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My naval career ended 40 years ago. I did not go to Vietnam or any country near it. In fact, I was stationed at Naval Station Keflavik, Iceland, when Saigon fell in 1975, and you can’t get much further away from Vietnam than Iceland. I remember our national hangover after the Vietnam War, though....Read more »
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The respect is mutual, however. As JemCon unfolds, it’s clear that Marx, who also wrote 23 episodes, takes her role as the shepherd of Jem’s legacy quite seriously, and answers fan questions about character motivations with care and respect. The attention to detail makes sense: Marx grew up an ar...Read more »
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Strasbourg, which is on the French-German border, and nearby towns in Alsace-Lorraine have seen a number of young men, mostly of North African descent, leave or try to leave for Syria to join extremists there who were fighting with the Islamic State. The views expressed in the contents above are ...Read more »
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Fans of "The Honeymooners" and its star comedian Jackie Gleason got a dose of UFO-inspired wonder when a home built for the funnyman in Cortlandt Manor went on the market for $12 million. Directed by Brantley Gutierrez and Ryan Heffington, the anti-bullying video was shot entirely on 65...Read more »
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The Band (1969)If Big Pink was a collection of great songs, its follow-up felt more like a single sprawling tale told in chapters. The tracks introduced Faulknerian characters like proud Southerner Virgil Caine (“The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down”), an aging seaman and his trusty mate Ragtime W...Read more »
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Arguably the best family comedy of the decade, ABC’s hit show Black-ish is the perfect representation of modern family life. Expertly mixing in the laughs with serious issues such as police brutality, divorce and racial relations, Black-ish makes you think and cracks you up from continuous laught...Read more »
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This 1929 Spanish Colonial Revival was the family residence of artist and master woodworker Louis Steinhauser, whose handiwork can be seen on the intricate beams, built-ins, and cabinets throughout the house. Additional features include groove wood floors, the house’s original light fixtures, and...Read more »
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Despite such seemingly divergent directives, she says working with Sunbow Productions was “a dream” and adds that Hasbro was, for the most part, “hands off. They had moments, perhaps, when they exerted a bit of control over certain stories, but not much. They really let us have a lot of creative ...Read more »
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Nick Kroll is wiping whitefish salad from the corner of his mouth when a boy approaches our booth. “You are Big Mouth,” he says in accented English, a Mexican kid about 10 years old on holiday in New York’s Lower East Side. “I’m not allowed to watch it,” the boy says, leaning in and out of earsho...Read more »
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The drinks are available now through the new year while supplies last at participating stores in the US and Canada. Built in 2000, we noticed that the interiors are in need of some updates, but the kitchen looks like it’s been recently renovated. Features include hardwood floors throughout, beame...Read more »
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“Sunshine Life for Me (Sail Away Raymond)” (Ringo Starr, Ringo, 1973)Four fifths of the Band met half the Beatles on a track from Ringo’s third solo album. Robertson plays guitar, while Danko, Hudson and Helm — heard on violin, accordion and mandolin, respectively — add some down-home Brown Album...Read more »
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There are home sites to start from the ground up, or consider one of four homes available for immediate occupancy, with prices starting in the $370s. Phase Two will be opening soon, offering walkout home sites, and new designs for the Alderwood and Ensley plans. Phase Two will also offer the new ...Read more »
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The seller is Sidney Kimmel, a billionaire movie producer worth an estimated $1.3 billion, according to Forbes. Award winning Oaks Farms community, adjacent to the historic and thoughtfully preserved Oaks Equestrian Center, offering exceptional views of meadow, Centurion Oak trees, and social bar...Read more »
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Positioned in the Lower Garden District at the corners of Race and Religious streets, this venue consists of three properties renovated by owner Granville Semmes, all connected by a brick courtyard: a two-story Creole cottage, a three-story Greek Revival rowhouse, and a historical slave quarter. ...Read more »
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Various theories exist as to why this piece broke away. Some say a miller chipped away at the rock to make a new millstone, but the piece was too heavy to move. Others suggest that it was struck by lightning during a violent storm, or that St. David cleaved the stone apart with his sword in prote...Read more »
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Connolly said that with help from local carpenters and other craftsmen they were able to quickly get the shop ready. “I feel confident with other students here in Ujima,” said Frank Adarkwa, a freshman majoring in neuroscience and member of Ujima. “I feel at home, and that confidence translates i...Read more »
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Design of the new gateway entrance is based on a years-old watercolor painting from the Brookhaven Park Conservancy. The painting, dating back to at least 2015, shows tall, granite columns with a black, wrought iron arch between them where “Brookhaven Park” is spelled out. They like oak, maple an...Read more »
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The spotted lanternfly has seven stages of life, beginning with the gray egg masses. The masses which look like a mass of mud, usually vertically oriented on trees, rocks or even the siding of your house. Parishoners fill the pews during the Festival of Carols service at First Baptist Church Sund...Read more »
