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And Summer's lease hath all too short a date
- Sonnet 18 - #ShakespeareSunday

And by that destiny to perform an act Whereof what's past is prologue, what to come In yours and my discharge.
-The Tempest, Act II, Scene 1
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F. Scott Fitzgerald, That Sad Young Man John C. Mosher’s 1926 Profile of F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald: “All was quiet on the Riviera, and then the Fitzgeralds arrived.”

The Great Gatsby (available at Wicked Good Books) was released 100 years ago today. Here’s a 1926 profile of F. Scott Fitzgerald from The New Yorker.
www.newyorker.com/magazine/192...

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Charlie Chaplin in Modern Times (1936)

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Hollywood studio logos from the silent era

Happy Hannukah! From Wicked Good Books and Silly Bunny Toys.

Metropolis (1927), directed by Fritz Lang

L'Arroseur Arrosé (1895), the first comedy film. Directed and produced by Louis Lumière

We are closed Wednesday and Thanksgiving Day so that our staff may enjoy the holiday with their families. We are thankful for your business and look forward to seeing you on Friday.

We’ve got the perfect cookbook for you or your host.

Things sweet to taste prove in digestion sour.
- Richard II - Act I, Scene 3
#ShakespeareSunday

Conan O'Brien reveals how Robin Williams helped him through a dark time after 'Tonight Show' firing Conan O'Brien revealed how Robin Williams unexpectedly helped him after being fired from "The Tonight Show" in 2009.

Conan O’Brien reveals how Robin Williams helped him through a dark time after ‘Tonight Show’ firing www.boston.com/culture/cele...

There’s a definite Serpico vibe.

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