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Today we have a fun bonus episode for you talking about 2 recent Netflix romcoms- La Dolce Villa, The Most Beautiful Girl in the World Check out THE SUMMER OF STARTING OVER by Savannah Carlisle (ad) https://amzn.to/42ogCry New merch store! https://hallmarkies.dashery.com/ Follow Mitu at The Pilot Podcast on twitter https://twitter.com/thepilotpod Listen to The Pilot Podcast https://thepilotpodcast.simplecast.com/ Don't miss HEARTLAND and MYSTIC on Uptv Faith and Family Go to upfaithandfamily.com/hallmarkies today to sign up for your 14- day free trial. Join the patreon or give a one time donation on ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/hallmarkiespodcast Support the patreon https://www.patreon.com/hallmarkies Please support the W Rated podcast https://open.spotify.com/show/2x7Ag7oDjg1e9mKOw9eGDO?si=TPpqMslUQ4Kgw1oftXVT4A&nd=1 For all of our 2021 Christmas Season coverage https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXv4sBF3mPUArQQNyFLq7uEL0-NVuvQhs For all of our Christmas Coverage https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXv4sBF3mPUDo41tHqhkjHCvedmZwLzHx For all of our interviews https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXv4sBF3mPUA_0JZ2r5fxhTRE_-RChCj Check out the merch store https://teepublic.com/stores/hallmarkies?utm_campaign=Hallmarkies&utm_medium=8581&utm_source=affiliat Please support the podcast on patreon at https://www.patreon.com/hallmarkies Follow us on ITunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/hallmarkies-podcast/id1296728288?mt=2 https://twitter.com/HallmarkiesPod on twitter @HallmarkiesPodcast on Instagram Check out our website HallmarkiesPodcast.com Follow Rachel's blog at http://rachelsreviews.net Follow Rachel on twitter twitter.com/rachel_reviews Follow Rachel's Reviews on youtube https://www.youtube.com/c/rachelsreviews Follow Rachel on facebook www.facebook.com/smilingldsgirlreviews Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Howdy folks it's the first new episode since 2023!!!Featuring:Booker Little/"Moods In Free Time"/Out Front/1965World Saxophone Quartet/"Touchic"/Live in Zurich/1984Edmund Hall Swingtet/"It's Been So Long"/Complete BlueNote Sessions/1944Clifford Jordan/"Laconia"/Cliff Craft/1957Sam Most/"The Humming Blues"/Flute Flight/1976Frank Wess+Frank Foster/"Dill Pickles"/2 Franks Please/1956Noble Sissle Orchestra/"Loveless Love"/ST/1930Ornette Coleman/"Zig Zag"/Empty Foxhole/1966Lester Bowie/"Lonely Woman"/Fast Last!/1974Sonny Rollins/"The Most Beautiful Girl in the World"/Tenor Madness/1956Nina Simone/"Mood Indigo"/Little Girl Blue/1957

Gurdip's on vacation and between day jobs and personal emergencies, timing isn't lining up just yet Part 2 of the Nashville sessions, so Bec and Justin got together for a quick spur of the moment episode and managed to rope in John Michael Heath of EAP Society for a loose Elvis discussion among the three. The team discusses John & his father's Elvis artifacts in their collection, favorite Elvis movies, the 1969 American Sound Sessions and the 1970 Nashville Marathon both come up, as well as John's recent acquisition of Memphis photographer William Speer's non-Elvis collection of decades worth of photos. For Song of the Week, John revisits a 1969 track previously featured as SotW (early in our run by Gurdip's nephew Roman) to give his heartfelt interpretation of Elvis' reading of Johnny Christopher's "Mama Liked The Roses." Justin's Song of the Week similarly focuses on a surprising, unexpected alternate interpretation of the December 1973 Stax recording "Your Love's Been A Long Time Coming" direct from the mouth of its writer, Rory Bourke, as well as a mini-SOTW side discussion on a January 1974 Las Vegas one-liner Elvis sang of the Rory Bourke co-write, Charlie Rich's "The Most Beautiful Girl." If you'd like to hear more from John and Jamie Kelley, please visit youtube.com/EAPSociety or EAPSociety.com for details on their upcoming "Spring Festival" event in Iowa. If you enjoy TCBCast, please consider supporting us with a donation at Patreon.com/TCBCast. Your support allows us to continue to provide thoughtful, provocative, challenging and well-researched perspectives on Elvis's career, his peers and influences, and his cultural impact and legacy. 

