Monthly Archives: February 2011

The “B” Girl

I had vaguely heard the term B-girl mentioned in the past. Whether it was from some early film noir cinema or pulp fiction I cannot recall.  The 1940 Pulitzer Prize winning William Saroyan play The Time of Your Life was … Continue reading

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A Comedian Unlike Any Other

The Man Who Pushed Johnny Carson, Charlie Callas Dies at 83 For many people under a certain age (probably 40), the passing of Charlie Callas on January 27, 2011, will be met with indifference or “who was he?” But for … Continue reading

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Our Silly World

Maybe you missed the Associated Press article about new laws being passed in Romania to punish witches (yes, witches) and fortune teller’s with fines and imprisonment if their predictions do not come true. The brief, published in the New York … Continue reading

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