Betty Botter bought some butter, but she said «this butter’s bitter! But a bit
of better butter will but make my butter better» So she bought some better
butter, better than the bitter butter, and it made her butter better so ‘twas
better Betty Botter bought a bit of better butter!
The Seasteading Institute proposes a series of floating villages – and claims to be in active negotiations with potential host nations. Photograph: Seasteading Institute
Thousands of tigers were killed in elaborate hunts by Indian and British nobility before hunting was outlawed by the Indian government in 1971. (Courtesy Valmik Thapar)
India’s tigers have been in the crosshairs for centuries, with elite safaris dating back to the early 16th century. They rose out of Mughal Emperor Jalal-ud-Din Muhammad Akbar’s passion for big game: He began a tradition of royal hunting, or shikar, that was carried on by Mughal rulers until the dynasty fell in 1857. Paintings from the period depict Mongol, Rajput, Turk and Afghan nobility hunting from elephant or horseback. These outings were considered exotic, heroic sport—and tigers were the ultimate trophies.
Meaning of the idiom:
Do not put all your resources in one possibility.
Jordan Belfort, who was jailed for 22 months for securities fraud, admits that the Oscar-nominated film based on his memoir had no need to exaggerate the sex and drugs.
The controversial figure whose memoir formed the basis of Leonardo DiCaprio’s unhinged stockbroker in Martin Scorsese’sOscar-nominated black comedy The Wolf of Wall Street has revealed his debauched life of sex and drugs was «even worse» than shown in the film.
The family bond is closer than anything else.
Andy Warhol (August 6, 1928 – February 22, 1987) was an American artist who was a leading figure in the visual art movement known as pop art.
2. Match the following words with their antonyms.
| Contraction detached join ambitious alive Exciting quarrelsome endless traditional determined |
1. to separate, not to take part in :
2. boring :
3. long form, expansion :
4. innovative :
Cheese on toast, curry or a pint of bitter … if you’ve been abroad, what food and drink is first on your list when you get home?
Biting into a generous cheesy wedge feels like home.’ Photograph: Rex Features
I’m sitting in Changi airport in Singapore, thinking about food. Having bulldozed my way through the city’s hawker markets on a stopover from Australia, my mind is on my next meal. Not the foil-wrapped tray that awaits me, but a proper taste of home.
I’ve been away from the UK for 15 months, and in that time been asked what I miss, crave and covet. A greasy spoon fry-up, a bacon sandwich, Sunday lunch or a binge of Monster Munch and the Beeb? It’s like being asked to pick my favourite song. Home is London. It’s Yorkshire and Lancashire, too. All play parts in my life and shape my tastes. Choosing between them is too loaded for me to consider on an empty stomach, so rather than a homecoming meal, I am preparing for a homecoming food journey.