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{ left to right: Ken Mattingly. John Young, and Charles Moss Duke {source: wikipedia} The Moon was the most spectacularly beautiful desert you could ever imagine. Unspoilt. Untouched. It had a vibrancy about it and the contrast between it and the black sky was so vivid, it just made this impression of …
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The R.M.S. Titanic hits an iceberg and the 20th Century will never be the same. Imagine how different 1997 would have been without this megalith of a movie hitting the screens?We might not even have the same Kate or Leo we have today?! Winter of 1997/98 wouldn't have been consumed by 12 theatre viewings …
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Thanks to the team at Online PhD for sending us this graphic! Hopefully everybody remembers the post we did on Stephen Hawking and his wild sexual escapades in Los Angeles! But don't think we forgot the brilliant genius that has made this 70-year old thinking legend an icon of science, as well as a real-life …
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[Photo Source: James Ellis: Architect of the Junction] Nearly two years ago, when we relocated to Toronto's historic Junction neighborhood, we were drawn to the area's rich culture and history. Most famously, the Junction is known to have jump started Prohibition laws, declaring a community-wide ban on alcohol in 1904 that lasted voluntarily up into …
Can you spot the fashion time traveler in this photograph taken in 1941 at the re-opening of the South Forks Bridge in Gold Bridge, British Columbia? You wouldn't be the only who spotted the tall dude on the right sporting an edgy pair of shades, and some sort of graphic-T. In fact, the debate is …
This one can't be beat. Always thought Fosse was a genius, but this one cements it. It's fun, it's freaky, it's twisted, it's uncomfortable, it's strange - it's positively goofy; but every second of it is pure vintage magic! Superstars Beyonce and Lady Gaga have learned and taken a lot from the legendary choreographer/director extraordinaire, …
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