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Joel Coen (Nov 29, 1954) is known the films Miller's Crossing (1990), Barton Fink (1991), Fargo (1996), The Big Lebowski (1998), O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000), No Country for Old Men (2007), and True Grit (2010), among many others.
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Barton Fink (3/5) Movie CLIP - He's Taken a Interest! (1991) HD - YouTube
Barton Fink movie clips: http://j.mp/1JoKpCRBUY THE MOVIE:FandangoNOW - https://www.fandangonow.com/details/movie/barton-fink-1991/1MV88b0886884a383b1f795779...
Sue Miller (Nov 29, 1943) is a novelist and short story writer who has written a number of best-selling novels, two of which have been made into feature films: The Good Mother (1988) and Inventing the Abbotts (1997).
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Sue Miller Interview - YouTube
An interview with Sue MillerFor more inspiration and interviews go to: http://www.authormagazine.org/
Peter Bergman (Nov 29, 1939 – Mar 9, 2012) was a writer and comedian, best known as a member of the Firesign Theatre, where he played Lt. Bradshaw in the Nick Danger series, as well as many other characters.
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Bless Their Strange Names - YouTube
Provided to YouTube by RhinoBless Their Strange Names · The Firesign TheatreBoom Dot Bust℗ 2000 Rhino Entertainment CompanyProducer: David OssmanProducer: Pe...
Madeleine L'Engle (Nov 29, 1918 – Sep 6, 2007) wrote A Wrinkle in Time and its sequels: A Wind in the Door, A Swiftly Tilting Planet, Many Waters, and An Acceptable Time.
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Madeleine L'Engle: "When you write, don't think!" - YouTube
Madeleine L'Engle November 29-1918 - September 6, 2007From a Veritas Forum talk at the University of California, Santa Barbara, February 9, 1998. http://veri...
Billy Strayhorn (Nov 29, 1915 – May 31, 1967) was a jazz composer known for his long collaboration with Duke Ellington. His compositions include "Take the 'A' Train", "Chelsea Bridge", "A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing", and "Lush Life".
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Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn - Take the "A" Train - YouTube
Take the "A" Train.
Viola Smith (Nov 29, 1912 – Oct 21, 2020) was a drummer in orchestras, swing bands, and popular music from the 1920s until 1975. She played five times on The Ed Sullivan Show, as well as in two films and the Broadway musical "Cabaret".
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Frances Carroll & Her Coquettes Featuring Drummer Viola Smith - YouTube
Often referred to as the most accomplished female drummer, Viola Smith has always been sensational to watch — both in 1939, when this performance took place,...
C.S. Lewis (29 Nov 1898 – 22 Nov 1963) was best known for The Screwtape Letters, The Chronicles of Narnia, and The Space Trilogy, and for his non-fiction Christian apologetics, such as Mere Christianity, Miracles, and The Problem of Pain.
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C.S. Lewis: The Friendship That Changed His Life - YouTube
Clive Staples Lewis (29 November 1898 – 22 November 1963), was an Oxford graduate and a British Army Lieutenant for the Somerset Light Infantry. He lead a li...
Louisa May Alcott (Nov 29, 1832 – Mar 6, 1888) was a writer best known for the novel Little Women (1868) and its sequels Little Men (1871) and Jo's Boys (1886), all of which have been adapted to film multiple times.
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The 'Little Women' family of Oscar fame originated in the author’s actual home - YouTube
This year’s film version of “Little Women” received six Oscar nominations, including one for best picture. Author Louisa May Alcott was inspired to write her...
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Are Big Money Fascists Coming Back To Team Trump? – Digby's Hullabaloo
They're thinking about it Rebekah Mercer with a few of Trump's henchmen The media breathlessly reported this week that the Koch Network, specifically their Americans for Prosperity Action fund, had finally decided who they would be backing for the GOP presidential nomination, former S. Carolin..
Mysterious woman tells school board that Scholastic book sparked porn addiction
On November 14, a 20-year-old woman named Lanah Burkhardt appeared before the school board of the Conroe Independent School District in Texas. Burkhardt told the board that, when she was 11, she read a Scholastic book that introduced her to "a single kiss." According to Burkhardt, her expo..
Lawsuit seeks to block law banning LGBTQ materials, explicit books in Iowa schools | News From The States
The American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa and Lambda Legal filed a lawsuit in federal court Tuesday seeking to block enforcement of parts of an Iowa law that restricts schools from teaching topics involving gender and sexuality and prohibits books involving sex acts.
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In face of threats, election workers vow: ‘You are not disrupting the democratic process’ - Stateline
Since the 2020 presidential election, state and local election officials nationwide have been bombarded with threats, as lies perpetuated by former President Donald Trump and his allies around “rigged” elections have fueled conspiracy theories and inspired violent reactions to the bureaucrats and te..
A conspiracy newspaper tries to find an audience in Britain - Columbia Journalism Review
On October 4, about a hundred people began filing into a community hall in Stroud, a pretty town in southern England that, like many of its peers, has a vein of disaffection and despondency running just under the surface. They were gathering to discuss the appearance of a new paper in the t..
Uncharitable giving - by Judd Legum - Popular Information
In the United States, the federal tax deduction for charitable giving was created in 1917. The idea was that non-profit organizations provide tangible benefits to society, and donations should be encouraged. The tax deduction effectively lowers the cost of donations to worthy causes through a public..
