On Sunday, November 3, PBS turned forty-four years old. Wow. That's a lot of numbers. I'd have to count with this vintage piece from Sesame Street a bunch of times to count THAT high!
Me, an hour ago on Tumblr: Scroll, scroll, scroll, scroll, scroll, scroll, scroll, scroll... Wait. What's this? Yep. It's time for a new cinematic interpretation of the Ultimate Forbidden Love. It's been seventeen years, believe it or not, when the then 17-year-old Claire Danes starred as Juliet, opposite 22-year-old Leonardo di Caprio as Romeo. This time, the…
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Just this week, I was watching an episode of Downton Abbey and one of the scenes was set in the library. Beautiful leather-bound volumes filled the vast room from floor to ceiling and covered every wall. Lord Grantham took no notice of them at all, as he stood, brandy in hand, waiting for his valet to fetch…
