Alleged Bolshoi Acid Attack Mastermind Gets Final Indictment

“Lead dancer Pavel Dmitrichenko, who is accused of masterminding the acid attack that left the company’s artistic director, Sergei Filin, with third-degree burns on his face and possible loss of his eyesight, has been presented with a final indictment, police said. Dmitrichenko and two accomplices are charged with acting as a group to commit grievous bodily harm.”

Bollywood’s Pre-History: When Movies First Came To Mumbai (Much Earlier Than You Think)

“Movies first came to Mumbai on 7 July 1896. The Lumière brothers sent a man named Marius Sestier to screen their short films to a mostly British audience at the swanky Watson hotel. … But local photographer Harishchandra Sakharam Bhatavdekar (popularly known as Save Dada) was at one of those first Mumbai shows – and he was promptly moved to order a camera of his own from the UK.”

#lpmemories: Travelers And Contributors Reminisce About Lonely Planet Guidebooks

“Swapping LPs with fellow travellers at border crossings and feeling happy your companion didn’t go to waste .” “Putting cash in socks while crossing Guatemala/Belize border. Hijacked by bandits with LP guide who went straight for my socks.” “Rode auto-rickshaw in Kathmandu to deliver travel guide ms to FedEx, delayed by goat sacrifice on airport runway.”