John Williams recently celebrated his 91st birthday.  He's rightfully considered the most popular and perhaps the greatest film composer of all time!  His too-many-to-list credits include Jaws, Star Wars I through IX, E.T. The Extra Terrestrial, Jurassic Park, Indiana Jones series, and Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone.  What are the tools of John Williams' craft?  What are some of his composition techniques and his creative influences?  What are the various musical experiences aside from being a film composer that have helped shape his musicianship?  Besides discussing his early background, we will be focusing on 2 very different and seldom discussed scores to explore his style through his scores to Sabrina (1995) and Images (1972) To help me discuss this is my guest, Dr. Frank Lehman, an associate professor of Tufts University.  He is a music theorist and a film musicologist who has specialized in study of John Williams, Hans Zimmer, and film score music in general.  His many articles and peer-reviewed papers, including his massive ongoing catalog and commentary of all Star Wars themes can be found through his website at https://franklehman.com/ What is your favorite John Williams score or theme?  Let me know by telling me directly at https://www.speakpipe.com/MusicianToolkit or you can send me a written message at https://www.davidlanemusic.com/contact This episode uses several musical clips to accompany our discussion of the music. (Note: these music clips play on the podcast feed only, not on the YouTube video.) In order of appearance, here is the full list of clips.  All music is composed by John Williams except where otherwise noted. 10:05 "Hedwig's Theme" from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 12:32 "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World" from The John Tanner Touch 13:28 Opening from "You Are Welcome" a documentary about Newfoundland 14:35 "Pajama Game" from Not With My Wife, You Don't 16:00 Main Title from Tarantula - music by Henry Mancini 16:31 Theme from Peter Gunn - music by Henry Mancini 17:26 Theme from To Kill a Mockingbird - music by Elmer Bernstein 18:27 "Good-bye Willy" from Death of a Salesman - music by Alex North 19:30 "The Swamp" from Psycho by Bernard Herrmann 20:37 "The Nightmare" from Vertigo by Bernard Herrmann 21:30 Overture to the School of Scandal by Samuel Barber 21:55 Commando March by Samuel Barber 28:37 "Theme from Sabrina" from Sabrina 29:40 ("Theme from Sabrina" from Sabrina) 30:12 ("Theme from Sabrina" from Sabrina) 31:47 "Moonlight" (with Sting) from Sabrina 32:45 "How Can I Remember" from Sabrina 33:33 "Nantucket Visit" from Sabrina 34:29  "Linus' New Life" from Sabrina 40:13  Amériques by Edgar Varese 42:03 "In Search of Unicorns" from Images 44:36 "Killing Marcel" from Images 45:51 "Blood Moon" from Images 47:52 "Reflections" from Images 48:44 "Miracle of the Ark" from Raiders of the Lost Ark 49:35 "Barry's Abduction" from Close Encounters of the Third Kind 50:08 "Diving Away from Trouble" from War of the Worlds 51:17 "The Mecha World" from A.I. Artificial Intelligence 53:40 "The Imperial Attack" from Star Wars 54:06 "Map Room: Dawn" from Raiders of the Lost Ark   You can find this episode and links to this show on all podcast apps from https://musiciantoolkit.podbean.com/ . If you enjoyed this, please give it a rating and review on the podcast app of your choice.  You can also now find the podcast at https://www.davidlanemusic.com/toolkit You can follow David Lane AND the Musician Toolkit podcast on Facebook @DavidMLaneMusic, on Instagram and TikTok @DavidLaneMusic, and on YouTube @davidlanemusic1 This episode is sponsored by Fons, an online platform that helps private teachers of all types (music, yoga, martial arts, academic tutoring, coaches, etc) with smooth, automated assistance such as securing timely automatic payments and scheduling.  Click here for more information or to begin your free trial.

