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Oppression over! Milwaukee bar allowed to hang bras up again!

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Milwaukee, your long civic nightmare is over. The Reign of Terror over Brew City has ended. The Milwaukee bras ban was lifted; bras can once hang from the rafters at a local bar. Bras were banned in Milwaukee, well only at one specific bar. This "public house" featured the ladies undergarments dangling off the ceiling as a tradition for multiple decades. … [Read more...] about Oppression over! Milwaukee bar allowed to hang bras up again!

Great Gatsby film omits main theme of Fitzgerald novel, author’s work

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"Rich girls don't marry poor boys, Jay Gatsby. Haven't you heard?" Director Baz Luhrmann's rendition of the great American novel left out the phrase that pays. The third movie version of The Great Gatsby in the last 40 years opened this weekend, and it indeed left OUT the most important line of F. Scott Fitzgerald's transcendent dialogue. It's THE phrase that defined the … [Read more...] about Great Gatsby film omits main theme of Fitzgerald novel, author’s work

F. Scott Fitzgerald: rare poem auctioned off; Gatsby opens tomorrow

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Journalists in television, radio, print and the internet LOVE to quote legendary American author F. Scott Fitzgerald. Most often, the Fitz line they'll use is: "there are no second acts in American life." And then do a feature disputing the epigram. My favorite saying of F. Scott Fitzgerald was: "The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas … [Read more...] about F. Scott Fitzgerald: rare poem auctioned off; Gatsby opens tomorrow

Churchill Downs removes press box; only cares about NBC coverage

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On Saturday, America will pretend like they still care about horse racing; if only for a day. However, Churchill Downs in Louisville, where the Kentucky Derby will be run, doesn't care about the media. The media still cares about Churchill Downs, and the Running of the Roses. However, Churchill Downs is not reciprocating this relationship. FromFox Sports … [Read more...] about Churchill Downs removes press box; only cares about NBC coverage

Maria Shriver returning to NBC News in special role

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Maria Shriver is joining NBC News as a special anchor reporting on the shifting roles, emerging power and evolving needs of women in modern life. Her mother, Eunice Kennedy Shriver was a sister of John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, and Edward Kennedy. Shriver, who has Kennedy lineage in her bloodstream, will give reports and appearances on NBC News, CNBC, MSNBC and NBC … [Read more...] about Maria Shriver returning to NBC News in special role

Jay Cutler birthday photo with Kristin Cavallari making the rounds

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I guess today was...happy birthday Jay Cutler! And there's a picture of Jay Cutler with his fiance Kristen Cavallari that's making the internet rounds today. It was first published by who else, Deadspin, they break everything nowadays. And now it's all over Twitter. I know you don't care. Or should I say it like Jay Cutler you DONNNNNNN'T CARRRRRRRREEEEE. Actually you … [Read more...] about Jay Cutler birthday photo with Kristin Cavallari making the rounds

Han Solo and Chewbacca had a falling out (video)

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I guess Han Solo and Chewbacca haven't been speaking to each other lately. And the relationship between scoundrel and wookie took a turn for the worse on ABC late last night. Harrison Ford, on to promote the Jackie Robinson/Branch Rickey biopic "42" (essay on that film, and how it teaches us how far we have to go) ended his interview on Jimmy Kimmel Live last night with … [Read more...] about Han Solo and Chewbacca had a falling out (video)

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