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Posted by Robin on May 7, 2013 in Featured, The Arts | Comments Off on The Big Sleep, by Raymond Chandler

“Philip Marlowe here. This book was my first appearance in print. Of course, I’d been solving crimes in L.A. for years when...

Posted by Robin on Feb 3, 2012 in Architecture, Featured | Comments Off on The Dakota, New York City

Yes, it’s where John Lennon lived when he was shot in 1980, and Yoko lives there still. But The Dakota’s history, beauty, and...

Posted by Robin on Mar 11, 2010 in People | Comments Off on Person: Edward R. Murrow

Had Adolph Hitler not chosen to subjugate England during the blitz of 1939, Edward R. Murrow might be just another forgotten wartime...

Posted by Robin on Nov 29, 2009 in Music | Comments Off on Music: The Rat Pack

They called themselves “The Summit” or “The Clan.” Everyone else called them something else – The Rat...

Posted by Robin on Aug 11, 2009 in Actor | 1 comment

Humphrey Bogart had a decade of acting in Hollywood before he got his statuette. No, I don’t mean Oscar – I’m talking...