The namesake

The Namesake is a 2006 film which was released in the United States on March 9, 2007, following screenings at film festivals in Toronto and New York City.

The Namesake. One of my favorite movies.

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image above from www.simihairandbeauty.com face painting used to be an integral part of the indian bridal makeup. it was done on the forehead starting from a bindi and running above each eye brow. over the years it has been substituted with stick on crystals, bindis etc. i'm am not particularly sure i like that. i think i would still want to get the traditional painted look...which is simple and small and not jazzed up with crystals. have you seen the namesake? you can see the painted look…

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Exploring the important role of flowers in cinema

What’s in a name? So many references meld to create the name “Peregrin.” In origin, it harkens back to Middle English by way of Latin. Its first known use being in Chaucer’s 14th century Canterbury Tales. Altered throughout history and literature, rooting words like Peregrination and Peregrine Falcon, it is even the namesake of one of Tolkien’s most adventuresome hobbits (iykyk). And so, it follows that Peregrin is the most appropriate title for this undertaking - searching far and wide…

In ancient Roman religion and myth, Saturn (Latin: Saturnus) was a major god presiding over agriculture and the harvest. His reign was depicted as a Golden Age of abundance and peace by many Roman authors. In medieval times he was known as the Roman god of agriculture, justice and strength. He held a sickle in his left hand and a bundle of wheat in his right. His mother was Terra and his father was Caelus. He was identified in classical antiquity with the Greek deity Cronus, and the…