Midnight Cowboy: 1969 Best Picture
“Anne of the Thousand Days” got the most nominations (10) at the 42nd Academy Awards, and “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” won the most awards (4), but neither of...
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Red Hot Nationals Pulling Away in N.L. East Race
The Washington Nationals are the hottest team in the National League right now, and after beating the Arizona Diamondbacks 3-2 August 20th, they now have the best record in the...
Oliver!: 1968 Best Picture
At the 41st Academy Awards, “Oliver!” became the 4th musical of the 1960s to win the Oscar for Best Picture, a fact which the Jeopardy! cluewriters took notice of with...
Bobby Ewing: Self-Righteous Hypocrite
Gosh, how Bobby Ewing hates it when someone tells him a lie but does he really have any right to get so self-righteous about it? When Dallas (2012) returned after...
Cubs Beat Giants After 15 Minute Rain Storm Turns Field Into Swamp
There are signs that this may not be the San Francisco Giants’ year. The Giants were in Chicago playing the Cubs on the night of August 19th when a 15...
In the Heat of the Night: 1967 Best Picture
The Best Picture Oscar for 1967 went to “In the Heat of the Night”, which won 5 of its 7 nominations at the 40th Academy Awards. Rod Steiger won Best...
RIP: SNL Announcer Don Pardo Dead at 96
Don Pardo, long-time NBC television announcer, passed away at his home in Arizona at the age of 96 on Monday, August 18, 2014. Pardo was a radio announcer before teaming...
Taylor Swift Accused of Racism. C’mon now!
There apparently is backlash over Taylor Swift’s new video and the racism word is involved in it because (gasp) Taylor had some black dancers twerking in her video. Are we...
A Man For All Seasons: 1966 Best Picture
“A Man for All Seasons” won Best Picture at the 39th Academy Awards. It won 5 other Oscars, including Best Actor (Paul Scofield) and Best Director (Fred Zinneman). The other...
Denial, Anger, Acceptance: Dallas (TNT)
Season 3 of Dallas resumed on August 18, 2014 with its ninth episode, “Denial, Anger, Acceptance.” And we picked up right where we left off last April in “Where There’s...
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