The Rise, the Fall and the Rise of Peter Bogdanovich
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In 1974, Peter Bogdanovich had a firm grasp on Hollywood’s brass ring. He had three commercially and critically successful films under his belt: The Last Picture Show, Paper Moon, and What’s Up, Doc? Picture Show was instantly recognized as a contemporary classic. It received eight Academy Award nominations and was hailed by some as the finest American movie since Citizen […]
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Struggling to Keep Schools Open during Omicron
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For school children in the United States, 2022 is starting to feel like old times. That is, times when the pandemic closed schools and remote learning became the norm. There is one wrinkle of difference today: the public, academic officials, and healthcare experts are largely in agreement that schools should be kept open in the face of Covid-19 challenges. […]
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Betty White’s Lesson: How Seniors Benefit from Owning a Dog
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For most of her long life, Betty White was dialed into special information that even scientific research had not yet explored. White, who passed away on New Years Eve 2021 just weeks before her 100th birthday, understood the myriad of benefits created by the bond between humans and animals. “Animals don’t lie, animals don’t criticize,” White […]
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Covid and Opioid Deaths make 2021 the Most Lethal Year in US History
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When the final numbers are in, 2021 may surpass 2020 as the most lethal year in U.S. history. It is estimated the death total will be over 3.4 million, up from the 2020 benchmark of 3.38 million. As a consequence, the CDC is revising American life expectancy — down almost 2 years, to 77. Obviously, the […]
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Seasons Greetings from Ricky and Lucy Ricardo
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Thanks to Nicole Kidman, Javier Bardem, and writer/director Aaron Sorkin, this Christmas season Lucy, Ricky, Fred, and Ethel will be holding an open house. Welcome back to 623 East 68th Street in New York City in the early 1950’s. Being the Ricardos is now in theatrical release and available for streaming on Amazon Prime. Sorkin, however, is not […]
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