09 American Beauty (Lester makes a mess when he goes to work in the morning.) Lester: My name is Lester Burnham. This is my neighborhood. This is my street. This is my life. Im 42 years old. In less than a year, Ill be dead. Of course, I dont know t...
By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 09 September 2007 Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan is seen lying in a bathtub filled with pink and red rose petals in a first-ever promotional campaign for Lux beauty soap India's beauty and grooming industry is targeting a...
A long time ago there was a king and queen who said every day, Ah, if only we had a child, but they never had one. And finally the queen had a little girl who was so pretty that the king could not contain his joy, and ordered a great feast. When it...
The Love of Beauty The love of beauty is an essential part of all healthy human nature. It is a moral quality. The absence of it is not an assured ground of condemnation, but the presence of it is an invariable sign of goodness of heart. In proportio...
It's Friday, and once again we bring you StoryCorps, the oral history project travelling the country that gives family and friends the chance to ask one another about their lives. Copies of the conversations go to the Library of Congress and excerpts...
By George Dwyer Washington 11 June 2007 A new book set in Afghanistan and based on a true story is selling so well in the United States that Hollywood now wants bring it to the big screen. But as VOA's George Dwyer reports, some of the participants i...
By June Soh Washington 04 May 2007 Artists use a variety of materials for their creations -- paint on canvas, pencil on paper, metal or stone sculpted into life-like form. Still others create works totally unique from glass. VOA's June Soh met one s...
迪士尼经典动画电影《美女和野兽》的同名主题曲《Beauty And Beast》由抒情歌王Peabo Bryson（鲍勃-布莱森）和流行天后Celion Dion（席琳-狄翁）深情献唱，他们的合作天衣无缝，完美演绎了野兽和美女柔情似水的内心世界的激荡起伏，成为一首百听不厌的对唱情歌。 唯美...
By Penelope Poulou Washington 28 June 2006 Watch culture report It has been five years since the fall of the Taliban in Afghanistan. The political and cultural status of Afghan women has improved radically, especially in the cities. Change came slow...
Beauty in Skirts Throughout the decades, the skirt has undergone countless transformations. 1)Hemlines have gone up and down, but four basic styles have proven that they have what it takes to withstan...
