Saturday, November 19, 2016

10 Ruthless Women Who Secretly Ruled Rome

10 Ruthless Women Who Secretly Ruled Rome 

Song of the Day

Man with No Name - YouTube:

Backstage Fakery at Universal City in 1963

Backstage Fakery at Universal City in 1963

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10 Natural Landmarks That No Longer Exist

10 Natural Landmarks That No Longer Exist

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Alan Garner, The Weirdstone of Brisingamen, Ace, 1978

Uh-Oh

‘Valley Girl’ Movie: Rachel Goldenberg To Direct MGM’s Musical Redo

The Weird Week in Review

The Weird Week in Review 

Zadie Smith: By the Book

Zadie Smith: By the Book 

Friday, November 18, 2016

Sharon Jones, R. I. P.

The New York Times: Sharon Jones, the soul singer and powerful voice of the band the Dap-Kings, died on Friday of pancreatic cancer that had been in remission but returned last year. She was 60.

Dr. Denton Cooley, R. I. P.

Dr. Denton Cooley, pioneer of heart transplants, dies at 96: HOUSTON - Dr. Denton Cooley, a Houston native and a pioneer of heart transplants, died Friday. He was 96.

Lisa Lynn Masters, R. I. P.

AOL Entertainment: Lisa Lynn Masters, a model and veteran television actress who had appeared on Ugly Betty, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and most recently Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, has died while on a model assignment in Peru. She was 52.

Then and now: The aesthetics of the mystery genre

Then and now: The aesthetics of the mystery genre

First It Was the Thin Mints Melee. . . .

Charge: Upset over no shopping carts, woman set fire to Kent strip mall

Or Maybe You Did

10 Things You Probably Didn't Know About Oscar Wilde

Song of the Day

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“Houston, We Have Another Problem”

“Houston, We Have Another Problem”

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Mentor Williams, R. I. P.

Rolling Stone: Mentor Williams, the award-winning writer of "Drift Away," the easygoing pop classic recorded by Dobie Gray in 1973, died Wednesday morning, according to the Taos News. A longtime resident of Taos, New Mexico, Williams was the younger brother of songwriter-actor Paul Williams and was preceded in death by brother John Williams, a distinguished NASA engineer. He was 70.

Rakotzbrücke Devil's Bridge

Rakotzbrücke Devil's Bridge: This jaw-dropping 19th-century bridge uses its reflection to form a perfect circle.