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Kirk Douglas’s I Am Spartacus!: Making a Film, Breaking the Blacklist
Tuesday, June 26th, 2012
by Charlene Giannetti on Reading Around
Kirk Douglas was born in my hometown, Amsterdam, New York. Growing up, my mother would tell me stories about sitting next to Issur Danielovitch in
Murder in the First—Powerful
Wednesday, June 6th, 2012
by Alix Cohen on Playing Around
Murder in the First is the kind of powerful drama you might watch in black and white on TCM at 3 a.m. With shades of
Jazz Appreciation Month Recalls Sinatra the Activist
Saturday, April 7th, 2012
by Charlene Giannetti on Playing Around
The act of a single person—even through music—can influence history. The Smithsonian We remember Frank Sinatra as perhaps the greatest singer who ever lived. Overlooked
Fire and Ice—Hindenburg and Titanic At the National Postal Museum
Tuesday, March 27th, 2012
by Charlene Giannetti on Playing Around
Some say the world will end in fire, Some say in ice. Fire and Ice, Robert Frost What is it about the two disasters—the Hindenburg
5 Reasons Not to Resign Publicly
Tuesday, March 20th, 2012
by Susan Goldberg on Living Around
“Yeah, this is what I really think of you….!” Who hasn’t at one time or another fantasized about broadcasting to the world his/her frustrations with
Calling All High School Students! Enter WAT’s Writing Contest
Wednesday, February 29th, 2012
by Charlene Giannetti on Living Around
Good writing is always in vogue. If you are a high school student, show us your writing style! Do you have a flair for the
Terrence Malick’s The Tree of Life—A Dreamlike Exploration of the Universe
Saturday, February 18th, 2012
by Charlene Giannetti on Playing Around
Great directors take risks and Terrence Malick is a great director. He’s also very smart—a Phi Beta Kappa Harvard graduate and a Rhodes Scholar who
Beginners—Christopher Plummer’s Oscar-Worthy Performance
Wednesday, February 8th, 2012
by Charlene Giannetti on Playing Around
Christopher Plummer’s career spans seven decades, perhaps his best known role as Captain von Trapp in 1965‘s The Sound of Music. But this Canadian actor
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