’70s Flashback: Bobby Riggs Said Whaaaaat?

On Sept. 20, 1973, over 30,000 people crowded into Houston’s cavernous Astrodome. At the same time, TV viewers around the world switched on over 90 million sets.

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Blast to the Past: ‘Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds’

Lucy O’Donnell was 4 years old when she attended the upscale Heath House School in Weybridge, Surrey, England. One of her best friends there was John Lennon’s son, Julian, who arrived at school each day in a Rolls-Royce.

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The Reel Deal: Wicked

Wicked tells the early story of the Witches of Oz. The tale mainly focuses on Elphaba Thropp (Emmy, Grammy, and Tony winner Cynthia Erivo), who’s rejected by many because of her unusual skin. (It’s green!) She also has yet to discover and appreciate her true power.

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The Resurrected Voice of James Earl Jones

In her 2021 memoir Just As I Am, actress Cicely Tyson (1924-2021) wrote about working with James Earl Jones. Tyson wrote the book, published by Harper Collins, with Michelle Burford.

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Blast to the Past! ‘I Honestly Love You’

One well-placed — and unusual — word in a song title can make a big difference.

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’70s Flashback: Cruise Control

Can you imagine a TV series changing the fortunes of a major business?

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Bob Newhart: A Natural Comic, Even with Hitchcock

Many of the obituaries for Bob Newhart, star of the successfully creative CBS sitcom The Bob Newhart Show, focused on his unique approach to comedy.

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The Real Deel: Wolfs

Let’s begin this review by soothing the feelings of cringing English teachers everywhere. Yes, we remember being taught that the plural of wolf is wolves. Just not here; Wolfs is not a typo.

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Blast to the Past! ‘Waterloo’

From 1974 to 1982, Sweden’s ABBA quartet sold a reported 400 million discs while leaving behind a legacy of now-classic creations. And, along the way, ABBA heard no complaints from the owner of a Swedish fish-canning factory. (More about that later.)

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