Maggie Smith Says She Will Leave 'Downton Abbey' After Next Season
“They say this is the last one, and I can’t see how it could go on,” she said. Neither the show’s creator, Julian Fellowes, nor an executive producer, Gareth Neame,…
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Julian Fellowes on Twists in the ‘Downton Abbey’ Season Finale
The fifth season finale of “Downton Abbey” tugged at many heartstrings, and we’re not talking about Lord Grantham’s mistaken case of angina. (Stop reading here if you wish to avoid…
Chinese love British culture but will they embrace Prince William?
But chances are he’ll feel right at home. From television shows and etiquette lessons to private schools and mock Tudor housing developments, China has been embracing British culture with a…
5 Scary Symptoms That Are Usually Harmless
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Aaron Schock Plans To Pay Decorator For His ‘Downton Abbey’-inspired Office
Rep. Aaron Schock (R-Ill.) plans to pay for all of the “Downton Abbey”-inspired redecorating recently done in his Capitol Hill office suite, he said on Wednesday. Read the whole story…
How One Tibetan Buddhist Nun Is Blazing A Trail For Other Women To Follow
NEWPORT, Wash. (RNS) At a conference for Western Buddhist teachers some years ago, the Venerable Thubten Chodron and other monastics complained to the Dalai Lama about the difficulties they faced:…