XTC – “Living Through Another Cuba” (1980) Like “Enola Gay,” XTC’s “Living Through Another Cuba” is another ’80s track that looks to past atomic era
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Happy 131st Birthday Boris Karloff
Today is Boris Karloff’s 131st birthday. I first learned about him through a book I was reading as a kid called “The Three Investigators Mystery of
Happy 73rd Birthday Liza Minnelli
Today is Liza Minnelli’s 73rd birthday. She is entertainment royalty and phoenix. Just when you think she is out, from the ashes, she comes back better,
Happy 123rd Birthday Edith Ewing Bouvier Beale
Today is the 123rd birthday of the eccentric socialite and documentary film subject Edith Ewing Bouvier Beale (Big Edie). It’s no exaggeration to state that
Happy 94th Birthday James Baldwin
Today is the 94th birthday of the poet James Baldwin. The world is a better place because he was in it and still feels the loss
Happy 109th Birthday Vivian Vance
Today is the 108th birthday of the actress Vivian Vance. She didn’t make Lucy funny, she made her funnier. She was the point of reference, the voice
Happy 111th Birthday Barbara Stanwyck
Today is the 111th birthday of Barbara Stanwyck. Born Ruby Stevens, reinvented herself into an internationally-known actress, and stayed in the public eye for 60
Happy 134th Birthday Louis B. Mayer
Today is the 134th birthday of the first movie mogul, Louis B. Mayer. The world is a better place because he was in it and
Happy 84th Birthday Michael Graves
Today is the 84th birthday of the architect and designer Michael Graves. You know his products, you love his products. That dish scrubber didn’t grow
Happy 119th Birthday George Cukor
Today is the 119th birthday of George Cukor. He is responsible for almost all of my favorite classic films: Holiday, The Women, Gone With The
Happy 101st Birthday John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Today is the 101st birthday of the 35th president: JFK. Upon accepting the New York Liberal Party nomination in 1960, he is quoted as saying:
Happy 77th Birthday Nora Ephron
Today is the 77th birthday of the undeniably brilliant Nora Ephron. Her list of things she will and won’t miss after she dies is heartbreaking,
