S U C K Recap: Ray Donovan
The fourth episode of Ray Donovan, Season 2 is “S U C K” (8-3-14). Yeah, nice title, but as it turns out, it’s Mrs. Cochran’s Scrabble word. Last week, in...
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All About Eve: 1950 Best Picture
At the 23rd Academy Awards, “All About Eve”, starring Bette Davis, got a record number (14) of nominations, beating the prior record holder (“Gone with the Wind”) by one nomination....
Jeff Xie: 2014 Jeopardy Teen Tournament Winner
Jeff Xie in the Winner’s Circle. The Edison, NJ student reacts to his $75,000 win in the 2014 Jeopardy Teen Tournament. Jeff competed against Erin Christopher and Selena Groh in...
All the King’s Men: 1949 Best Picture
All the King’s Men won 3 Oscars at the 22nd Academy Awards out of its 7 nominations. Besides Best Picture, its star, Broderick Crawford won Best Actor and Mercedes McCambridge...
Final Jeopardy: 7-28-14 to 8-1-14
Here are the Final Jeopardy questions and answers for the week of July 28, 2014, with links to the full recaps. This was the last week of the 2014 Teen...
Final Jeopardy: Awards & Honors (8-1-14)
The Final Jeopardy question (8/1/2014), in the category “Awards & Honors” was: There were no winners for this award from 1939 through 1943; in 1944, it was won by the...
Hamlet: 1948 Best Picture
Sir Laurence Olivier pulled off quite a coup at the 21st Academy Awards after he directed himself in “Hamlet.” The film was nominated for 7 Oscars and picked up 4:...
Final Jeopardy: Bestselling Books (7-31-14)
The Final Jeopardy question (7/31/2014), in the category “Bestselling Books” was: This novel is dedicated to Esther Earl who died of thyroid cancer at 16 & never got to read...
Gentleman’s Agreement: 1947 Best Picture
1947’s “Gentleman’s Agreement” won the Best Picture Oscar at the 20th Academy Awards. the film was based upon the best-selling novel of the same name by Laura Z. Hobson and...
Final Jeopardy: Great Moments in 19th Century Science (7-30-14)
The Final Jeopardy question (7/30/2014), in the category “Great Moments in 19th Century Science” was: Matthias Schleiden found plants are made up of these; at dinner he told Theodor Schwann...
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