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    On April 28, 2022, Paramount+ premiered the first three episodes of The Offer, a limited series about the making of The Godfather, based on the experiences of the film's producer, Al Ruddy, who serves as an executive producer on the series, in which h...

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    During the shooting of a movie or after filming is completed, almost all directors show the result to at least one test screening audience. Although most filmmakers dont enjoy the experience of hearing their creations critiqued by viewers, movies often do...

    In our less-and-less-literary age, TV has gradually become the primary font of wisdom for the great mass of populationmost of us get our news from television network and cable sources, for example. Commentators on culture and society have often triedalmos...

    Perhaps you clicked on this title expecting a list on Alexander the Great. Well, you would be mistaken. While the young Alexander is famed throughout the world for his spectacular conquest of the mighty Persian empire, it was his father, King Philip II, w...

    “I'm mad,” Gay Mullins told the reporter from The Washington Post. “This makes me angry. I'm angry, and I'm mad. I feel injured. Betrayed. Like a sacred trust has been violated ... People are having anxiety headaches. They've been placed i...

    Action has been part of cinema ever since the days of The Great Train Robbery more than a century ago. But somewhere along the way filmmakers started realizing that they didn't necessarily have to couch their car chases, fight scenes, gun battles, and...

    With their 12th pick in the first round of the 1987 NBA draft, the Washington Bullets (now the Wizards) chose Tyrone “Muggsy” Bogues, a Baltimore native hot off a four-year career at Wake Forest University. Bogues was a lightning-fast point guard known fo...

    SMART NEWSHistory of NowIn 1973, a Leak at the Supreme Court Broke News of an Imminent Ruling on Roe v. WadeNearly 50 years later, a similar disclosure revealed that the court is poised to overturn legalized abortion in the U.S.Demonstrators at a pro-choi...

    Rhetoric is only as potent as its source materialthis is why any allusion to the Salem Witch Trials of 1692 is so effective. What comes immediately to mind is the hideous and completely unfound legal proceedingsbased mostly on superstition, irrational par...

    This lister is not an expert on the literature of every language on Earth, and since there are well over 6,000 more, follow-ups are certainly welcome. These entries are listed in no particular order. You are welcome to suggest other runners-up if you feel...

    For some reason, the world is enthralled with the idea of the impostor. Theyre sneaky, deceitful, and devoid of moralsbut dang it, they do it with style. For example, one of the most famous impostors in recent history is Frank Abagnale, inspiration for th...

    Weve all heard of the Pyramids of Gizathousands of years old, and just about the most famous buildings of all time. But ancient Egypt doesnt have a monopoly on pyramid construction; mankind ever since has been pretty keen on the idea, coming up with all k...

    Your relationship with Orson Welles probably depends on your age. For some, he’s the pioneering director of 1941’s Citizen Kane. For others, Welles is the burly, bearded spokesman for Paul Masson wines. And for toy fans, he is the voice of Unicron, the se...

    People generally agree on what makes an animal adorable, and theres a good reason for that. What we consider cute is determined by our evolution, which ensures we pay attention to human babies.This has spilled over into other animals, and for the most par...

    Winning a battle or moving valuable cargo around the world is no easy task. To be successful, sometimes you have to get creative and deceive your adversary. Often, the best strategy is to trick your opponent into underestimating you or to otherwise employ...

    Its generally accepted that Christopher Columbus has been taking credit for a discovery that he didnt really make, but that hasnt stopped the celebration of Columbus Day. Schoolchildren of all ages are lauded with the myth-as-history tales of Columbuss su...

    History is filled with rulers whose reigns lasted long after their welcome. However, some rulers were in charge for only brief periods of time. Here are 10 examples of the shortest-reigning leaders throughout history whose reigns were cut short for bizarr...

    Theres nothing so pleasurable that humanity cant turn it into a contest. Even the joys of a simple meal have been co-opted into a sport by making consumption competitive. Competitive eating, as it is known, has grown in recent years and has spread across ...

    If you live in the the United States (and even if you dont) youve probably heard about a number of the countrys prominent historical figures. But what about the history of those who were there before? Even many Americans know very little of Native America...