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Continue reading →: Harrison Ford Species!
Harrison Ford may have no Oscars to his credit, but he has quite a menagerie of namesakes! A species of ant (Pheidole harrisonfordi) and a species of spider (Calponia harrisonfordi) are named for him. Moviegoers will remember, however, that as Indiana Jones, Ford famously declared: “I Hate Snakes“. Now, he’s…
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Continue reading →: Robert De Niro: Happy 80th!
Eighty years ago on this date, actor Robert De Niro was born in Manhattan. The recipient of two Oscars, a Golden Globe, the Cecil B. DeMille Award, the Screen Actors Guild Lifetime Achievement Award, and Kennedy Center Honors, De Niro has given us an enormously important filmography. His legendary collaborations…
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Continue reading →: Song of the Day #2062
Song of the Day: M*A*S*H (“Suicide is Painless”), music by Johnny Mandel, lyrics by Michael Altman, made its first appearance in the 1970 film “M*A*S*H”, based on the 1968 Richard Hooker novel that takes place during the Korean War (with a clear Vietnam War subtext). It also became the theme…
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Continue reading →: Song of the Day #2061
Song of the Day: Heartstopper (“First Sight”) [YouTube link], composed by Adiescar Chase, is one of the many original themes heard in this coming of age British romantic comedy-drama series that, in its debut 2022 season, won five Children’s and Family Emmy Awards. Based on the Alice Oseman graphic novels,…
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Continue reading →: Song of the Day #2060
Song of the Day: DI4RIES (“Isole”) features the words and music of Giordano Colombo, Amedeo Radaelli, Vincenzo Colella, and Italian singer, Tancredi, who performs the song, which serves as the theme to this coming-of-age Italian Netflix series that debuted in 2022. Its second season begins in September 2023. Offering a…
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Continue reading →: Hip Hop 50! / Song of the Day #2059
Song of the Day: Fresh Prince of Bel Air (“Yo Home to Bel Air”), composed by the Fresh Prince (Will Smith) and DJ Jazzy Jeff (Jeffrey Townes), is a storytelling narrative rendered in rap that opened this NBC series, which aired from 1990 to 1996. Fifty years ago, on this…
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Continue reading →: Song of the Day #2058
Song of the Day: Life with Lucy (“Every Day is Better Than Before”) [YouTube link], words and music by Martin Silvestri, Jeremy Stone, and Joel Higgins, opened this short-lived series starring Lucille Ball. Unlike her other huge hits (“I Love Lucy“, “The Lucy Show“, and “Here’s Lucy“), this ABC show…
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Continue reading →: Mark “Hector Salamanca” Margolis, RIP
Fans of “Breaking Bad” and “Better Call Saul” will never forget the unforgettable character of Hector (“Tio”) Salamanca! On the role he played, Mark Margolis said: “I was only coming onto ‘Breaking Bad‘ as far as I knew for that one episode, but there’s no accounting for taste, and the…
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Continue reading →: Song of the Day #2057
Song of the Day: The Addams Family (“Main Theme”), composed by Vic Mizzy, opened this ABC show that starred John Astin and Carolyn Jones. Though the series only lasted for two seasons (1964-1966), its iconic theme—with its harpsicord, finger snaps, and Ted Cassidy voiceover (as “Lurch“)—remains a TV classic [YouTube…
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Continue reading →: RIP, E. Devers Branden (1933-2023)
I awoke this morning to the very sad news that Estelle Devers Branden passed away on July 26, 2023, after a long illness. Devers was a very dear friend of mine. Born on October 2, 1933, Devers was a businesswoman who subsequently turned to the profession of psychotherapy. She married…
Chris Sciabarra, April 2022 Coney Island Parachute Jump, Brooklyn, New York
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