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Halloween is Here — Are You Ready?
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Trick-or-treating is about to commence. Here are some fun facts to share while you’re handing out candy:
It Was 50 Years Ago Today: ‘Garden Party’
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- Written by Randal C. Hill Randal C. Hill
I went to a garden party
To reminisce with my old friends
The Reel Deal: Hocus Pocus 2
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- Written by Randal C. Hill Randal C. Hill
After taking eight long years to develop and film the story, Disney’s Hocus Pocus appeared in theaters as a 1993 fantasy/comedy/horror offering.
Radio Days and Arthur Godfrey Time
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- Written by James Patterson James Patterson
National Radio Day is Aug. 20. Radio has played an important role in American history with live broadcasts of presidential speeches, war coverage, commentary, and other live news.
It Was 50 Years Ago Today: ‘You Don’t Mess Around with Jim’
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- Written by Randal C. Hill Randal C. Hill
In Jim Croce’s brief career — he died at age 30 in a 1973 Louisiana plane crash — Croce released five Top 10 singles, the first of which was one of the best story songs of modern times.
Sixties Flashback: Art Weirdo or Business Savant?
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- Written by Randal C. Hill Randal C. Hill
As a dominant figure on the 1960s New York avant-garde art scene, Andy Warhol became a tireless self-promoter who straddled a line between bizarre media stardom and the straight-laced business world.
Tinseltown Talks: Singing Legend Johnny Mathis Still Touring at 86
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- Written by Nick Thomas Nick Thomas
Chances are, every time velvet-voiced Johnny Mathis takes center stage during his current U.S. tour, the atmosphere could turn “misty.”
The Reel Deal: Where the Crawdads Sing
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- Written by Randal C. Hill Randal C. Hill
In the film version of Where the Crawdads Sing, Daisy Edgar-Jones (Normal People, Fresh) stars as Kya, whom everyone in the North Carolina backwater burg of Barkley Cove calls “the swamp girl.”
It Was 50 Years Ago Today: ‘The Candy Man’
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- Written by Randal C. Hill Randal C. Hill
“It’s horrible. It’s white bread, it’s ‘cute-ums.’”