Exiled from Cuba after the revolution, Isabel Perez has learned to guard her heart and protect her family at all costs, but what happens when her sister Beatriz suddenly disappears? Tune in for a discussion with Chanel Cleeton on her new #novel Our Last Days in Barcelona. #MomentsWithMarianne with host Marianne Pestana airs every Tuesday at 3PM PST / 6PM EST and every Friday at 10AM PST/ 1PM EST in the Southern California area on KMET1490AM & 98.1 FM, ABC Talk News Radio affiliate! Chanel Cleeton is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of Reese Witherspoon Book Club pick Next Year in Havana, When We Left Cuba, The Last Train to Key West, and The Most Beautiful Girl in Cuba. Originally from Florida, Chanel grew up on stories of her family's exodus from Cuba following the events of the Cuban Revolution. Her passion for politics and history continued during her years spent studying in England where she earned a bachelor's degree in International Relations from Richmond, The American International University in London and a master's degree in Global Politics from the London School of Economics & Political Science. Chanel also received her Juris Doctor from the University of South Carolina School of Law. www.chanelcleeton.com For more show information visit: www.MariannePestana.com#bookclub #readinglist #books #bookish #healing #MariannePestana #author #authorinterview #fiction #kmet1490am

This episode is dedicated to all of the animal-lovers out there! We continue with the second installment of "Horsin' Off: a Harold Story" (@ 0:51) and stay down on the farm with "Farm Fresh" (@ 17:24). We are pleased to have Alli Goldberg join us again as "The Most Beautiful Girl in the Barn" as Ken performs as her swine-loving swain.

Today on the show we have Arthur Lizie, who has a new book coming out on November 15 called Prince On Prince: Interviews And Encounters.Prince is one of those artists I have loved as long as I can remember but never truly learned much about his story. Through Arthur's book I have discovered why. Prince's relationship with the press was on-again, off-again at best and he did an amazing job at keeping the mystique around his name.I love the way this book reads with chronological interviews that give us a sense of where the artist was at particular times in his life. In this episode, we discuss some specific songs and talk about a feud Prince had with the Foo Fighters.Buy the book here. https://www.songfacts.com/https://www.facebook.com/songfactshttps://twitter.com/Songfactshttp://pantheonpodcasts.com/https://twitter.com/pantheonpods Hosted and Edited by  Corey O'Flanaganhttps://twitter.com/ofe1818https://www.instagram.com/coreyofe/corey@songfacts.com Songfacts Podcast Spotify Playlisthttps://open.spotify.com/playlist/3IThMW5yB8XnFh5cS2gTxR?si=KAhiqWRcSIy5uxb2sZPFTA This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts.

NOW YOU CAN CLICK ON THE TIMELINE TO FIND YOUR FAVORITE SEGMENT(S) OR LISTEN TO THE WHOLE SHOW! Please check out our full TWO-HOUR radio show, or snippets contained within, from Wednesday, October 12, 2022, wherein we discussed: 0:00 - Hello, Introduction, Update, and Today's Show Details 4:11 - Why Do We Do LIVE Radio Shows? 8:07 - "Arrogant Al" Entered the Fray! 9:12 - Paul and Al Put the "Singing" Aspect to Rest .... Once and for ALL! 18:11 - Former Guest, Emily Fine, Gets INTERNATIONAL Attention! 21:25 - LIVE SINGING Segment, wherein the CH0 Singing Group, including "Cannabis Carl", "Hicksville Harry", and "Operatic Olivier" came in to sing "Knock Three Times", by Tony Orlando and Dawn. As Al always says, what could possibly go wrong? 44:23 - Part 1 of Paul's Interview With Author, MEGAN WHITMER 1:15:48 - Recent Passing Away of Noted Celebrities 1:23:31 - LIVE SINGING Segment, wherein the HOB Singing Group, including "Hicksville Harry", "Operating Olivier", and "Battling Bubba" came in to sing "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World", by Charlie Rich!. As Al always says, what could possibly go wrong? 1:33:33 - Part 2 of Paul's Interview With Author, MEGAN WHITMER As a reminder, you can catch all of our live shows on Wednesdays at 11:00 am (ET) on "Impact Radio USA", through the following site: http://www.ImpactRadioUSA.com (click on LISTEN NOW) (NOTE: Each live show is also repeated at 2:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m., and 5:00 am on the next day) Enjoy!

In our newest segment, one which reflects on our complete lack of judgement and discernment, we present LIVE SINGING, the segment that features various singers "singing" (yes, that word was intentionally placed within quotation marks!) some of your favorite songs! On today's show, the HOB Singing Group, featuring "Hicksville Harry", "Operatic Olivier", and "Battling Bubba" came in to sing, "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World", by Charlie Rich. As Al often says, what could POSSIBLY go wrong???

