The Flying Deuces, 1939
A film by A. Edward Sutherland
The hilarious duo joins the foreign legion to escape doldrums after a slump Ollie’s romantic life. They get in a heap of trouble when they try to desert, and things go from bad to worse. Will they face the firing squad, or find a way out of this crazy mess? (Browse our Movie Archive)
Publisher Hugh Hefner was controversial, but he is credited with changing American society, and bringing sexuality into the public discourse. Many award winning 20th century writers penned articles for playboy, but the magazine’s most powerful attraction was always its nude centerfold. It was shocking to a more socially conservative nation back in 1953, when the first issue debuted, featuring Marilyn Monroe.
Watch coverage of High Hefner’s death, and legacy.
Watch President Donald Trump in Joint Press Conference with Spain PM Mariano Rajoy
WATCH THE CNN TOWN HALL DEBATE – LINDSEY GRAHAM, BILL CASSIDY VS BERNIE SANDERS, AMY KLOBUCHAR (9/25/2017)
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Charlie Chaplan Festival, by Charles Chaplan
Four Chaplan shorts from 1917: The Adventurer, The Cure, Easy Street and The Immigrant, presented with music and sound effects. The collection was produced in 1938. (Browse our Movie Archive)
Watch President Obama’s speech on Wednesday at the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation.
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Watch a man build a primitive hut with clay roof tiles, using a stone axe, which he also made. He uses natural materials, and employs ancient building techniques.
He makes everything himself, including the clay tiles, and cuts his own woods from the forest. It’s an impressive achievement, and very labor intensive.
President Trump participated in his first 911 memorial event on Monday, recognizing the tragic loss of life that occurred on September 11, 2001. The nation’s worst terrorist attack triggered a runaway chain of events,leading to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and the rise of ISIS.
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