Sophia Loren born September 1934 is an Italian film actress. Encouraged to enroll in acting lessons after entering a beauty pageant, Loren began her film career in 1950 at age 15. She appeared in several bit parts and minor roles in the early part of the decade, until her five-picture contract with Paramount in 1956 launched her international career. Notable film appearances around this time include The Pride and the Passion, Houseboat, and It Started in Naples.
Her talents as an actress were not recognized until her performance as Cesira in Vittorio De Sica's Two Women; Loren's performance earned her the Academy Award for Best Actress in 1962 and made her the first artist to win an Oscar for a foreign-language performance. She holds the record for having earned six David di Donatello Awards for Best Actress, the most ever received: Two Women, Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow, Marriage Italian Style (for which she was nominated for a second Oscar), Sunflower, The Voyage, and A Special Day. After starting her family in the early 1970s, Loren spent less time on her acting career and chose to make only occasional film appearances. In later years, she has appeared in American films such as Grumpier Old Men and Nine.
Loren posed scantily clad, at age 72, for the 2007 Pirelli Calendar, along with Penélope Cruz and Hilary Swank…still hot after all these years!
Absinthe-The Green Fairy
It is an anise-flavoured spirit derived from botanicals, including the
flowers and leaves of Artemisia absinthium ("grand wormwood"), together
with green anise, sweet fennel, and other medicinal and culinary herbs. Absinthe traditionally has a natural
green colour but may also be colourless. It is commonly referred to in
historical literature as "la fée verte" (the green fairy). Although it is sometimes mistakenly referred to
as a liqueur, absinthe is not traditionally bottled
with added sugar; it is therefore classified as a spirit. Absinthe is
traditionally bottled at a high level of alcohol by volume, but it is normally diluted with water
prior to being consumed.
Absinthe has often been portrayed as a
dangerously addictive psychoactive drug and hallucinogen. The chemical compound thujone, although present in the spirit in only
trace amounts, was blamed for its alleged harmful effects. By 1915, absinthe
had been banned in the United States and in much of Europe, including France.
By the early 21st century, nearly 200 brands of absinthe were being
produced in a dozen countries, most notably in France, Switzerland, Australia,
Spain, and the Czech Republic.
15 People on the Most Embarrassing Thing That's Ever Happened to Them
During Sex
Everyone loves sex, right? If you’re not
currently having it, you are probably actively trying to get it. As long as
it’s a mutual act between two (or more) people, sex is a thing we all hold dear
to our hearts. And privates.
With that being said, sex can always be very weird. Think about it, it can actually be
really fucking awkward. We get totally naked with someone, roll around in
compromising positions and grunt repeatedly until someone gets off. Then,
it’s over.
We’re not saying sex always sucks. It
can be fucking amazing…but, what about the times it’s not?
This Ask Reddit thread is overflowing with stories from people
who have definitely had worse sexual experiences than you and they’re downright
hilarious. Brace yourselves because things are about to get embarrassing.
Keeley Hazell was born in the London
borough of Lewisham, grew up in Grove Park and attended the Ravensbourne School
in Bromley. Her mother, Amber, was a dinner lady and her father, Roy, was a
window fitter; they separated when she was thirteen years old. At 16 years of
age, Hazell left school to work as a hairdresser. Her work colleagues persuaded
her to try her luck at modelling. At 17, she competed in The Daily Star's
"Search for a Beach Babe" contest and won…
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