I’m not here to say “Civil War” is bad. It’s not. It’s quite a good film, and thoroughly admirable in giving life to the nightmare imaginings of quite a few Americans. But, please people. This is not “8 1/2” or “2001” or “Lawrence of Arabia.” What it is is a v...
as compared to increases of $3 trillion (Obama Term 1) and $6 trillion (Biden-Harris Term 1). …the Biden-Harris administration’s first-term rulemaking is on pace to add $5.8 trillion in net present value. Assuming that the U.S. has 123 million households, the amount…is equivalent t...
After looking at a lot of the comments I just had to say that I envy Lawrence Block his friendship with Donald Westlake, and was struck by his comment that Richard Stark was one of the very few, or only, I don’t remember, writers that he wanted to read more than once. That’s ...
But she was perhaps best known for her role as TV matronKate Lawrenceon U.S. drama series Family, a role which earned her the Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series in 1978. Her performance on the show also garnered her three Golden Globe nominations. ...
Though many were Catholic just like us, whenLawrence Cardinal Shehanimplored them and all citizens to support a proposed open-housing law that would forbid housing segregation in the city, he was booed and heckled, and received death threats. ...
Named after founder Dave Thomas's daughter Melinda Lou "Wendy" Thomas, Wendy's was first opened in Columbus, Ohio, in 1969. Known for its square-shaped burger patties, Wendy's was one of the first of the big chains to adopt a drive-thru window. Wendy's popularity has been boosted by...
Waldenbooks originally opened in 1933 as a lending library, to boost morale following the Great Depression. Founders Lawrence W. Holt and Melvin T. Kafka would lend books out for 3 cents a day,which would provide people with cheap entertainmentwithout having to commit to the cost of purchasing...