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October 1st Birthdays

British actress and singer Julie Andrews was born on this day, as Julia Elizabeth Wells, in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England Also born on October 1st: 1924 Jimmy Carter, 39th U.S. President...

Prohibition Category on Jeopardy!

Everyone is interested in learning about the Prohibition Era now that Boardwalk Empire’s 2nd season has begun. Jeopardy! even had a Prohibition category tonight. How would you have done? Here...

PBS Prohibition Series

The 3-part PBS Series “Prohibition” will begin airing on Sunday October 2nd on your local PBS channel. The documentary runs for 5-1/2 hours and is in three installments: A Nation...

Sylvia Robinson R.I.P.

Singer, songwriter and record producer, Sylvia Robinson, one half of the famous duo Mickey & Sylvia, passed away at the age of 75 on September 29. A spokeswoman for her...

Weird Al’s Polka Face

Weird Al’s got just about everybody in here – Gaga, Britney, Lady Antebellum, Justin Bieber, Pink, Katy Perry but our favorite is the yodeling in the Ke$ha part. LOL! This...

Boardwalk Empire: 21 Recap

Boardwalk Empire Season Two Episode 13 The title of the premiere episode of Boardwalk Empire Season 2 was “21,” a reference to the year 1921, not a winning hand of...