My Fair Lady: 1964 Best Picture
Best Picture of 1964 and other Academy Award winners; Jeopardy! clues on 1964 films and stars
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Teddy Roosevelt Clotheslines a Pittsburgh Pierogi at Nationals’ Game
Well we knew this would happen sooner or later. The Pittsburgh Racing Pierogies, who hold a race between innings of Pirates’ games, traveled to Washington to take on the Nationals’...
Tom Jones: 1963 Best Picture
1963 is one of those years in film where movies that were not nominated for Best Picture have fared better with the passage of time than those that were. “Tom...
Baseball Picks Rob Manfred as Next Commissioner
With the retirement of Commissioner of Baseball Bud Selig coming up in January, Major League Baseball team owners got down to the business of picking his successor on August 14th....
Lawrence of Arabia: 1962 Best Picture
1962’s Best Picture was “Lawrence of Arabia”. At the 35th Academy Awards, it won 7 Oscars out of 10 nominations. The other Best Picture nominees that year were: “The Longest...
Famous Fiction: 10 First Lines
Here is a little collection of first lines from classic novels. See how many you know. If you need a hint, mouse over the word Author and you will see...
Chicago Blackhawks Will Ban “The Stripper”
The Chicago Blackhawks have a “Shoot the Puck” contest during the second intermission of games at the United Center, with contestants from the audience. There is always a female participant,...
West Side Story: 1961 Best Picture
Best Picture of 1961 and other Academy Award winners; Jeopardy! clues on 1961 films and stars
Yoenis Cespedes Takes One High and Tight, Hits Next One Out of the Park
Boston Red Sox slugger Yoenis Cespedes and Cincinnati Reds hard throwing relief pitcher Jonathan Broxton were playing the game the way it used to be played in the eighth inning...
The Apartment: 1960 Best Picture
“The Apartment”, starring Jack Lemmon, Shirley MacLaine and Fred MacMurray, was the most nominated (10) film at the 33rd Academy Awards. It won Best Picture and 4 other Oscars, as...
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