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Wednesday’s Book Review: “Hitchcock: The Making of a Reputation”
Hitchcock: The Making of a Reputation. By Robert E. Kapsis. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1992. The recent movies that have been made about Alfred Hitchcock—Hitchcock (2012) and The Girl (2012), both of which deal with obsessions and misbehavior in … Continue reading
Wonderful Songs by “One-Hit-Wonders” in the 1970s
One of my guilty pleasures is varieties of music, and I especially like the “one-hit-wonders.” Here are my top ten list of wonderful songs by “one-hit-wonders,” at least at present for the decade of the 1970s. That was my high … Continue reading
The Great George Brett/Hal McRae Batting Title Race of 1976
In 1976 the expansion Kansas City Royals were in the midst of taking their first American League West division title, with a record of 90 wins and 72 losses, but just as important was the race for the American League … Continue reading
