Children's booksChildren's booksThe Winter Horses by Philip Kerr - review'When almost all of the horses are shot by Nazi soldiers, Kalinka begins a desperate journey to get both herself and the horses to safety'The Winter Horses is set during WW2, in Ukraine. The character is a young girl named Kalinka, who is fleeing from the Nazis after her family were killed for being Jews. Also being hunted by the Nazi soldiers are the Przewalskis horses, an ancient breed thought not good enough for the Nazi ideals. Read More...
Mariah Carey got some real sole food for Mother’s Day this year … a massive cake in the shape of a shoe made with REAL gold.
We’re told Mariah’s manager sent the scrumptious slipper to her house as a Mother’s Day gift … and had it specially made by Kailava -- a company featured on "Cake Boss: Next Great Baker" and known for extreme edible sculptures.
Other than the mirror base that displayed the sugary shoe, everything on the cake was edible … even the gold … which is probably why it was worth a couple thousand dollars. Read More...
The Southern Indian state of Kerala is now battling another deadly outbreak of the Nipah virus, its fourth since 2018. Authorities were alerted to the outbreak after two deaths attributed to the virus. A 49-year-old man named Mohammed Ali, who lived in the village of Maruthonkara, died on August 30, and 40-year-old Mangalatt Haris, who lived in the town of Ayanchery, died on September 11. On September 13, test results confirmed that both men had died of Nipah. Read More...