Dolly Parton rose from poverty to stardom. She gave $500 to every student in her hometown who finished high school, she built hospitals and bald eagle preserves; her Imagination Library has gifted 300 million books to children. Roger Ebert once met her and came away thinking she was a literal angel. RIP.
"No, I don't subscribe to this 'kindness' - I'll tell the truth instead."
I spoke at the Cambridge Union last night about LGBs, children's safety and women's rights. Full video here:
@MaeveHalligan You were well named, Queen Maeve. “Are you forgetting, that I am a warrior also, and a leader of warriors. I was well able to defend my kingdom before I married you.”
The man who went viral for carrying his corgi in a backpack is now using the same idea to help rescue dogs get noticed—toting them around to boost their chances of adoption.
📹 kittytime
In tribute to @whjm, this was the piece she played on her last WH appearance.
"There are many, many, many different stereotypes that fit our gender. So there is no one stereotypical woman. But our sex, we share.”
I am woman, hear me roar. RIP Jenni.
https://t.co/ObEHI3hOJQ
@robnitm No matter where we’d go, if fried plaice and chips was on, my Nana was having it. She wouldn’t touch the skin, but your boiled eggshell remains got mushed into her toast with a scornful “tis easy to see ye were never raised in a famine”