*Newcomer Katherine Langford plays the role of Hannah, a young woman who takes her own life. Two weeks after her tragic death, a classmate named Clay finds a mysterious box on his porch. Inside the box are recordings made by Hannah -- on whom Clay had a crush -- in which she explains the 13 reasons why she chose to commit suicide. If Clay decides to listen to the recordings, he will find out if and how he made the list. This intricate and heart-wrenching tale is told through Clay and Hannah's dual narratives.
A whole industry is built around a fetish for schoolgirls. Some men say they do not need to marry; their crushes give them the romantic fulfilment they need
America’s homicide clearance rate—the percentage of solved crimes that lead to arrest—has fallen in the past 50 years, from around 90% in 1965 to around 64% in 2012, according to federal statistics. This means more than 211,000 homicides committed since 1980 remain unsolved. Every year introduces nearly 5,000 morehttp://econ.st/1LKIg5h
Here's something that surprised us when we saw it trending in China: the "handsome" men of the London public transport system.
John Updike’s early infatuation with cartoons influenced his writing more than one might think. Jeet Heer writes about Updike’s fan letters to comic artists and the bedesque, or “comic strip-influenced,” nature of his prose.
Thanks to Facebook, more people are hooking up with long-lost crushes. Some are better off lost
While the Washington Post fronts the Obama plan, it chooses to lead with the more sensational news of a possible arrest in the eight-year-old murder case of Chandra Levy. The Post has long been infatuated with the Levy case, describing it as "one of the most famous unsolved homicide cases in Washington history."
Food manufacturers are responding to the ban on television ads for junk foods with both good and dodgy practices.
A wave of bad health reports and an obesity scare has turned politicians’ heads in Great Britain. Now, a long discussed and controversial ban on junk food advertising on television targeting children under 16 has been put into effect. Food manufacturers and advertising agencies have started changing their target audience – but are they really changing their tune?
Steve Jobs' love affair with Japan Apple Insider By Mikey Campbell Late Apple co-founder and CEO Steve Jobs was somewhat well-known for being a Japanese Zen Buddhist, but few knew how deep his infatuation with Japan ran and how it helped shape who he was and the company he created. ...
homicide
The killing of one person by another.
A person who kills another person.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin homicīdium and homicīda : homō, man + -cīdium and -cīda, -cide.]
turn sb's head If something turns someone's head, it has an influence on how they behave, especially by making them too proud: Success has never turned her head - she's still the same simple unaffected girl she always was.
turn one's head
1. Cause to become infatuated, as in The new teacher turned all the girls' heads. [Mid-1800s]
2. Cause to become conceited, as in Winning that prize has turned his head. A 16th-century translator of Seneca used this phrase: "His head was turned by too great success" (Ad Lucullus, 1571).
infatuated adjective having a very strong but not usually lasting feeling of love or attraction for someone or something: She was infatuated with her boss.
infatuation noun[C or U] It's just an infatuation. She'll get over it. No one expected their infatuation with each other to last.
When you have a crush on someone it means you have developed a strong desire for another person. Eventually it may grow into true love or your feelings ...
in・fat・u・ate
━━ vt. 愚かにする; ((普通受身で)) （女などに）夢中にさせる ((with, by)).
in・fat・u・at・ed ━━ a. 夢中の, うつつを抜かしている.
━━ n. 夢中, 心酔; 夢中にさせるもの.
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