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Thanksgiving in Hollywood, 1931
Allan R. Ellenberger —
Authority: 127
HOLLYWOOD HISTORYHow Hollywood stars celebrated Thanksgiving in 1931 Hollywood’s basis for Thanksgiving sometimes ranged from gratitude to an indulgent fate for the renewal of an option to thanks for a new divorce. But whatever the individual cause for thanks. the favored of filmdom in 1931 joined the rest of the ...6 days ago -
Bill Gross: Investment Outlook (December 2009)
GreenLightAdvisor Views —
Authority: 142
Bill Gross, Co-Chief at PIMCO has just released his latest investment outlook, titled Anything but 0.1% . Gross reveals that he is worried that bubbles are forming as a result of zero interest rate policy. This is a must read issue. On one hand Gross says it is prohibitive to stay for too long in money market ...1 week ago -
An Oklahoma Treasure!
NSUBA Library —
Authority: 92
Today we celebrate the birthday of one of America’s great humorist, Will Rogers. Rogers was born on November 4, 1879, at Oologah, Oklahoma. Some quick facts: he traveled around the world three times, made 71 movies (50 silent films and 21 with sound), wrote more than 4,000 nationally-syndicated newspaper columns, ...3 weeks ago -
Stars of Vaudeville #73: Will Rogers
Travalanche —
Authority: 127
Will Rogers’ place in the hearts and minds of Americans transcended the limits of mere show business. He was regarded as a kind of American Saint, a sort of cross between Mark Twain, Abraham Lincoln and George Bernard Shaw. A “cowboy philosopher” who expressed harsh and amusing truths in a bluntly honest way ...3 weeks ago -
BREEDERS’ CUP OR BUST: HORSING AROUND IN OKLAHOMA
Paulick Report —
Authority: 514
By Ray Paulick Please click here to donate to Breeders’ Cup Charities benefiting the Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund and V Foundation for Cancer Research. Give a minimum of one penny per mile and you will be eligible for a drawing to win one of 10 Breeders’ Cup caps to be signed by the winning jockeys of ...4 weeks ago -
Masterpiece: Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables
dk presents... —
Authority: 128
[Today: Jello Biafra pokes the fat cats...]“I don’t make jokes. I just watch the government and report the facts,” was how social satirist Will Rogers summed up his line of work. Rogers was a master of one-line barbs that often called out the buffoons and clowns running America. In spite of his pointed ...4 weeks ago -
All That Glisters Is Not Gold
American Conservative Daily —
Authority: 502
Having barbarized the English language, we now prefer to say that, “All that glitters isn’t gold,” instead of using Shakespeare’s “glisters.” The meaning is about the same: Gold and the pursuit thereof, whether for investment, speculation, jewelry, or its sheer gut attraction has its pitfalls and the ...5 weeks ago -
All That Glisters Is Not Gold
Gene's Blog —
Authority: 473
Having barbarized the English language, we now prefer to say that, “All that glitters isn’t gold,” instead of using Shakespeare’s “glisters.” The meaning is about the same: Gold and the pursuit thereof, whether for investment, speculation, jewelry, or its sheer gut attraction has its pitfalls and the ...5 weeks ago
