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Posted by Craig on Monday, April 30th at 6:09 am One of the problems with a tossed-off reference to a long-dead character actor, as in the preceding post, is this: Not everyone will know who you re talking about (like, say, one s lovely bride...

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Those who first came to Jamestown endured many hardships: starvation, Indian attacks, sickness and even the revocation of the private charter by England in 1624. Yet through it all, they endured and eventually flourished...

If you thought it was a bonehead move for Nicolas Cage to star in a superhero movie from the director of Daredevil, you...