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‘The Friday Afternoon Club’ Review: Growing Up Dunne
The Wall Street Journal· 3 days agoBOOKSHELF In the mid-1950s, the “Today” show ran a segment on the daily life of a young family: Dominick Dunne, who worked on the TV series “Playhouse...
Japanese Landscapers Turn Kei Trucks into Tiny Gardens
Car and Driver via Yahoo News· 14 hours ago-tamago Kei trucks have their fans on this side of the Pacific as well, though they are not really a...
St. Agnes steeple installation is 100 years in the making
Plattsburgh Press-Republican· 3 hours agoSt. Agnes Church finally got its steeple on Monday morning, 100 years and two weeks after the first...
Nick Canepa: Farewell to Willie Mays, a 6-tool star and singular sensation
U-T San Diego· 12 hours agoWillie Mays was baseball itself, playing the game with both a child’s enthusiasm and virtuoso’s...
Blue plaques unveiled for stars including Sir Norman Wisdom and Leslie Grantham
Press Association News via AOL· 9 hours agoSir Norman, best known for starring in a string of comedy films during the 1950s and 1960s, died in...
‘The Bikeriders’ Costume Designer Aged and Beat Up Leather to Create the Biker Looks
Variety via Yahoo News· 11 hours ago“The Bikeriders” costume designer Erin Benach had eight months to develop the leather jackets. Jeff...
Infantry: Software Enhanced Night Vision
Strategy Page· 14 hours agoJuly 26, 2021: American combat troops, especially the infantry, have for centuries been looking for new technology to give them an edge in combat. The army had another advantage because its ...
Giants-Cardinals Fox Telecast Gets the 1950s Treatment at Historic Rickwood Field
Mediaite· 2 days agoThe San Francisco Giants and St. Louis Cardinals squared off in the first-ever regular season Major...
All About LAUSD’s Iconic Coffee Cake: A Sweet Tradition Dating back to the 1950s
The 74 via Yahoo News· 3 days agoWhenever April Heinz’s grown children come back to Los Angeles for a visit, there is one item they...
Civil rights icon Andrew Young shares insights at Kansas Bar Association meeting
Kansas Reflector via Yahoo News· 1 day agoTOPEKA — On a Saturday drive home in the late 1950s in Alabama, Andrew Young — then a pastor and...