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This Weeks’ New Must-See Shows!
You know how I always say I am often running behind? Well I dropped the ball to preview four shows that came out last week (February 27-March 5). Luckily, they’re all available for free OnDemand! Some of these shows I’ve … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, History, Reviews, shows, television, Thoughts, TV
Tagged "time travel", action, American History, Bette Davis, CIA, comedy, crime, drama, Feud: Bette and Joan, H.G. Wells, Jack the Ripper, Jessica Lange, Joan Crawford, Kathy Bates, Making History, review, Ryan Murphy, Sarah Paulson, sitcom, Taken, Time After Time, true crime
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Hidden Figures: The Movie You NEED To See!
Hidden Figures Released December 25, 2016 Rating: The incredible untold story of Katherine G. Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson – brilliant African-American women working at NASA, who served as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in history: … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, film, History, Inspiration, movies, Opinion, Reviews
Tagged bigotry, discrimination, Dorothy Vaughan, feel good movie, feminism, firsts, gender, Hidden Figures, Janelle Monae, Jim Parsons, Katherine G. Johnson, Kirsten Dunst, Mary Jackson, NACA, NASA, Octavia Spencer, pioneer, race, racism, review, segregation, space race, Taraji P. Henson, women's rights
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The International Exhibition of Sherlock Holmes
Come along now, the game’s afoot! Do you love a good mystery? I do! In The International Exhibition of Sherlock Holmes, not only do you get the goods on the creation of the finest detective of all time, but you … Continue reading
Posted in culture, Education, Entertainment, Events, History, literature, People, reading, review
Tagged denver, denver museum of nature and science, detective, exhibit, exhibition, museum, mystery, Reviews, sherlock, Sherlock Holmes, sir arthur conan doyle, The International Exhibition of Sherlock Holmes
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Walking The Halls Of Alcatraz
Three months ago, my husband and I visited Alcatraz Island during our San Francisco weekend. I keep trying to think of just one word that describes the experience, but I can’t. I can think of several though: intriguing, surprising, foreboding, … Continue reading
Posted in culture, History, Thoughts, travel
Tagged "alcatraz island", "Native Americans", "prison break", "whole world away", activism, Alcatraz, “San Francisco”, crime, echoes, ghosts, haunted, prison, tour
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The Winchester Mystery House: Bizarrely Beautiful, Beautifully Bizarre
I can’t remember when I first heard of the Winchester Mystery House – it had to be about ten years or so, but I never really researched the house or the woman: both which are shrouded in mystery. I mean, … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, History, People, Personal, travel
Tagged "historical site", "Sarah Winchester", "Winchester Rifle", architecture, “San Jose”, “Winchester Mystery House”, curse, haunted, mansion, mystery, psychic
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