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The Role of Sexuality in the Film Classic, Gilda

Rita Hayworth was often quoted as saying, "They go to bed with Gilda, they wake up with me." Hayworth was the quintessential star of the studio-era; she was glamorous and strikingly beautiful. Her most famous role in the Columbia picture, Gilda...

8 comments    entertainment women movies
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Military History: King Arthur: Man or Myth?

His existence has never been proven, his chivalry and bravery is said to have reunited Britain in the Dark Ages, but how far are we from discovering the truth about King Arthur? He is said to be one of Britain's greatest heroes in history and a...

9 comments    military britain myth
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Celebrity resemblances, just a coincidence?

Of course, this is a topic that has been often revisited. I could not even name the hub Celebrities who look alike because that title was already taken. There are certain celebrity resemblances that are spoken of very often but there are also some...

14 comments    pictures celebrity celebrities
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Saturday Night Live (SNL) - The Killer Christmas Trees

One of the funniest (and most surreal) sketches they ever did on the "old" Saturday Night Live was The Killer Christmas Trees.

7 comments    video christmas christmas trees
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Tainted Love: A Film Noir Appreciation

Who ever thought registering for a random class would lead to the discovery of a favorite.

2 comments    film film noir rita hayworth
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The Apples of my Eye

The apple has been significant fruit in our lives for centuries. I share some reflections of the apple in my life and the enjoyments it has offered me. In tribute to Steve Jobs and his recent passing.

0 comments    apple memories steve jobs
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Classic Hollywood Movies Film Noir 1940's to 1950's

The most prolific period of time in which film noir was produced starts with The Maltese Falcon in 1941 and ends with Touch of Evil in 1958.

5 comments    entertainment politics movies
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Dance Through The Decades - The 20's

The Roaring 20's was the start of the Swing Era and new dance styles. It was an era that bought us the power of women and booze and nightclubs and SpeakEasy's It was an era that would be one of it's own with Jazz, Big Bands and the famous Ballroom...

12 comments    fun music recreation
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The sad, if slightly silly, story of "Rigoletto". The incomparable opera by Giuseppe Verdi.

The music of the opera Rigoletto is among the most beautiful in all the repertoire. Yet the plot is a lesson in what not to do when disappointed in love.

8 comments    opera assassin aria
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Cancer Seems to be Everywhere - Does it seem that way to you, too?

On the flight home from Toronto yesterday, I overheard the passengers behind me talking almost the entire flight home. They didn’t know each other at the beginning, but by the end of the conversation they were comparing cancer treatment war...

3 comments    cancer lung cancer petroleum
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