Showing results for "The Bride" in Politics & Government

Ex-British Army Soldier, John Carney, ran a close protection operation in Iraq for oil executives when he was asked by the family of a young Dutch woman to extract her from the collapsing Islamic State in Syria. Hearing first-hand of the shocking living hell of tricked naive young girls, many from the West, trapped, sexually abused and enslaved by ISIS, he knew only one thing - he had to get them out. Armed with AK-47s and 9mm Glocks, he launched a daring, dangerous and deadly operation to free as many as he could.

The 19th-century eccentric Ida C. Craddock was by turns a secular freethinker, a religious visionary, a civil-liberties advocate, and a resolute defender of belly-dancing. Arrested and tried repeatedly on obscenity charges, she was deemed a danger to public morality for her candor about sexuality. By the end of her life Craddock, the nemesis of the notorious vice crusader Anthony Comstock, had become a favorite of free-speech defenders and womens rights activists.

Get a “fresh perspective on the American Revolution” as an award-winning author reveals the true story of two young women who defied their Loyalist families to marry radical patriots, Henry Knox and Benedict Arnold (Shelf Awareness). When Peggy Shippen, the celebrated blonde belle of...

A Brand New True Crime Podcast! Friends, Ashley and Destiny, discuss cases that have fascinated them for many reasons throughout their lives. After nearly 15 years of friendship that started on an online forum, you never know where the conversation will go but they say you won't be bored for a second!

Something Old, Something New: An Unauthorized Biography of The Bride of Frankenstein In the illustrious pantheon of classic movie monsters, few have made such an electrifying entrance – or rocked such a distinctive hairstyle – as the Bride of Frankenstein. While her screen time might have been brief, her impact on popular culture has been nothing short of shocking (pun absolutely intended). She stands as proof that sometimes the best things in unlife come to those who wait, making her debut in 1935's "Bride of Frankenstein" after being teased in Mary Shelley's original 1818 novel. Born... ...

The Climate Brides podcast will bring to you a series of conversations on early and forced marriages, and the climate crisis in South Asia. We will listen to survivors, frontline workers, activists, and academics in and from the region, to unpack the everyday lives and resistances of young communities braving the biggest challenges of the 21st century.

"Brides Say Yes to the Pants" is from the April 08, 2016 Lifestyle section of The New York Times. It was written by Alexis Cheung and narrated by Barbara Benjamin-Creel.

"Down the Aisle, It's the Father(s) of the Bride" is from the June 18, 2016 Lifestyle section of The New York Times. It was written by Alix Strauss and narrated by Barbara Benjamin-Creel.

"Celebrity Brides Attract Business for Dress Designers" is from the October 09, 2016 Arts section of The New York Times. It was written by Marianne Rohrlich and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

"Mediterranean Designers Seize the Sexy Bride Aesthetic" is from the April 17, 2016 Lifestyle section of The New York Times. It was written by Bee Shapiro and narrated by Jenny Hoops.

Bestselling author William Bennett addresses the central social issue of our time—the deline of the family—in a book as intellectually provocative and politically controversial as his landmark The Death of Outrage. Our recent economic prosperity has masked the devastation of the American...

"At the Human Rights Watch Film Festival, a Focus on Child Brides, Rape and Refugees" is from the June 08, 2016 Arts section of The New York Times. It was written by Stephen Holden and narrated by Kristi Burns.

"When It Comes to a Veil, Brides Can Take It or Leave It" is from the April 17, 2016 Lifestyle section of The New York Times. It was written by Ruth La Ferla and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

"Families Blame Each Other after Afghan Child Bride Burns to Death" is from the July 18, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Mujib Mashal and narrated by Caroline Miller.