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J.C. Scolder and Sgt. W.W. Watson: Qui est Corrompu?*

Posted on November 10, 2021 by cdsmiller17

A Pawn Piece (1978 play): Act II (Page 9) (This time the curtain opens on a slightly different area of the forest. There’s a sign in the middle of the stage: it can be hanging on a tree, or just … Continue reading →

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His Assassination was the First Shot in Stalin’s Great Purge

Posted on December 1, 2020 by cdsmiller17

Sergei Kirov (March 27, 1886 – December 1, 1934) On this day in history (in 1934), the man who was considered next in line from Joseph Stalin was shot in the neck while attending his offices in Leningrad (then Saint … Continue reading →

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Producer’s Couch Casts a Long Shadow

Posted on February 19, 2020 by cdsmiller17

Harvey Weinstein The “casting couch” has been a ‘fact’ of Hollywood life for so long that it even became an apocryphal joke from the set of “The Ten Commandments”. Charlton Heston, in his autobiography In The Arena, wrote that the orgy … Continue reading →

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