NOW YOU CAN CLICK ON THE TIMELINE TO FIND YOUR FAVORITE SEGMENT(S) OR LISTEN TO THE WHOLE SHOW! Please check out our full TWO-HOUR radio show, or snippets contained within, from Wednesday, October 12, 2022, wherein we discussed: 0:00 - Hello, Introduction, Update, and Today's Show Details 4:11 - Why Do We Do LIVE Radio Shows? 8:07 - "Arrogant Al" Entered the Fray! 9:12 - Paul and Al Put the "Singing" Aspect to Rest .... Once and for ALL! 18:11 - Former Guest, Emily Fine, Gets INTERNATIONAL Attention! 21:25 - LIVE SINGING Segment, wherein the CH0 Singing Group, including "Cannabis Carl", "Hicksville Harry", and "Operatic Olivier" came in to sing "Knock Three Times", by Tony Orlando and Dawn. As Al always says, what could possibly go wrong? 44:23 - Part 1 of Paul's Interview With Author, MEGAN WHITMER 1:15:48 - Recent Passing Away of Noted Celebrities 1:23:31 - LIVE SINGING Segment, wherein the HOB Singing Group, including "Hicksville Harry", "Operating Olivier", and "Battling Bubba" came in to sing "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World", by Charlie Rich!. As Al always says, what could possibly go wrong? 1:33:00 - Part 2 of Paul's Interview With Author, MEGAN WHITMER As a reminder, you can catch all of our live shows on Wednesdays at 11:00 am (ET) on "Impact Radio USA", through the following site: http://www.ImpactRadioUSA.com (click on LISTEN NOW) (NOTE: Each live show is also repeated at 2:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m., and 5:00 am on the next day) Enjoy!

In our newest segment, one which reflects on our complete lack of judgement and discernment, we present LIVE SINGING, the segment that features various singers "singing" (yes, that word was intentionally placed within quotation marks!) some of your favorite songs! On today's show, the HOB Singing Group, featuring "Hicksville Harry", "Operatic Olivier", and "Battling Bubba" came in to sing, "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World", by Charlie Rich. As Al often says, what could POSSIBLY go wrong???

A century ago, Sydney chorus girl Eve Gray won a beauty competition and shot to national fame. 'Australia's Most Beautiful Girl' was soon a theatrical leading lady. But Eve discovered that being a celebrity came with a dark side. Nevertheless, she was to persist with her performance career, winning critical respect on stage and screen, working with the likes of Alfred Hitchcock and Errol Flynn. Part 2 and an extensive image gallery are available now for Patreon supporters. To support: www.patreon.com/forgottenaustralia See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

What If I Created A Music Career That Looked Like This Feat. Bree NobleIn this episode Durell is joined by singer/songwriter, podcast host, music educator and consultant Bree Noble. Durell and Bree begin the episode talking about how they got connected. Durell shares that he discovered Bree via a couple of past guests Briana Ruelas and Katie Zaccardi. Bree shares that she is originally from Northern California but currently resides in Southern California. Durell shares that he loves educating creatives because he sees education is often the missing link that stops them from being successful. Durell shares that the beautiful thing about doing music in today's DIY era is the ability to create a music career on the terms that you see fit as an indie creative. Durell asks Bree about her earliest memories of music and she shares that she would sing a song by Charlie Rich entitled “The Most Beautiful Girl” and she would record herself singing with the radio. Durell asks Bree about what made her decide to leave her very successful corporate career in finance to pursue a music career. She shares that she spent 10 years trying to pursue music while still working a corporate job which wasn't working but the turning point came when she made the decision to quit her corporate career to raise her daughter. Bree shares that she asked herself the question of what things would look like if she approached building her music career as an actual business because she wasn't taking that approach up until that point. She shares that relationship building and using resources to create opportunities was very instrumental in her beginning to see success. Durell shares that most indie creative brains don't function in a way that causes them to take the type of approach that Bree took to move her music career along on her terms. Bree also shares that she was glad she had to take the approach that she did because she is very much of a control freak and didn't really like the idea of a label telling her what to do.Durell and Bree talked about the places that she would perform at when she was actively touring and doing shows. She shares that she was very non-traditional when it came to the places she performed. She would perform at churches, conventions, and women's groups because her music was more inspirational and Christian based. She shares that she would perform her life story in song which she enjoyed because the demographic of women really resonated with her. She shares that she would also perform at non-profits which one in particular supported those who are visually impaired because Bree was born with glaucoma. Durell and Bree talk about her expansion into the media space and why she decided to create a radio station that highlighted indie female artists called Women Of Substance Radio. She shared that the station really started as a hobby because she wanted to listen to quality music and since this was before streaming there was no way to create playlists so she created an online radio station. She shares that the station eventually became a podcast which still runs today. She shares that she felt there wasn't enough representation of women being highlighted in the mainstream indie space which is why she wanted to highlight the best music she could find and get them heard by more people. Durell and Bree talk about her being the host of the “Profitable Musician Podcast” where she teaches creatives how to tap into multiple streams of income. She is also the creator of a signature framework called “The Musicians Profit Path” which she has presented at several music industry conferences and is also a best selling book on Amazon.Durell and Bree end the episode talking about some of the educational programs that she created such as the Female Musician Academy and Rock Your Next Release. She shared that wanted to create a community and space where women can be free to discuss and learn from each other and be transparent about their experiences building a music career in today's ecosystem and marketplace.For more information on Bree Noble, please visit her social media platforms and websites below:Bree Noble Stand Alone- http://www.breenoble.comProfitable Musician-https://profitablemusician.com/Women Of Substance Radio- http://www.wosradio.com/Social MediaInstagram- @profitablemusicianllc

