How important is filming on location, rather than at the studio? The answer lies in the opening scene of a 1960 Paramount film called The Rat Race. Tony Curtis...
Marilyn Monroe, Humphrey Bogart, and Laurence Olivier are three of the biggest names in the history of Hollywood, and they all have one thing in common: they emerged from Hollywood’s Golden Age. Between the 1910s and 1960s, Hollywood...
In 1939, Ernest Hemingway made his first visit to Idaho's Sun Valley. "A hell of a lot of state, this Idaho," he told a companion. The famous author had just finished a pronghorn hunt. Now he was...
Due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, barbershops and hair salons have been closed across the country for months now. Because of this, you probably fall into one of these categories: 1.) You're embracing the...
Having written #1 hit songs in five different decades, Bobby Braddock is one of country music's most successful and prolific songwriters. Here are five books to read that will have you putting your old records on!
The Golden Age of Hollywood, between the 1910s and 1960s, was a period when Hollywood experienced an influx of experimental film making. These were revolutionary years, filled with exceptional talent, new camera technology and more freedom for script writers. 
Do you believe scientists? It’s a hot topic lately as we grapple with a global pandemic. Strangely, Americans have a long tradition of mistrust towards the scientific community — just look at climate change deniers, conspiracy theorists,...
Who comes to mind when you think of innovators in the movie business? Spielberg? Hitchcock? Chaplin? What about Thomas Edison?  Following breakthroughs with the first phonograph, incandescent light bulbs, and the delivery of electricity itself, Edison made...
Vampires come in many fictional forms, some of them serious, some of them silly. But what form do real vampires come in? Do vampires exist? There is a fascinating and suggestive tale from the history of New...
Texas music comes from all corners of the Lone Star State, from singing cowboys, and in German immigrant dance halls, to Mexican balladeers and laboring field hands. And along the Gulf Coast, Texas music has produced countless...

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