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Constant Comedy – Back in 1990, I spent a couple weeks that July working as a talent runner for the Just

During this year’s Oscar broadcast, one of the commercial breaks featured a trailer for a remake of the classic Oscar-winning 1961

Mike Nichols: A Life – He was born Igor Peschkowsky in 1931 to Jewish parents in Berlin, Germany. Eight years later,

Practically every weeknight, around 10 p.m., my TV is tuned to CNN, in particular “CNN Tonight”, the nightly commentary/interview show that’s

A strange thing happened early one cold winter morning as Jember Roshan rode his bike to work at the Humber River

Bob Hope’s Wartime Correspondence – It all began for Bob Hope in a low-key manner back in the spring of 1941.

Newspapers are so much more than a means of providing the news of the day. Through the diligent, dedicated work of

Legend has it that the origins of Jeopardy, one of the most popular TV game shows ever, was done as a

A Wealth of Pigeons – Steve Martin is a comedian of many talents. Once regarded as a “wild and crazy guy”

For 13 years, the first Book Banter column of the new year always meant taking one last look at the year

In the history of the rock music era, there are two instances that can be deemed as “the day the music

The project was forged in the midst of the health crisis caused by COVID-19 and brings together the valuable stories of

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