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The Hobbit
Hobbit Fan Discusses Her Love of the Book and Movie

  By Ben Nussbaum • September 25, 2013 Uncategorized
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A fan of The Hobbit talks about her love of the book. Continue reading

Tagged   Arts and Culture, Literature, The Hobbit
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J. R. R. Tolkien
Tolkien Recounts the Spark That Became ‘The Hobbit’

  By Witnify • September 19, 2013 Uncategorized
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J.R.R. Tolkien describes the humble origins of The Hobbit — a student's unused exam sheet. Continue reading

Tagged   Arts and Culture, J. R. R. Tolkien, Literature, The Hobbit
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Guiding Light
A Soap Opera Fan on Why Guiding Light Should be Cancelled

  By Witnify • September 18, 2013 Uncategorized
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A dedicated soap opera fan discusses why Guiding Light should be cancelled and cites a change in writing quality as the main reason. Continue reading

Tagged   Arts and Culture, Guiding Light, TV
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Guiding Light
Actress Tina Sloan: ‘It’s Such an Important Consciousness, It’s a Time Capsule’

  By Witnify • September 18, 2013 Uncategorized
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Actress Tina Sloan , who played Lillian Raines on Guiding Light, discusses why the show should be saved and what its 72 years on television meant to America's cultural history. Continue reading

Tagged   Arts and Culture, Guiding Light, TV
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Guiding Light
Chris Villegas: "I'm Really Upset Guiding Light is Going Off"

  By Witnify • September 18, 2013 Uncategorized
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Chris Villegas, a passionate soap opera fan, explains how he feels about the cancellation and why he thinks Guiding Light should have been saved. Continue reading

Tagged   Arts and Culture, Guiding Light, TV
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Vanessa L. Williams
Vanessa Williams Reflects on Being Miss America in 1983

  By Witnify • September 17, 2013 Uncategorized
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Vanessa Williams, who was crowned Miss America on September 17, 1983 as the first African-American to win the title, talks about why she participated in the pageant. Continue reading

Tagged   Arts and Culture, Civil Rights, TV, Vanessa L. Williams, Women
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Star Trek
Leonard Nimoy in ’66 & ’67: Fans are ‘Interested But Respectful’

  By Ben Nussbaum • September 4, 2013 Uncategorized
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Leonard Nimoy, Spock on Star Trek, talks with an interviewer before and after Star Trek's first season. Continue reading

Tagged   1960s, Arts and Culture, Science Fiction, Star Trek, TV
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John Lennon
John Lennon’s Doctors on the Day He Died

  By Ben Nussbaum • August 22, 2013 Uncategorized
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The scene in the hospital and Yoko Ono's response. Continue reading

Tagged   1980s, Arts and Culture, Gun Violence, John Lennon, People
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John Lennon
Amateur Video of Crowds Mourning Lennon

  By Witnify • August 22, 2013 Uncategorized
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8mm video captures the scene at Central Park in December 1980. Continue reading

Tagged   Arts and Culture, Gun Violence, John Lennon, People
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John Lennon
Julian Lennon: ‘My Stepfather Had Been Told Not to Tell Me’

  By Witnify • August 22, 2013 Uncategorized
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Julian Lennon discusses how he heard the news and his relationship with John. Continue reading

Tagged   Arts and Culture, Gun Violence, John Lennon, People, The Beatles
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