Dutch Girl - Audrey Hepburn and World War II - by Robert Matzen, Goodnight Books, 2019 - Audry Hepburn (no relation to Katherine Hepburn) was one of the most famous female stars in Hollywood through most of the 1950’s and 60’s, starring in classic films like Roman Holiday, My Fair Lady, The Nun’s Story, Breakfast …
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The Bookshop - 2017 film by Isabel Coixet - Set in the 1950’s in the small fictitious town of Hardborough in Suffolk, The Bookshop is a period piece, steeped in petty English county intrigue. The story is quite straightforward, Florence (played by Emily Mortimer) is a widow who arrives in town and decides to buy …
Mr. Bates vs The Post Office, British ITV production 2024 - This mini-series of four one-hour episodes was first aired in North America on Masterpiece. Although it’s one of those ‘based on real events/characters’ stories, it’s rather unusual as the events are still ongoing and making headlines in the British press even after the series …
To many people, it seems miraculous that the Grand High Imperial Twitterbug (GHIT) and ex PREZ, Ronald Rump, has been able to pull off the most remarkable feat of political populism in ‘Murican history. It doesn’t matter what he says or does, his supporters are unwavering. He has turned his personality handicaps into strengths and …
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