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The Jester (1908) — Early film about a cigarette-smoking jester who makes things appear, disappear, and transform every times she exhales...



She can also make her body spin like a pinwheel and her face revolve like a mask. All 5 minutes here.


Co-star in the movie Viva Las Vegas (1964) with Elvis Presley and headliner in Las Vegas and Lake Tahoe, singer, dancer, and actress Ann-Margret was born Ann-Margret Olsson on April 28, 1941 in Valsjobyn, Sweden. She came to the United States with her parents after World War II and moved to the West Coast with her singing group around 1959. George Burns helped launch her singing career, and she soon went on to acting, starring alongside big names such as with Elvis Presley, Jack Nicholson and John Wayne, earning an Oscar nomination for Carnal Knowledge.




James Bama (April 28, 1926 – April 24, 2022) an "American Realist" famous for his western paintings that are in museums around the world was previously known as an illustrator of movie posters, illustrations, magazine covers and most notably, paperback cover paintings. He had numerous clients; the New York Giants football team, Baseball & Football Halls of Fame & the U.S. Air Force. Bama did a set of 62 covers for the Doc Savage Bantam Books paperbacks.




BigHorn Galleries

The Daily Cartoonist

Doc Savage Bantam Books Cover Art

An interview with artist James Bama – Part 1 ** (Checkout this site if you're into real art by a true master that no AI can match!)

Sage Grinder




David Bowie’s handwritten lyrics for the single Starman, which was released on April 28, 1972 in the UK. It was his 1st top 10 hit since Space Oddity in 1969 and marked the real beginning of his rise to world wide fame by introducing his androgynous alter ego Ziggy Stardust.






Finally!!

Warren Zevon Enters Rock & Roll Hall of Fame's Class of 2025

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame


The conclave to elect a new Pope will begin on May 7 according to the Holy See Press Office. Here’s all the Latin you need to follow the conclave for the election of the next pope.


Also, the word "conclave" means "with the key(s)."


In case you missed it - China in Sinai?

China’s economic relations and large investments around the Suez Canal are not new. Its growing military relations not so well known, which provides added leverage to Beijing over its European targets as well as the U.S. But given the chaos in the region, lots could go wrong and further complicates U.S.-China relations.


China, Egypt hold first joint drill near Israeli border


Had to wait until I could check the NPR transcript to be sure I heard right: "The Migration Policy Institute estimates that the number of arrests is up, but the pace of deportations is, so far, down from the last fiscal year under President Biden".


The Trump administration continues to crack down on illegal immigration


Operation Rough Rider update...


If it's taking two carrier strike groups to bombard 24/7 a small parcel of Yemen territory...the US Navy will need all 11 carrier strike groups + Britain, Japan, France, India, Italy + more not yet built to go after Iran.