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Did Cinemax Get Rid Of After Dark?

Apparently yes, Cinemax finally got rid of its adult programming block After Dark after long and consecutive 30 years of the period. Read more about Did Cinemax Get Rid Of After Dark? After Dark was supposed to be the late-night, soft-core porn for the teenagers and the adults of the cable network television generation. Cinemax has […]

Will A Victrola Ruin Records?

Victrola was a trademarked (1901) gramophone marketed by the Victor Talking Machine Company, an American record company, in 1906. It was the most popular home-based phonograph available in the 1920s and 30s. The company continued to manufacture and sell these until the late 1960s. According to Eldridge R. Johnson, the company head, the name Victrola […]

Is Jean Baptiste Grenouille a Real Person?

“In 18th century France, there lived a man who was one of the most gifted and notorious personages of his time. His name was Jean Baptiste Grenouille. And if his name had been forgotten today, it is for the sole reason that his entire ambition was restricted to a domain that leaves no trace in […]

5 Important Black Leaders in Bay Area History You Should Know

We should be doing this every day, but the 28 days in February are dedicated to highlighting and celebrating all things Black history. Black History Month is also a reminder that although many important African-American figures have paved the way to success and change for others (many of them doing this work in the Bay […]

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