Without hesitation Kittinger kept working the checklist as if to lock in the progress they had made. Item 25, Item 26, Item 27 … Baumgartner slid his seat aft, lifted his suit-stiffened legs to the doorsill, slid the seat forward, and released the seat belt—a step which straightened ...
Although a commercial disaster at the time, "Blade Runner" (1982) would later be regarded as one of the most influential sci-fi movies ever made, while Scott's on-set behavior during production earned him a lasting reputation as an exceptionally stubborn and difficult director. The years that...
President William Howard Taft ordered four custom made ones for the White House, the first "presidential vehicles." The collection here is astounding and the physical structure of the building lends itself perfectly for galas, parties and fundraisers. Check it out next time you are in Buffalo!
While the Caped Crusader made the jump to the big screen (in a fashion) with serials during the 1940s, the Joker didn’t follow from the printed asylum until he had already appeared on TV. Yep,Batman: The Moviemay have been originally conceived by William Dozier as a way to ...
“In the original film, the Joker gets the hell kicked out of him and thrown off the bell tower. He suffers, and that sort of went away. Things became cute. It’s entertaining, but I think what they’re doing with the Batman films now is more in the original spirit of the ...
Depending on what part of the country you're in, I've heard it can be anywhere from no big deal, to a total nightmare when it comes to out-of-state tickets. You hear plenty of stories on social media and the news where people are all but harassed and extorted when it comes to try...
The previous year's high gasoline prices made the Hummer a very costly vehicle to drive, and attitudes towards SUVs were changing as citizens grappled with harsh environmental realities. With Hummer drivers experiencing increasing public shaming, Hummer sales dropped to 5,487 units for the year. ...
He called Madelyn his wife's "mini" who had an infectious smile that made his daughter special. Hazlet unites in grief after a house fire killed a woman and her 6-year-old daughter.@News12NJpic.twitter.com/JZcXtXOPT0 — Nick Meidanis (@NickMeidanis)January 17, 2023 ...
Great point, if by “paid back” he means they still owe a couple hundred billion and what was paid back was made possible by Uncle Ben effectively paying banks to borrow money for at zero cost from the Fed. Plus there’s the $1.2 Trillion in MBS Ben took off the banks hands, creati...