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Tag Archives: entertainment
Monikers/nicknames for film and movie-making hubs
The allure of stardom not only applies to those in acting, but also the geographic locations where movie magic is made. The following list identifies those places around the globe where film/movie-making has been significant enough for the city/region/nation to … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, art, Asia, branding, business, Canada, Caribbean, China, Cities, commerce, Communications, consumerism, culture, economic development, entertainment, Europe, film, fun, geography, history, India, industry, Latin America, Mexico, movies, North America, Oceania, pictures, placemaking, planning, South America, Television, theaters, tourism, Travel, UK, video
Tagged art, cinema, entertainment, film, film-making, media, movies
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Largest outdoor rodeo arenas in the US & Canada
Few sporting events can match a Western rodeo for enhancing the image of true Americana. Just the thought of a summer evening under the lights or a sunny afternoon watching courageous rodeo contestants compete in the dusty arena invokes a … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, architecture, Canada, cities, commerce, culture, economic development, entertainment, fun, geography, historic preservation, history, infrastructure, land use, Maps, pictures, placemaking, planning, product design, recreation, revitalization, spatial design, Statistics, third places, tourism, Trade, Travel, urban planning
Tagged arenas, cities, coboys, cowgirls, entertainment, fun, history, planning, rodeo, rodeo arenas, rodeos, stadiums, travel
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Tuesday tunes: Favorite cover songs
SONG COVER ARTIST ORIGINAL ARTIST Gold Day The Joy Formidable Sparklehorse Enter Sandman Weezer Metallica Don’t Be Cruel Cheap Trick Elvis Presley Stairway to Heaven Heart Led Zeppelin (Oh) Pretty Woman Van Halen Roy Orbison Mr. Tamborine Man The Byrds … Continue reading
Posted in art, entertainment, Music, music reviews, video
Tagged art, entertainment, music, music covers, video
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Tuesday Tunes: Favorite studio album by year since 1970
As a follow-up to last weeks’ list, here are my favorite albums by year since 1970. The list identifies only studio albums, not greatest hits, live, compilation, or similar types of albums. For only two years (1990 and 1999), I … Continue reading
Posted in art, culture, entertainment, fun, history, Music, music reviews, product design, video, writing
Tagged album covers, albums, entertainment, fun, lyrics, music
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Tuesday Tunes: Chronology of my favorite music artists
Below is a table identifying my favorite musical artists over the years. As can be seen, they vary from time to time, with some appearing more than once. Aerosmith, Def Leppard, Weezer, The Stills, and Wolf Alice have all accomplished … Continue reading
Posted in art, Canada, Communications, culture, entertainment, fun, history, Ireland, Music, music reviews, pictures, Radio, UK, video, writing
Tagged Aerosmith, artists, Canada, Carole King, chronology, DCFC, Def Leppard, entertainment, Fleetwood Mac, fun, Ireland, Metric, music, Pat Benatar, Pearl Jam, Phoebe Bridgers, Radiohead, Scandal, The Beatles, The Cars, The Monkees, The Stills, U2, UK, USA, Weezer, Wolf Alice
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My favorite television “dramedies”
Busy Phillips, James Franco, Linda Cardellini, Jason Segel, Seth Rogen, John Francis Daley, Martin Starr, and Samm Levine. Throw in occasional and/or guest appearances by Ann Dowd (Aunt Lydia of Handmaid’s Tale), Joanna Garcia (Reba), Rashida Jones (The Office and … Continue reading
Posted in art, branding, culture, education, entertainment, fun, historic preservation, history, schools, Television, video
Tagged dramedies, entertainment, shows, television, TV
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American music birthplace geography
From Jazz to Blues to Hip Hop and Rock ‘n Roll, there are many styles of music that populate the United States. The following map depicts the geographic location(s) where these varied forms and their sub-genres have germinated across the … Continue reading
Posted in archaeology, art, cities, commerce, Communications, culture, diversity, economic gardening, entertainment, fun, geography, historic preservation, history, humanity, inclusiveness, Maps, music, music reviews, placemaking, Radio, songs, third places, tourism, Travel, writing
Tagged art, bluegrass, blues, bomba, Boogie Woogie, Cajun, country, creole, danza, disco, entertainment, folk revival, geography, ghettotech. ghetto house, gospel, grunge, hip hop, indie, jazz, jug band, lyrics, Motown, music, music genre, outlaw, paisley underground, plena, polka, psychedelic, R & B, raggaeton, ragtime, rap, riot grrrl, rock, rockabilly, salsa, songs, soul, stride, techno, Tejano, Tin Pan Alley, western, Zydeco
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Favorite (and punniest) villain names of classic TV cartoons
Listed below are my favorite villain names from classic television cartoons (1950-1980). Some are funny, some are quite punny, and all of them successfully get the point across that these are villains without being overly scary, offensive, or gross. … Continue reading
Posted in art, cartoons, Communications, culture, entertainment, fun, Television, video
Tagged cartoons, characters, criminals, crooks, entertainment, evil-doer, fun, gangsters, hoodlums, hoods, puns, spies, television, TV, villains
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