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Every year since 1946, on the first Sunday in February, is the Clowns International Annual Service. It is held to honor Joseph Grimaldi, the father of modern clowning, and to celebrate those who play the fool for our entertainment.
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AS THE FATHER OF TWO BLACK TEENAGE BOYS, THIS CASE HITS CLOSE TO HOME. THIS IS THE FEAR THAT SEIZES ME WHENEVER MY BOYS ARE OUT IN THE WORLD: THAT A MAN WITH A GUN AND AN ITCHY FINGER WILL FIND THEM “SUSPICIOUS.” THAT PASSIONS MAY RUN HOT AND BLOO…
In 1934 the MPAA voluntarily passed the Motion Picture Production Code, more generally known as the Hays Code, largely to avoid governmental regulation. The code prohibited certain plotlines and imagery from films and in publicity materials produ…
When I was growing up in Pleasantville in the mid ’60s the only place that a Caucasian female breast might be seen was in the Playboy magazine that … Read more
It leads to S&M too!
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I was watching one of the myriad mindless “police action” dramas on TV is a moment of boredom. In one particular program I saw two peace officers flee and scale a high fence when confronted by two barking German shepherds.
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Iraqi activists said this picture belongs to a teenager who was brutally killed by religious police for having an “emo” hairstyle. (Courtesy of Al Tahreer News)
At least 90 Iraqi teenages were stoned to death by that country’s religious police …
Yesterday was “Super Tuesday.” The Sacramento City Council approved a plan to build a new stadium for our 13-15 basketball team in the downtown area. They claim this … Read more
The newest cool geek toy, Buckyball magnets, is turning up in the news…and the ER. For the last few days I’ve been reading about tweens accidentally swallowing two of the tiny high-powered magnets while simulating a tongue pierci…
