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Who in their right mind wouldn’t want to be Morgan Freeman? In addition to having one of the world’s most instantly recognizable voices, Freeman has become a cinematic icon with roles in some of the greatest movies of all time. Alas, there can only be one Morgan Freeman. But that doesn’t mean that you can’t [...]
Posted by Nathanael Hood on Sunday, April 7, 2013 at 12:01 am
Filed under People · Tagged Academy Award, Air Force, airplane, alcoholism, Business, businessman, celebrities, drinking, Golden Globe, golf, legendary actor, morgan freeman, Philanthropy, pilot, recognizable voices, U.S. Air Force
Before people were able to access information by way of the Internet, written text was the primary resource for knowledge. The history of books has been linked to political and economical contingencies, as well as the history of ideas and religion. In the ancient world, humans developed writings as a desire to create a lasting [...]
Posted by Bryan Johnson on Tuesday, July 12, 2011 at 12:01 am
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Mohamed Al-Fayed caused a stir by unveiling a statue of deceased pop singer Michael Jackson, the only man reputed to be even more eccentric than the Egyptian businessman himself. Its placement outside Fulham FC’s ground at Craven Cottage was more baffling than controversial: Jackson once watched a game in 1999, and had no other connection [...]
Posted by Shell Harris on Monday, June 6, 2011 at 12:01 am
Filed under Art, Bizarre · Tagged Afghanistan, Alison Lapper, Asia, Benedict XVI, Birthday Statue, businessman, catholic church, Commonwealth Day, Craven Cottage, Czech Republic, Dan Brown, David Cerny, David Cerny statue, deceased pop singer, fellow artist, Firdos Square, first President of the United States, Florence, Florence,Province of Florence,Italy, Franz Kafka museum, FUTURA gallery, George Washington, head, HMS, Iraq, Iraq conflict, Iraq War Memorial, Iraq – United States relations, Italian Culture Ministry, John Thomas, Kitty, Marc Quinn, Mark Quinn, Michael Jackson, Middle East, Milan, Milan,Province of Milan,Italy, Mohamed Al-Fayed, National Museum, Occupation of Iraq, Paolo Schmidlin, Paolo Schmidlin statue, Phocomelia, Prague, Prague,Czech Republic, queen, republicans, Saddam Hussein, sculptor, The Lost Symbol, Trafalgar Square, U.S. Capitol rotunda, United Kingdom, United States, Weeping statue, Western Asia, William IV
What is film noir? Are they films about hard boiled detectives and seductive femme fatales? Are they about troubled heroes with soiled pasts that keep catching up with them? Are they all about black and white chiaroscuro lighting, dark offices with light shining in through the blinds, and cigarette smoke that takes on a life [...]
Posted by Nathanael Hood on Wednesday, July 7, 2010 at 12:01 am
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