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Beatlemania was in full swing in the UK throughout 1963, but America was a little slow to catch on. Capitol Records initially declined to release the Beatles’ debut in the US (WUT????) and Americans just didn’t take a shine to the mop tops. On December 10, 1963, CBS Evening News aired a segment about theContinue reading “America Meets The Beatles”

As is the case for many people, my introduction to Christopher Plummer was his role as Captain Von Trapp in The Sound of Music. I’m not sure at what age I first saw the film, probably around eight or so, but it began a lifelong love affair with the devastatingly handsome Plummer. I mean, GodContinue reading “Christopher Plummer’s Legacy”

It is very very wintery in Michigan (and from what I gather, many other places also). We’ve had several inches of snow over the past few days, and the temperatures have been frigid – highs only in the teens, with sub-zero wind chills. Currently, the real feel is -2 degrees. The point is, it isContinue reading “Winter Not-So-Wonderland”

It’s February 2nd, which means it’s time for the annual rewatch of my all-time favorite existentialist Bill Murray comedy. Come for the Nietzscheanism, stay for the eminently quotable one-liners (and Michael Shannon’s film debut!). It’s 6 degrees Fahrenheit in Michigan this morning. This isn’t an “it’s cold out there every morning” type of morning. It’sContinue reading “It’s Groundhog Day. Again.”