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On this day in 1924, British Egyptologist Howard Carter discovered the sarcophagus of Tutankhamun in the boy-pharaoh's largely intact tomb. The discovery of the site ignited the West's fascination with ancient Egypt, the media adding froth to the story with reports of a mummy's curse, sparked by the mosquito-bite death of the expedition's sponsor, Lord Carnarvon ...
George Edward Stanhope Molyneux Herbert, the 5th Earl of Carnarvon (above), was known for two passions: fast cars and racehorses. The Autocar magazine once described how, 'like a flash', he passed pedestrians and cyclists at speeds of up to 20 miles an hour. In 1905, Carnarvon, who owned several thoroughbreds, was appointed a steward at the new Newbury Racecourse ...
Newbury Racecourse, set amid 146 hectares of picturesque English countryside, boasts a state- of-the-art grandstand designed by Lord Foster and has been visited by every reigning British monarch since Edward VII. During the first world war it was used as a prisoner of war camp housing no less than 1,500 Germans. It recently hosted a concert by has-been 1980s band Simply Red ...
Simply Red, which rose to fame in the 1980s with hits such as Money's Too Tight to Mention, is largely a solo project of flamboyant singer Mick Hucknall. Known for espousing socialist principles from behind the wheel of high-performance super cars, the diminutive singer has been quoted as saying, 'I am one of the best singer-songwriters [Britain] has produced. Ever. If people don't like me saying that, tough s**t. People should deal with facts.' Despite once being voted Sky One's No 1 celebrity 'minger', the singer lists among his conquests Welsh actress Catherine Zeta-Jones ...
Zeta-Jones stunned the audience in her broadway debut last month when she accidentally flashed a nipple on stage. The actress won an Oscar for her role in the 2002 film adaptation of Chicago and has starred in blockbusters including Entrapment, The Mask of Zorro and The Phantom. Not all of her projects have been destined for such high esteem, however; remember her role in Hollywood spinoff series The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles? ...
Although 44 episodes were produced by Paramount Pictures and Lucasfilm, several were not aired during the original 1992-1993 run on ABC after The New York Times described the pilot as 'clunky'. To engender interest in the show, producers wheeled out veteran actor Harrison Ford and released 94 historical documentaries to garnish the DVD release. Among the first batch is a somewhat embellished story depicting a young Indiana Jones helping Howard Carter enter the tomb of Tutankhamun.