What If I Created A Music Career That Looked Like This Feat. Bree NobleIn this episode Durell is joined by singer/songwriter, podcast host, music educator and consultant Bree Noble. Durell and Bree begin the episode talking about how they got connected. Durell shares that he discovered Bree via a couple of past guests Briana Ruelas and Katie Zaccardi. Bree shares that she is originally from Northern California but currently resides in Southern California. Durell shares that he loves educating creatives because he sees education is often the missing link that stops them from being successful. Durell shares that the beautiful thing about doing music in today's DIY era is the ability to create a music career on the terms that you see fit as an indie creative. Durell asks Bree about her earliest memories of music and she shares that she would sing a song by Charlie Rich entitled “The Most Beautiful Girl” and she would record herself singing with the radio. Durell asks Bree about what made her decide to leave her very successful corporate career in finance to pursue a music career. She shares that she spent 10 years trying to pursue music while still working a corporate job which wasn't working but the turning point came when she made the decision to quit her corporate career to raise her daughter. Bree shares that she asked herself the question of what things would look like if she approached building her music career as an actual business because she wasn't taking that approach up until that point. She shares that relationship building and using resources to create opportunities was very instrumental in her beginning to see success. Durell shares that most indie creative brains don't function in a way that causes them to take the type of approach that Bree took to move her music career along on her terms. Bree also shares that she was glad she had to take the approach that she did because she is very much of a control freak and didn't really like the idea of a label telling her what to do.Durell and Bree talked about the places that she would perform at when she was actively touring and doing shows. She shares that she was very non-traditional when it came to the places she performed. She would perform at churches, conventions, and women's groups because her music was more inspirational and Christian based. She shares that she would perform her life story in song which she enjoyed because the demographic of women really resonated with her. She shares that she would also perform at non-profits which one in particular supported those who are visually impaired because Bree was born with glaucoma. Durell and Bree talk about her expansion into the media space and why she decided to create a radio station that highlighted indie female artists called Women Of Substance Radio. She shared that the station really started as a hobby because she wanted to listen to quality music and since this was before streaming there was no way to create playlists so she created an online radio station. She shares that the station eventually became a podcast which still runs today. She shares that she felt there wasn't enough representation of women being highlighted in the mainstream indie space which is why she wanted to highlight the best music she could find and get them heard by more people. Durell and Bree talk about her being the host of the “Profitable Musician Podcast” where she teaches creatives how to tap into multiple streams of income. She is also the creator of a signature framework called “The Musicians Profit Path” which she has presented at several music industry conferences and is also a best selling book on Amazon.Durell and Bree end the episode talking about some of the educational programs that she created such as the Female Musician Academy and Rock Your Next Release. She shared that wanted to create a community and space where women can be free to discuss and learn from each other and be transparent about their experiences building a music career in today's ecosystem and marketplace.For more information on Bree Noble, please visit her social media platforms and websites below:Bree Noble Stand Alone- http://www.breenoble.comProfitable Musician-https://profitablemusician.com/Women Of Substance Radio- http://www.wosradio.com/Social MediaInstagram- @profitablemusicianllc

