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3 hours ago · A new episode of a true-crime television series that will recount the killing of a Penn State professor is set to premiere Sunday evening, likely bringing renewed interest to a case that captured ...
1 day ago · Selma is a 2014 historical drama film directed by Ava DuVernay and written by Paul Webb. It is based on the 1965 Selma to Montgomery voting rights marches which were initiated and directed by James Bevel [5][6] and led by Martin Luther King Jr., Hosea Williams, and John Lewis. The film stars actors David Oyelowo as King, Tom Wilkinson as ...
1 day ago · Signature. Julia Jean " Lana " Turner (/ ˈlɑːnə / LAH-nə; [a] February 8, 1921 – June 29, 1995) was an American actress. Over a career spanning nearly five decades, she achieved fame as both a pin-up model and a film actress, as well as for her highly publicized personal life. In the mid-1940s, she was one of the highest-paid American ...
1 day ago · Rent (stylized in all caps) is a rock musical with music, lyrics, and book by Jonathan Larson. [1] Loosely based on the 1896 opera La bohème by Giacomo Puccini, Luigi Illica, and Giuseppe Giacosa, it tells the story of a group of impoverished young artists struggling to survive and create a life in Lower Manhattan's East Village, in the thriving days of the bohemian culture of Alphabet City ...
55 minutes ago · Stop by the Library for some fresh proteins, produce, prepared salads, and treats! This program is brought to you by our amazing local volunteers, Three Square, Celestial Manna, and Trader Joe's!
1 day ago · Sigmund Freud (/ f r ɔɪ d / FROYD; [2] German: [ˈziːkmʊnt ˈfrɔʏt]; born Sigismund Schlomo Freud; 6 May 1856 – 23 September 1939) was an Austrian neurologist and the founder of psychoanalysis, a clinical method for evaluating and treating pathologies seen as originating from conflicts in the psyche, through dialogue between patient and psychoanalyst, [3] and the distinctive theory of ...
1 day ago · Sati or suttee was a Hindu historical practice in which a widow should sacrifice herself by sitting atop her deceased husband 's funeral pyre. It has been linked to related Hindu practice in regions of India. In Hindu scriptures, Sati is an obligatory practice from vedas. Greek sources from around c. 300 BCE make isolated mention of sati, but ...
