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After careful consideration, although the proper nomenclature designation for this would probably be B-rated movie or less appropriately B-movie, (definitely not B-Grade Movie), I recently admonished someone else for making a big deal over my using drive by shooting when the proper usage is technically drive-by shooting, so rather than be overly anal about this (and when it comes to B-rated movies I can be rather anal, as they are a labor of love to me) Ill just put this damn thing here, i...

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Becoming a Parent During the Pandemic Was the Hardest Thing I’ve Ever Done Sophie Gilbert Image above: The photographer Rose Marie Cromwell documented her experience giving birth and her growing child during the pandemic, in a series called Eclipse. In early March last year, I was heading home from a work happy hour on the subway when I realized that a woman was staring at my belly. She looked at my waist, where my coat was belted, and then at the floor, and then at my waist ...

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A recent study tracing the origins of Deimos and Phobos, the two moons of Mars, brought to mind a memorable Mars-observing session more than three decades

Decades later, they still do. Formed by the eccentric brothers Ron and Russell Mael, Sparks hold a unique place in popular music that is difficult, if not impossible, to pin down by musical approach or style. Combining Russell’s stunning and extensive vocal range, Ron’s keyboard dexterity, and their clever and sophisticated songwriting, the group have created an outstanding body of work that absorbs countless genres of music. While it has lifted them to cult status among a devoted fanbase, ...

Hendra’s window, Carla Meisner, confirmed his death to the New York Times. The actor had been battling ALS - also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease - since being diagnosed in 2019. Hendra began his venture into comedy writing and performing while attending Cambridge University. It was there he joined the Footlights theater group, working alongside future Monty Python members John Cleese and Graham Chapman. Hendra brought his talents to America in the mid-’60s, performing stand-up comedy, wh...

By Telegraph Obituaries  7 March 2021 • 1:21pm Tony Hendra, who has died aged 79, was one of the most brilliant satirists of the post-war period. He formed the link between the Cambridge Footlights team, in which he collaborated with John Cleese and Graham Chapman, and American institutions such as the satirical magazine National Lampoon and the NBC show Saturday Night Live where he was instrumental in launching the careers of John Belushi and Chevy Chase.  In Rob Reiner’s classic 1984 �...

Rep Talk: Rehearsed readings with Monty Python and friends 8 Mar, 2021 04:00 PM 3 minutes to read Maddi McKenzie (left), Heath McKenzie and Chris McKenzie hanging around under the Roman Colosseum during rehearsal. Maddi was standing in for her brother Zach. Photo / Russell Penton Maddi McKenzie (left), Heath McKenzie and Chris McKenzie hanging around under the Roman Colosseum during rehearsal. Maddi was standing in for her brother Zach. Photo / Russell Penton Opinion: What a treat! On Saturday ...