’ll want to check out these dozen events going