The timeless James Bond series spans 26 full length feature films with six different men portraying Bond himself. A distinctly English series, the movie series has survived over fifty years, … [Read more...] about Collegiate Lenses: A Moonraker Drinking Game
Archives for June 2018
Salty About Radiation
In the mid-1800s, companies such as the Goodland Artificial Rain Company and the Swisher Rain Company set out to make a killing in the United States with claims of knowledge of the techniques to make … [Read more...] about Salty About Radiation
Words You Don’t Know: Misunderestimated
Everyone knows about the 1960 presidential debate between John F. Kennedy and current Vice President Richard Nixon. Onscreen for the first time, the debate brought characters out of the impersonal … [Read more...] about Words You Don’t Know: Misunderestimated
Collegiate Lenses: A Sister Wendy Drinking Game
We've already discussed a different success story in public broadcasting with our Ken Burns drinking game alongside his classic Civil War series, so it's not surprising that this week we're looking … [Read more...] about Collegiate Lenses: A Sister Wendy Drinking Game
The Sky is My Mother and I Her Bastard Child
Driving down the long stretch of barren road that leads to the airfield, I look around taking in what little scenery there is to be found. As we draw closer I stare out the window of the car and … [Read more...] about The Sky is My Mother and I Her Bastard Child
Words You Don’t Know: Cartouche
Less than ten years after the beginning of the War of the First Coalition, self-proclaimed Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte led France abroad to the shores of Northern Egypt to kick off the aptly named War … [Read more...] about Words You Don’t Know: Cartouche