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...
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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...
Kershaw and Verlander Earn Pitching’s Triple Crown
Justin Verlander of the Detroit Tigers and Clayton Kershaw of the Los Angeles Dodgers together did something that hasn’t happened since 1924. Both earned the pitcher’s Triple Crown (led or...
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...
Against the Wall: Memories We Fear (S1, EP8)
“Memories We Fear,” the 8th episode of Season One of “Against the Wall,” opens with a dead bride, who has a knife in her back and someone wearing plastic gloves...
Who Plays George Remus and, uh, Who is George Remus Anyway?
In Season 2 of Boardwalk Empire, Chicago attorney turned bootlegger, George Remus, is portrayed by Glenn Fleshler. Glenn is a TV, film and Broadway actor, who will be appearing as...
After You Get What You Want (You Don’t Want It)
Here is the original 1920s song that was re-recorded for Boardwalk Empire’s Season Two debut. This is being sung by two men, Van and Schenk, so the knee line is...
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...
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