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“(Administrators) were hesitant because you have all these students who look alike in one space, but that’s not the case — it’s open to anybody,” Brown said. “Some of the resistance was that it was just males. That was one of the things Tommy and I talked about and he was like ‘Okay, it can...Read more »
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“[The show] stays with you, and you experience it in so many different ways as you’re getting older,” she says, adding that she also sees now how big of an impression the show’s ethnic diversity left on her. “I was a kid that would get very excited if there was a character that was like me. And s...Read more »
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Right after the midterms, there were whispers that Sanders might announce anytime, perhaps even there in Vermont. Maybe even that night? The tomb of high priest Wahtye at the Saqqara necropolis in Egypt. Photo by Khaled Desouki/AFP/Getty Images When asked, Ellis confides the bathroom is her favor...Read more »
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Woodlawn helped restore the women’s veterans memorial near City Hall after a car struck it and assisted in removing graffiti spray painted on the Vietnam War memorial. Deidra Brooks, chief of staff for The Memphis Lift, said they were not asked by Walton to carry out the protest and declined to s...Read more »
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Users who violate our posting rules will have their comments blocked or deleted. Users who flagrantly violate our standards can be banned at the moderator’s discretion. Minneapolis’ two oldest rock ‘n’ roll institutions have made Rolling Stone’s latest lists of the best rock venues and reco...Read more »
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Certainly those attending JemCon represent a cross-section of the most dedicated Jem and the Holograms fans. Pemberton realizes that, in the greater scheme of pop-culture fandom, the brand’s impact is small. When she attended the official 2010 Barbie convention to promote JemCon — while dressed a...Read more »
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Daryl Robinson is suing for unlawful race discrimination, unlawful race harassment, failure to prevent race discrimination and harassment and retaliation for opposing forbidden practices. A 40-acre estate that was built around 1900 for William Pierson Hamilton, the great-grandson of the founding ...Read more »
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Jermaine Massey was visiting Portland for the first time to attend a Travis Scott concert. After the concert on Sunday night, Massey took a call from his mother. So he stayed in the lobby of the hotel to talk. But while he was on the phone, a hotel security guard told him to leave and then called...Read more »
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“I’ve been having this thought for 15 to 20 years,” said Teel, an artist who wanted a place to display and sell her creations. Although issues surrounding immigrants dominated many of 2018′s headlines, it was a different kind of unwanted alien that arrived in Southeast Pennsylvania in 2018 ...Read more »
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Watching the love story between TV writer Nuri and aspiring TV writer Yasir, is like watching a beautiful flower unfold, even if it includes the trials and tribulations that plague real world couples as well. Unfortunately, with the allegations raised against Salim Akil, the show won’t be continu...Read more »
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Five pillars are used to build and support a sense of community in Ujima: academic support and mentoring, cultural identity development, leadership development, service and healthy social engagement. Every week, Ujima builds community foundations by having a group meeting called “Wakanda Wednesda...Read more »
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And as they always tend to do, things with my mom escalated. One year, the topic of religion and Christmas came up—in the room was a mix of my mom, siblings, brothers-in-law, nieces and nephews. In a way I would have found adorable had it not looked to me like indoctrination, my nephew piped up a...Read more »
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After some years of disagreeing on it, it’s finally filed itself into the same folder we resolve everything into: “We don’t talk about it anymore.” I didn’t, and I never have. We’ve gone nuclear a few times as a result. I always “joke” with people that my mom was more upset when I came out as an ...Read more »
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Just below Griffith Observatory, this stunning 1926 mansion is replete with coffered ceilings, wood-paneled walls, ornate moldings, and multiple fireplaces with carved mantels. The over 15,000-square-foot residence shares a half-acre lot with a French formal garden and a scalloped swimming pool. ...Read more »
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“It’s a record store that is so cool, it was one of Prince’s favorite local shops,” writes Kory Grow, who summarizes the colorful stories also featured in our recent rundown for the store’s 50th anniversary this summer. First Ave will be celebrating its 50th in April 2020. But through all that, ...Read more »
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From Uber’s fatal crash to Waymo’s driverless taxies to verrrrrrry slow buses—AVs still have a long way to go. Miguel Claro is a professional photographer, author and science communicator based in Lisbon, Portugal, who creates spectacular images of the night sky. As a European Southern Observator...Read more »
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About that: He was roundly mocked in 2016 for describing his campaign as a revolution, but as the policy discussions at the Gathering showed, his platform is actually revolutionary, in a specific way. If you haven’t discovered the absolutely original and totally unforgettable TNT comedy-drama ser...Read more »
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Children in the Young Musicians and Preschool Choir wait for their performance during the Festival of Carols service at First Baptist Church Sunday, Dec. 16, 2018. Grace Beahm Alford/Staff Evan Corondi, an inspect expert with the Berks County Conservation District, displays a branch from another ...Read more »