In this March 3, 2017 photo, actress Sally Field poses for a portrait in New York. The Emmy- and Oscar-winner is playing Amanda Wingfield, the fearsome Southern belle at the heart of the Tennessee Williams’ masterpiece, “The Glass Menagerie,” on Broadway.
Category: Lincoln
There are some Best Picture Oscar winners that you only need to
For every Best Picture Oscar winner like the burly caper “No Country for Old Men,” or even the endless-quotable “Forrest Gump” there are more than a handful of films like “Slumdog Millionaire” or “The Artist” that are good for one viewing and nothing further. For every Best Picture Oscar winner like the burly caper “No Country for Old Men,” or even the endless-quotable “Forrest Gump” there are more Hey, it could have been worse.
20 classic movies that were robbed of a best picture Oscar
… but not at all worth canonizing. I like “Argo” as much as the next person. It’s an enjoyable, suspenseful entertainment, crisply directed by Ben Affleck. But look 20 years into the future, and what film are you going to watch again? Steven …
Today in History
On Feb. 12, 1809, Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States, was born in a log cabin in Hardin County, Kentucky. In 1554, Lady Jane Grey, who had claimed the throne of England for nine days, and her husband, Guildford Dudley, were beheaded after being condemned for high treason.
What Ever Happened to Common Sense?
Because a book of mine has that phrase in the title, people frequently offer me their thoughts about common sense. Over time, this has amounted to a kind of informal and unscientific poll.
What Ever Happened to Common Sense?
Because a book of mine has that phrase in the title, people frequently offer me their thoughts about common sense. Over time, this has amounted to a kind of informal and unscientific poll.
George Saunders Gets Inside Lincoln’s Head
Seekers of Presidential frisson cherish the synchronous deaths of Thomas Jefferson and John Adams, on July 4, 1826, a temporal thrill doubled by the date’s being the fiftieth anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence. Another eerie conjunction belongs to February 20th, which delivered to the White House, on two occurrences a century apart, some of the keenest joy and deepest sorrow to enter the building.
Trump: White House Is ‘Elegant’
President Donald Trump called the White House “elegant,” and a “beautiful residence,” in a phone interview with The New York Times. “There’s something very special when you know that Abraham Lincoln slept there,” Trump said.
Here’s how much it would cost to buy the White House
November 1962: American First Lady Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy kneels on the floor with her son, John F. Kennedy, Jr. , playing with a wooden toy figure, inside the White House, Washington, D.C. There is a rag doll on the chair behind them. November 1962: American First Lady Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy kneels on the floor with her son, John F. Kennedy, Jr. , playing with a wooden toy figure, inside the White House, 24th November 1991: American statesman George Bush, the 41st President of the United States, reading a Christmas story to his grandchildren on Christmas Eve at the White House, Washington DC.