“Feather Your Nest” 1950s Quiz Show
“Feather Your Nest” was a quiz show (1954-56) that I found out about after watching a 1947 movie called “Framed” on TCM and discovering that the lead actress later became...
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Glenn Ford and Janis Carter in “Framed”
After an August hiatus, Eddie Muller came back with Noir Alley on Sunday mornings on TCM. First up was “Framed,” a 1947 noir that starred Glenn Ford with Janis Carter...
Teachers Tournament Rerun: 9-5-17 Semi-Final No. 2
Today’s Jeopardy match originally aired on May 16, 2017. It was the second semi-final match of the 2017 Teachers Tournament. The players were: Nan Cohen, Susannah Nichols and Eduardo Sevilla....
Teachers Tournament Rerun: 9-4-17 Semi-Final No. 1
Today’s Jeopardy match originally aired on May 15, 2017. It was the first semi-final match of the 2017 Teachers Tournament. The players were: Gail Ansheles, Sara Holub and David Clemmons....
QB Josh Rosen Leads UCLA to Huge Comeback Victory over Texas A & M
When UCLA trailed Texas A & M 44-10 with 4:08 to go in the third quarter in the college football season opener for both teams on September 3rd, we’re guessing...
Macon Youngster Wins Jeopardy! Galapagos Sweepstakes
Remember the National Geographic / Lindblad Expeditions Galapagos Sweepstakes that ran on Jeopardy! during the last week of April and the first week of May 2017? The Telegraph reports that...
Hurricane Harvey: Houstonians Grateful for Outpouring of Help
As all of you know, Hurricane Harvey has wreaked incredible devastation on the city of Houston, Texas, home to some 4 million people, including myself. The immediate area where I...
Spotlight on George Sanders
Before he took a fatal overdose of Nembutal in a Barcelona hotel in 1972, George Sanders had racked up over 150 film credits, many in largely forgotten films. For trivia...
Ohio State and Oklahoma State Open With Victories
Two OSUs ranked in the AP Top 10– #2 Ohio State and #10 Oklahoma State–opened their 2017 college football seasons with victories on August 31st. Usually, Big Ten teams open...
Teachers Tournament Rerun: 9-1-17 Quarterfinal No. 5
Today’s Jeopardy match originally aired on May 12, 2017. It was the last quarterfinal match of the 2017 Teachers Tournament. The players were: Holly Cannon, Susannah York and Dennis McDonald....
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