Dr Marion Tinsley: The Checkers Mathematician
October 25th, 2010 | by Yellow Magpie
[adsense] Dr Marion Tinsley Genius, unbeatable, maestro, these are words that are sometimes idly bandied about. Often the people who [&hellip
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Helen Mirren: A Woman In Her Time
October 11th, 2010 | by Yellow Magpie
Like a fine and expensive wine, Helen Mirren has grown rich and ripe with age. At 65, when other actresses [&hellip
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Greatest Female Singers: Yellow Magpie’s Top Ten
June 16th, 2010 | by Yellow Magpie
Down through the years, female singers have entertained and enthralled us. A good performer can bring an audience on a journey [&hellip
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Julian Beever: The Incredibly Talented Street Artist Of Perspective
June 15th, 2010 | by Yellow Magpie
Vicktor Shklovsky once wrote that the purpose of art was to make the familiar, unfamiliar. Julian Beever certainly achieves this [&hellip
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Le Corbusier: The Man Who Tried To Destroy Paris
June 8th, 2010 | by Yellow Magpie
He was a man at the heart of modernist architecture. He led the charge to build functional, modern buildings. If [&hellip
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Julia Child: Passionate About Cooking
May 17th, 2010 | by Yellow Magpie
Eccentric, larger-than-life and extremely charismatic, one woman revolutionised cooking in the United States. Becoming America’s culinary sweetheart by bringing the [&hellip
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Michael Jackson: Personae’s Of A Talented But Controversial Superstar
March 22nd, 2010 | by Yellow Magpie
Slick, determined, and in search of perfection, Michael Jackson was the ultimate performer. Dogged and resolute on achieving his dreams, Jackson [&hellip
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Pistol Pete Maravich: The Ultimate Showman And Basketball’s First Star
February 23rd, 2010 | by Yellow Magpie
Pistol Pete Maravich Fair Use Basketball is a game that, when played well, requires enormous skill. Great players appear to [&hellip