Brenda Frazier Kelly Chatfield-Taylor, whose name was once synonymous with glittering debutante balls and the social whirl, in 1938 when she made her debut, a social event of the season that attracted 1,000 people. Bettmann Archive There is a memorable line in Anita Loos’ 1927 novel Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. Towards the end, the main character … Read more
White flowers now mark the intersection of Pico Boulevard and Fox Hills Drive in Century City, where 73-year-old Rima Manoucharyan was killed Friday evening while crossing the street with her husband. The grandmother of five was walking in a marked crosswalk when she was struck by a black Audi, possibly a Q3 or Q5, and … Read more
austin (Texas Tribune) – The year was 1930, and Texas Democrats had a problem. State Senator Thomas B. Love announced his intention to run for governor as a Democrat, just months after campaigning for Republican presidential candidate Herbert Hoover. Because of this unacceptable violation of party loyalty, the state Democratic Executive Committee wanted him removed … Read more
In May of 2015, Vick Ballard became the first Remembered Guy, and a great many hours have been spent since doing the work of Remembering various Guys, sometimes on video and sometimes in blog form but also just in those moments when Remembering A Guy is what’s called for. In the intervening decade since Vick … Read more
It is not important and furthermore not anyone’s business how many times per day I fill out one of the little three-by-three squares at Immaculate Grid, or how many times I have done it since the site went online in 2023. I’m simply not going to be addressing that issue at this time, and feel … Read more
You know we love a list here at ScreenCrush, and The New York Times published a whopper of a good one this week. They polled more than 500 directors, actors, and critics and compiled the results to create a list of the 100 best films of the 21st century. When all was said and done their … Read more
We’re about six weeks out until Bucs training camp as are all the other NFL teams. This gives several outlets time to come up with different lists and player groups to decide who is the best of the best. ESPN took a crack at a concept as Aaron Schatz and Seth Walder have organized a … Read more
Growing up in Florida, I have always maintained that the state as a whole should be thought of as America’s id. Florida is the country’s truest self, and wherever the nation is headed, it’s likely that Florida was there first and rightfully mocked for it in the moment. The hard right turn into conspiracy and … Read more