For over 850 years, the leaning minaret of the Great Mosque of al-Nuri stood as an iconic landmark in the Iraqi city of Mosul until it was destroyed by the Islamic State group in 2017.Nearly eight ...
Flashback: I am in the Polo Lounge at the Beverly Hills Hotel, a paradise for people-watchers. It was the social hub for “more stars than there are in heaven”, as Hollywood studio MGM once boasted ...