First, Leslie Parrish passed away. Then Shelley Fabares. Dolly Parton makes three, and now Tim Curry is gone.
Death Comes in Fours
Debtor Nation
The main takeaway from this discussion is, “Take the tax cuts out of the mix, our fiscal scene would look fine.”
Behind Bernstein is an Epson ET-2980 multi-function printer, the same model I have. This is confirmation that I would have made a good economist.
Sublime Shelley
Shelley Fabares was feminine perfection. The ultimate girl next door, she was a lifetime crush.
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Mourning for Parrish
Bismo texted the sad news that Leslie Parrish passed away, apparently towards the end of last year.
Holding a Mirror to America
These weekly news summaries from the UK tabloid The Mirror are as accurate as they are amusing.
Post-war Perspective
Three movies that make the case for 1949 as perhaps the greatest year in post-war British cinema.
David Lean, two Dickens adaptations after Brief Encounter, returns to the subject of romance.
Directed by blacklisted Edward Dmytryk, Obsession stars the superb actor Robert Newton, in his most refined villain role. Note: Phil Brown, who plays Newton’s would-be victim, was Luke Skywalker’s Uncle Owen in Star Wars.
Powell and Pressburger returned to the war to provide dramatic tension in The Small Back Room. Its leading lady is the incomparable Kathleen Byron.