Everything you should know about the Belmont Stakes—in 137 pages: The official 2017 media guide.
It’s all here. Facts, figures, minutiae, and more. Click, read, learn, and astound your horsey friends with your in-depth knowledge …
History
There’s no map on the back, but there’s a handprint on the front and the handwriting has been altered.
Preface The movie, National Treasure is a favorite of mine. It’s a fun romp, a historical-fantasy-mystery, and the Declaration of …
Just released: JFK speaks from his Harvard past in the earliest known recording of his voice.
Harvard has released what its archivists believe is the earliest voice recording of future president, John F. Kennedy, who, as …
After the hateful shootings at the Pulse nightclub, Cassils created a *must-see* short film. 103 Shots.
One of the most important, impactful, and heart wrenching shorts that I’ve seen in decades: 103 Shots. Please watch. The film, …
Tomorrow, in Odorama: John Waters’ Polyester at the Senator Theatre—scent cards included
POLYESTER: Francine Fishpaw is an upper middle class suburban housewife in Baltimore. Unfortunately for this “good Christian woman”, the money …
Yes, Virginia. There was a Bowling Green Massacre. A letter rewritten for a much different time.
In 1897, Virginia O’Hanlon was eight years old. She lived in New York City and she wrote a letter to New York’s Sun. …
Natalie Portman is extraordinary as Jacqueline Lee Bouvier Kennedy. I’m blinded by her performance.
As a teenager I lived through the period depicted, the early 1960s. JACKIE is, as directed by Pablo Larraín Matte, a …
Dust off your favorite old camera. Kodak is bringing back Ektachrome color reversal film. Yippee!
From Rochester, New York – January 6, 2017: To the delight of film enthusiasts across the globe, Eastman Kodak Company …
Trouble at the intersection of Donald Trump, his business interests, & the Emoluments Clause?
Last Friday, the Brookings Institute released a very well-reasoned, 23-page paper that serves as a rather insightful interpretation of the Emoluments Clause found in …
Merry Commerce to you, er uh, Christmas. Merry Christmas…
Nothing says, “Happy Holidays” quite like a Hoover! Click through the slideshow to revisit the uncool side of Christmas.
25 films added to the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress
Washington, D.C.—Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden announced today the annual selection of 25 motion pictures that have been inducted into …
An iconic image from WWII is coming to auction—its backstory is as human as the image itself.
During World War II, Dumbo was the code name—based on Disney’s flying elephant—used by the US Navy to indicate air-sea search and rescue …
A million years ago; a million miles away
I joined McCormick-Armstrong Advertising Agency in Wichita, Kansas in the early 1980s. The agency was a subsidiary of McCormick-Armstrong printers on …
John Waters’ MULTIPLE MANIACS restored and coming to the Charles Theatre
Restored to its revoltingly, inciteful glory by Janus Films and the Criterion Collection, John Waters’ astoundingly grotesque—unavailable-for-decades—second feature comes to theatres at …
“You, too, can have a career in television.”
As World War II was winding down—and prior to plastics—the hot new careers were in television. In 1945, the U.S. government …
A Sunday brunch worth saving for—and you’ll need to save fast.
It may just be the best Sunday brunch in the United States. The host suggests that you schedule at least …
Labeled deviant and undesirable, he fought back—for 67 years
Meet Melvin Dwork. He was labeled “deviant” and “undesirable” from 1944 through 2011. During WWII he applied for officer candidate …
