The famous WWII nurse Edith Shain captured on V-J Day in Einsentaedt's famous photo dies at 91.
There's nothing like your significant other sneaking a kiss when you least expect it. It's thoughtful, romantic. In 1945, Edith Shain, then a doctor's nurse, received one of the most surprising kisses in history when an American sailor took hold of her in Times Square to kiss her in celebration of the end of World War II. Shain died on June 20 in Los Angeles at the age of 91.
Sailors on the HMAS Success keep a sex contest book called The Ledger.
Sailors on Australia's HMAS Success have some explaining to do. It's come to light that a few crewman had a book called "The Ledger" that had details of a sex contest. Dollars exchanged hands for having sex with female sailors. Bonuses were awarded for women of rank and those perceived to be man-unfriendly. Needless to say, some discipline is in order as the Australian Navy does not condone sexual harassment nor sex contests.
Among the many incredible traditions that New York has, Fleet Week is right up there (way better than $500 bottles of vodka in the Meat Packing District and about on equal footing as the St. Patrick's Day parade). The week culminates in Memorial Day and features a sea invasion by bell-bottom-wearing patriots. But how do you land one of these men bold enough to wear all white before Memorial Day? Follow this quick guide and you'll be expressing your gratitude for their service in no time.
More than six decades after a sailor grabbed and kissed Edith Shain in the iconic photo taken during a World War II victory celebration in Times Square, she locked lips with yet another man in uniform. Just last weekend, the 90-year-old woman got a backstage smooch with a 25-year-old actor who plays a sailor in the show "South Pacific," according to The Daily News. In town for New York City's Veterans Day parade, the little old lady will be honored as the parade's grand marshal.
Shain is one of many who've claimed that it was she whose kiss was captured on Broadway and 45th Street in 1945, but Alfred Eisenstaedt, the Life Magazine photographer who captured the moment, didn’t know either of his subjects. According to Newsday, Shain's guess is as good as his was when it comes to identifying the sailor. Eisenstaedt once visited Shain to deliver a copy of the photo, but did not confirm that she was the subject before he died in 1995.
Learn how to say "It's legal in Lithuania" in five languages.
If "Be Prepared" is the boyscout motto, then Sex in Every City: How To Talk Dirty in Every Language, would be any on-the-make scout's best friend. And it certainly can't hurt if you're the type of girl who will roll with any guy who rolls his "r's" without effort. This linguistic guide has come-ons ranging from bawdy pick-up lines ("Excuse me, do you believe in one-night stands?") to polite post-coital inquiries ("How do you like your eggs?"), in languages ranging from French to Finnish.
