History

Transgenders play 'female' leads, create celluloid history (New Kerala)

17 May 2008

By Ayyappa Prasad, Chennai, May 17 : Karpaka and Revathi, who are transgenders in real life, will rewrite cinema history by playing 'female' leads in the forthcoming Tamil films "Paal" and "Thenavattu".

The 'other Keillor' stirs the pot in latest history books (Crookston Daily Times)

17 May 2008

As a historian and an academic - and, yes, Garrison Keillor's brother - it took Steven J. Keillor a while to realize that if he was going to write a book on Minnesota's history, it wouldn't be of much good to most average Minnesotans if they didn't take the time to read it, especially if part of the problem is how long it would take them to read it.

Rowlett boys set out to make history with team track title (The Rowlett Lakeshore Times)

17 May 2008

Heading into this year, the Rowlett boys track and field team had won one meet in its 12-year history. This season, the Eagles have won every meet they have competed in except for one, a trend they are hoping will still be true after this weekend.