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Man of Style: Travis Fimmel

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You may not recognize Travis Fimmel, but this Australian actor and former Calvin Klein underwear model plays Ragnar Lothbrok in “Vikings”, a History Channel series about one of the best-known legendary Norse heroes, who eventually becomes a Scandinavian king. Travis Fimmel may have model good looks and piercing blue eyes, but he brought to light the character of Ragnar. Unfortunately, his character met his demise at the end of season four. But don’t worry, he won’t be far from our TV and movie screens. He was recently cast as Wyatt Earp in a new historical anthology, and is set to star in […]

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How to Celebrate Cinco de Mayo

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When you think of Cinco de Mayo, you probably think about hitting up a Mexican restaurant for chips and salsa and gulping down big glasses of margaritas. I’m not a drinker (or at least not much of one), but I could probably eat my weight in chips and salsa. What most may not know is that “Cinco de Mayo—or the fifth of May—commemorates the Mexican army’s 1862 victory over France at the Battle of Puebla during the Franco-Mexican War (1861-1867).” (Source: History.com) So you want to celebrate Mexico’s victory of France? Then do it with craftiness (i.e., make your own […]

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The Greatest Art Heist in History

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“In the end, our society will be defined not only by what we create, but by what we refuse to destroy.” – John C. Sawhill “You can wipe out an entire generation, you can burn their homes to the ground and somehow they’ll still find their way back. But if you destroy their history, you destroy their achievements and it’s as if they never existed. That’s what Hitler wants and that’s exactly what we are fighting for.” – Frank Stokes, The Monuments Men BuzzFeed George Clooney and Grant Heslov once again hit it out the ballpark with this movie, based […]

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A Great Moment in American History

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I’ve watched many a movie about moments in American history. Black Hawk Down. Pearl Harbor. Saving Private Ryan. Band of Brothers. So tonight when I found myself channel surfing, I made the executive decision to watch The Great Raid, which was based on William Breuer’s book of the same name. I was lucky enough to have met Mr. Breuer on several occasions when I was a news reporter in Cleveland, Tenn. Mr. Breuer has written over 30 books, focusing on World War II, the CIA, and the FBI, as well as the Korean War. The Great Raid is about the raid at Cabanatuan where 500 American soilders were […]

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