English Language Countries by Continent, Official and De Facto
Here is a list of countries where English is either an official language or the de facto language (commonly used, but not declared official). Can a language be both official...
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Ex Arizona Coyotes Forward Shane Doan Retires
Shane Doan, who played his entire 21 year NHL career with the Arizona Coyotes (beginning with the original Winnipeg Jets before the franchise relocated) has announced his retirement. Doan, 40,...
Teachers Tournament Rerun: 8-30-17 Quarterfinal No. 3
Today’s Jeopardy match originally aired on May 10, 2017. It was the third quarterfinal match of the 2017 Teachers Tournament. The players were: David Clemmons, Cody Vest and Stephanie Mitchell....
R.I.P Coach Jud Heathcote
Former Michigan State basketball coach Jud Heathcote, who coached the Spartans and Magic Johnson to the 1978-79 NCAA basketball championship, died August 28, 2017 at age 90. Heathcote became head...
Teachers Tournament Rerun: 8-29-17 Quarterfinal No. 2
Today’s Jeopardy match originally aired on May 9, 2017. It was the second quarterfinal match of the 2017 Teachers Tournament. The players were: Eduardo Sevilla, Mary Parker and Sara Holub....
Phillies Rookie Rhys Hoskins Sets a Home Run Record
Philadelphia Phillies fans haven’t had much to cheer about in the 2017 baseball season with their team having the worst record in the majors at 48-81 through August 27th. But...
Supporting Cast of Sold: Ray Donovan
Here are some of the actors who appeared in “Sold” (8-27-2017) in “Ray Donovan,” Episode 4 of Season 5. The episode recap is here. Todd Robert Anderson played the head...
Teachers Tournament Rerun: 8-28-17 Quarterfinal No. 1
Today’s Jeopardy match originally aired on May 8, 2017. It was the first quarterfinal match of the 2017 Teachers Tournament. The players were: Gail Ansheles, George Deane and Graham Toben....
Ray Donovan Recap of “Sold”
Are we still felling sorry for Ray Donovan now that we know he hopped in the sack with Natalie James while Abby was suffering from chemo treatments? If not, the...
Simone Signoret in “Casque D’Or” (1952)
Jacques Becker’s 1952 film “Casque D’Or” is a tale of an ill-fated romance set in La Belle Époque. For this film’s purposes, that means the women wear long dresses that...
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