Hollywood heartthrob Matthew McConaughey was undoubtedly a Scrooge in the Dickens-inspired holiday comedy Ghosts of Girlfriends Past – it was just that, this time, Scrooge/Connor Mead is visited by ...
The Nizam of Hyderabad was one of the world's richest men back in 1937 and was known for his miserliness. The Nizams were given the title of "Faithful Ally of the British Government" for their roles ...
Despite these credentials, the West saw fit to radically discount its bill by two thirds to US$300 billion. The West’s miserliness is of its own making. That the cost is now so massive speaks for ...
“Private investors should be topping up the contributions from national governments and multilateral banks, not being drafted in to distract from political miserliness. Campaigners highlighted ...
In today’s modern world, many of the physical hardships and ailments of old have diminished or been eradicated. Famine and disease have been replaced by different challenges associated with our mental ...
All is not lost however; Dickens delivers what he promised by performing from memory the magical story of Ebenezer Scrooge's journey from miserliness to redemption with warmth and humor.