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Space Ace: The Second Big LaserDisc Arcade Hit
Space Ace is Don Bluth’s less-successful follow up to Dragon’s Lair. Much of the same development team from Dragon’s Lair worked on Space Ace, and the arcade cabinet utilized the [...]
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a man has no destination at the end of the road
“You realize that a man can take a train and never reach his destination, that a man has no destination at the end of the road, but that he merely [...]
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A Brief History of Freak Shows
Gaping at others for entertainment is a centuries-old pastime. Already in sixteenth-century Europe, ‘wonders of nature’ or ‘freaks of nature,’ a term used for humans as well as animals, were [...]
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From racquetball to jazzercise: A look at iconic ’80s fitness trends
The 1980s was a decade where appearances mattered more than ever. The image-conscious Baby Boomers were turning to exercise to fight off impending middle age, and dragging both their children [...]
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Honest Ed’s: There’s no place like this place… anyplace!
Honest Ed’s was located at 581 Bloor St W (between Bathurst St and Markham St) in the Mirvish Village neighborhood of Toronto. Ed Mirvish & His Beloved Store. The discount [...]
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When Dale Earnhardt Won by Losing
February 16, 1997: With less than 10 laps to go in the Daytona 500, Dale Earnhardt (in 2nd place) flips on the backstretch ending his chances at winning his very [...]
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Bessie Love: Silent Film Heartbreaker
This sweet little heartbreaker scandalously wearing bib overalls and not much else is Bessie Love. This photo was taken over 100 years ago, in 1917… Except for the sepia tone, [...]
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Moriwaki Kawasaki Z1000
Wayne Gardner on a Moriwaki Kawasaki Z1000 in front of Barry Sheene on a Works Yamaha YZR500 at Oliver’s Mount road race circuit in Scarborough, England back in 1981. TT [...]
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I regarded lust as offensive and even cruel
“But on top of all that, the feelings about Princess, I’d also gone through an entire year of celibacy based on my feeling that lust was the direct cause of [...]
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Irwindale Speedway Demolished
Irwindale Speedway is finally, actually gone. We knew the day was coming for Southern California’s historic House of Drift but, maybe foolishly, there was a shred of hope so [...]
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King Tut: A Classic Blockbuster Museum Exhibition That Began as a Diplomatic Gesture
President Richard Nixon hung on to the brass rail of a Victorian parlor car, leaning out the window and waving to cheering crowds. The train huffed from Cairo to Alexandria, [...]
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