After the amazingCalifornia Bones, the second book (Pacific Fire) was a bit of a disappointment. But Van Eekhout brings it back with this final volume. Another heist plot (yay!) and more of the character bonding that I loved so much makes this a great ending for the series.(more…) An...
mainstream by packaging taboo social commentary about gender, sex, and age in a toothless homely character garbed in a bedraggled duster and bonnet. Moms Mabley was born in 1894. When she was growing up, major events that took black people out of second-class citizenship like the Civil Rights...
In the 1981 movieRaiders of the Lost Ark, fictional archaeologist-adventurer Indiana Jones pursues the Ark of the Covenant, the wooden chest in which the stone tablets of the Ten Commandments were carried. In biblical accounts, the ark was kept in Solomon’s Temple, which was destroyed ...
Epilogue: Although it was believed by many that he would be buried in the prison cemetery, Floyd Loveless’ body was transported back to Indiana, where he was buried next to his mother in Fairhaven Cemetery, in Mulberry, Clinton County. His father and brother were buried elsewhere. [1] At ...
Ghostbusters, Beverly Hills Cop, Gremlins, Karate Kid, Indiana Jones, and the Temple of Doom were huge hits that would spawn numerous sequels, some even recently released. However, one of the hidden gems released that year was the sci-fi film The Terminator, which would change the lives of...
Before things got underway, everyone in the auditorium was presented with a visitor declaration form/waiver, basically stating that if you die it’s not their fault and not to do anything profoundly dumb. A moment of unseen clarity/anxiety attack before signing the waiver The next thirty minut...
And so, the Tagxedo image of our #oneword discussion on #sunchat was born. PS If you’ve not used Tagxedo before, I’d recommend it- a word cloud generator similar in nature to Wordle, but with the added functionality of allowing you to customize more of the features (including the sh...
Thomas (1695 - 1773), born in 1695, inherited the house, and it is his passion for the classical arts, influenced by his grand tour of Europe, that we see reflected in the house today, particularly in the rococo plasterwork of the dining room and library. But it was his daring and ...
Did you know,priorto the African Slave Trade, your race was determined by your father? If your father was Greek and your mother was Chinese, you were Greek. Didn’t matter what you looked like. Teresa Heinz Kerry is African. Charlize Theron is African. Both women were born in Africa. ...
Clarence Hylan Beavers was born in Harlem on June 12, 1921, the 15th of 16 children. (His middle name was given in honor of John F. Hylan, who was New York’s mayor at the time and also his godfather.) His maternal grandparents had been escaped slaves, and his maternal grandfather se...