Monthly Archives: April 2013

79. Robert Redford And Julie Christie

  Movies…Robert Redford’s The Company You Keep For some reason, Robert Redford, The Horse Whisperer, let this movie whisper into theaters this week. No trailers of the movie appeared anywhere. The movie was not promoted on Leno or Late Night … Continue reading

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78. Katherine Heigl And Robert DeNiro

  World Hunger…Ben Affleck And The World Hunger Project Ben Affleck and a number of his Hollywood friends are supporting the World Hunger Project. The plight of the world’s hungry will be brought to the forefront as he and others … Continue reading

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77. Reese Witherspoon and Eva Mendes

On The Home Front…Bring A Child To Work Day… Don’t forget that Thursday is Bring Your Child To Work Day. Cut grandma, the baby-sitter, day care, and mom a break today and take your kids to work. Let them drive … Continue reading

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76. Tom Cruise And Olga Kurylenko

  Movies…Tom Cruise…Only The Lonely… Tom Cruise makes good movies! Tom Cruise makes good movies! From Top Gun to Days of Thunder to Mission Impossible to Minority Report to Jack Reacher, Tom Cruise makes good movies! His new movie Oblivion … Continue reading

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75. Annette Funicello, Britney Spears, And Justin Timberlake

  A Princess Lost…Annette Funicello Who was your prince and princess growing up? Last week many of us lost our princess. It wasn’t Britney Spears or Christine Aguilera or Justin Timberlake or Ryan Gosling. Hey, he might have been someone’s … Continue reading

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74. Michael Clarke Duncan And Jackie Robinson

  Giants…Michael Clarke Duncan In most stories everyone roots against the giant. As Glenn Ford makes his class realize in the old classic Blackboard Jungle, maybe it is because he is different that people dislike him. The giant I rooted … Continue reading

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73. Liza Minnelli And Julia Roberts

  Music I…Liza Minnelli And The Television Program Smash “Big mistake! Very big mistake” Those were the memorable words that Julia Robert used on the clerk that refused to wait on her in the movie Pretty Woman. Roberts, with Richard … Continue reading

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72. From Poe To Plutarch

Children’s Literature… Philadelphia Reads…A Wednesday Love of Books’ Gala. The University of Pennsylvania is teaming with Philadelphia Reads to host a FREE open house from 5-8 PM on Wednesday April 10th. You will get a chance to meet museum people, … Continue reading

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71. Geena Davis, Tom Hanks, And Baseball

  Baseball Celebrations…The All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL)….A League Of Their Own What better subject to kick off baseball season with than honoring the seventieth birthday of the The All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL). It is also a … Continue reading

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70. Martin Luther King And Rihanna

  Anniversaries…Martin Luther King, Jr…. This year marks the fiftieth anniversary of Dr, King’s famous march on Washington and his historic “I Have A Dream” speech on January 17th. Historic groups, business groups, and community groups are planning events across … Continue reading

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