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This week the team of Jan and Simon Barrett, Denny Griffin, Mannie Barling, Dave Knechell and William Cobra Staubs decided to take a long hard look at an unsolved murder, the 1989 senseless killing of then 18 year old Kaitlyn Arquette. Cold cases abound, they are crimes with no leads, no suspects, and no motive. […]
What do you get when you give the fractured fairy tale treatment to the classic story of Robin Hood: a reworking of the basic plot, some slyly witty writing and topical references, top-of-the-line vocal talent? Why, of course, it’s Hoodwinked, a comical airy soufflé of a movie. Following on that relative success, a sequel, with […]
One of the more graphic scenes from the hit 1995 movie Casino, shows actor Joe Pesci’s character placing a man’s head in a vise, and squeezing until one of the guy’s eyeballs pops out. That scene was based on a real-life incident that took place in a Chicago suburb in 1962. The man who was […]
You may have noticed that over the last decade, computers have grown faster and more powerful, with more RAM, bigger hard drives, and improved processors. This is made possible by the development of better, cheaper technology, coupled with a corresponding need on the part of consumers and corporations. It has also come in response to […]
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