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Luxury Is a State of Mind

Lifestyle February 19, 2025

The word luxury brings up an image of wealth and elegant living of the very rich and famous. Yes this is true but one can obtain a luxury lifestyle at affordable prices, it may...

Ingrid Bergman, Iconic Radiance, Resilience, and Style

Style February 17, 2025

When I think of a legend and an icon of the silver screen, Ingrid Bergman comes to mind, she emerged as one of the...

Favorite Foreign Films – Part Two

Movies February 12, 2025

Like many Americans I was introduced to foreign language films in college. My friends and I would go see some of the latest art...

Favorite Foreign Films – Part One

Film February 10, 2025

Like many Americans I was introduced to foreign language films in college. My friends and I would go see some of the latest art...

Best Auto Racing Movies

Bits & Pieces February 5, 2025

Le Mans The 1971 Le Mans movie stars actor and real-life race car driver Steve McQueen. The movie is about an intense rivalry between two...

Classic Celebrity Auto Racers

Cars February 3, 2025

Classic Celebrity Auto Racers The thrill, adrenaline rush, speed, challenge, and escape of auto racing has been a seductive lure of a ‘real life experience’...

Some Favorite Poems

Literature January 29, 2025

I enjoy reading a poem with my morning coffee – poetry is coffee for the soul. Each poem captures a particular moment of life,...

Retro Futurism Redefined, a History of Steampunk

Film January 27, 2025

Steampunk, the seductive blend of Victorian elegance and industrial grit, where the gears of imagination churn as wildly as my own twisted mind. Let...

Classic Men – The Best Style Icons of the 1960s

Bits & Pieces January 22, 2025

Contrary to today’s perception, 1960s men’s fashion and style was not dominated by hippy bell bottoms, sandals, and flower shirts. The 1960s were about...

The Henry Carey- Abraham Lincoln Revolution That Built the Modern World

Culture January 20, 2025

Note: This is the third article in a series on the Benjamin Franklin, George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, Henry Clay, Henry Carey, Abraham Lincoln American...

Green and Gold Movie Release, January 2025

Bits & Pieces January 15, 2025

An independent heartfelt drama film that celebrates American family farmers will be released in 1,000 U.S. theaters January 31, 2025. The film is a...