Final Jeopardy: U.S. Government People (7-15-14)
The Final Jeopardy question (7/15/2014), in the category “U.S. Government People” was: A committee chaired by the official in this job released the influential 1964 report “Smoking and Health”. New...
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Random Baseball Pennant Race Ramblings At the All Star Break
Here are a few observations at the traditional mid point of the 2014 baseball season (yes we know everyone has played more than 81 games, but we did say “traditional”....
Cimarron: 1931 Best Picture
The Best Picture Oscar winner at the 4th Academy Awards was RKO’s “Cimarron,” a 1931 western based upon the 1929 Edna Ferber novel of the same name. What Ferber got...
Final Jeopardy: Literary Title Words (7-14-14)
The Final Jeopardy question (7/14/2014), in the category “Literary Titles” was: It was Giovanni Boccaccio who added this adjective to another Italian author’s work. Returning champ Jen Fiero has a...
Buster Posey and Madison Bumgarner Hit Grand Slams for Giants
It would seem by now that just about every “first” in Major League Baseball would have been done by now, but here’s a new one. Catcher Buster Posey and pitcher...
Ray Donovan: Yo Soy Capitan (Season 2 Premiere)
The season 2 premiere of Showtime’s Ray Donovan, Yo Soy Capitan (July 13, 2014), began with a montage of scenes from last season. Then we see Ray right where we...
Cast of Yo Soy Capitan (Ray Donovan)
Here is the regular cast from Showtime’s Ray Donovan: Liev Schreiber – Ray Donovan Paula Malcomson – Abby Donovan, his wife Kerris Dorsey – Bridget Donovan, his daughter Devon Bagby...
All Quiet on the Western Front: 1930 Best Picture
The winner of the third Best Picture Oscar was Universal’s “All Quiet on the Western Front,” a 1930 American war film based on the Erich Maria Remarque novel, “Im Westen...
Lone Ranger Costume Sells for Big Bucks
A Lone Ranger outfit that was worn by the show’s star, Clayton Moore, while making public appearances sold for $195,000 at a Waco, TX auction on Saturday, July 12. The...
The Broadway Melody: 1929 Best Picture
This MGM musical starred Eddie Kearns and Anita Page, known as “The Girl with the Most Beautiful Face in Hollywood,” and Bessie Love, who was nominated for Best Actress for...
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