This is the 3rd and final chapter of Prince's Discography (as well as the final episode of the season)! Thank you so much for tuning in and I hope you will join me for Season 3 in 2022! After having the tough job of ranking 40 albums in Prince's career, I could use a breather before returning in December for the 2021 Retrospective episodes. For now, "Let's Go Crazy" as I count down my top 10 favorite Prince albums of all time! Whether you're saving up for a "Little Red Corvette" or hoping to dance with "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World", remember your listener support is always appreciated. Did your favorite make this week's list? Tune in and find out! Follow this podcast on Instagram @randumb.albumb --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/randumb-albumb/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/randumb-albumb/support

In this episode: Simi and her former benefactor, MC Morris (2:29) Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria 2021 (6:01 ) Annie and 2baba (8:36 ) Israel and his unsolicited advice

Mitchel Ihezue popularly known as "Ugochi"  joins Divine Umeh in this informative episode where she shares her experience with contesting for and emerging as the winner of the Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria and then further emerging as  Miss World Top Model 2017. Ugochi narrates the realities and struggles she encountered during her time at the Miss world pageant and touches on things she wished she knew before embarking on the journey. She debunks some of the myths behind pageantry in Nigeria and shares some  strategies for standing out and winning at the Miss World Pageant.Ugochi talks about her decision to go back to school and do her MBA, the struggles of  balancing school and her social life,  battling depression, considering deferring school, her love for art and phobia for paint, starting a textile design business, being a cat mom, seeking therapy and learning to love herself.Dee Digest is a storytelling advice podcast that shares personal life experiences and challenges to help you navigate life in your 20s or life in general. Divine and rotating guests tell stories, give advice and act as cautionary tales so you don't make the same mistakes they did.Stay connected with us and join the conversation on all our social media platforms @DeeDigest. Feel free to send your burning questions, dilemmas and challenges to us at deedigest69@gmail.com or on  our social media platforms.Be sure to rate Dee Digest 5-stars on Apple Podcasts and other streaming platforms!Follow  the Dee Digest Podcast: @DeeDigest and Subscribe to our YouTube channelConnect with our guest Mitchel Ihezue @Mitchel_Ihezue on InstagramFollow the host Divine Umeh on all social media platforms: @divineumehSubscribe to her YouTube Channel: youtube.com/c/deeexperienceNew episodes every Thursday. Subscribe now so you don't miss Episode 6!Support the show:  https://www.patreon.com/DivineUmeh​Support the show

The Most Beautiful Girl in Cuba: By Chanel Cleeton Website: https://gobookmart.com "In this powerful, page-turner, Chanel Cleeton has interwoven the stories of three unforgettable historical women against the fiery backdrop of the Spanish-American war and the Cuban fight for freedom from the Spanish. Using the brave acts of real-life historical women as inspiration, The Most Beautiful Girl in Cuba shines the light on the fierce women who played a critical role in this important juncture in time -- women who are determined not to be forgotten." —Marie Benedict, New York Times bestselling author of The Mystery of Mrs. Christie “Cleeton always delivers! This time, with The Most Beautiful Girl in Cuba, a well-researched tale set against the backdrop of a newspaper war. With moguls determined to drag the United States into the conflict between Cuba and Spain, this novel's women--the reporter, the revolutionary, and the beauty--are all brought vividly to life in a lovingly rendered novel about the triumphs and tragedies of war.” —Stephanie Dray, New York Times bestselling author of The Women of Chateau Layfayette “Grace Harrington is my new favourite heroine. I was absolutely fascinated by the world of stunt girl reporters and newspaper wars that she throws herself into, just as I was equal parts enthralled and heartbroken by the story of Evangelina Cisneros, the most beautiful – and courageous – girl in Cuba. And how wonderful to meet another member of the Perez family – the plucky Marina, whose story intertwines with the other women's. Nobody writes about Cuban women – their lives, their loves and their bravery – like Chanel Cleeton does. A truly beautiful book.” —Natasha Lester, New York Times bestselling author of The Paris Secret “Historical fiction fans will love this novel and its perfectly detailed descriptions of a long-gone era. This is another slam-dunk from Cleeton.” —Library Journal (starred review) “An enchanting historical novel…. Cleeton skillfully brings off the three strong women's heartbreaking stories with intriguing twists and turns and a delightful finale. With impeccable research and perfect pacing, Cleeton makes the most of her subject.” —Publishers Weekly “With a splash of romance and a healthy helping of history, this novel will be a hit for all collections.” —Booklist --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gobookmart-review/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gobookmart-review/support

Thank you so much for listening to another episode of Novel Life! Check out The Most Beautiful Girl in Cuba by Chanel Cleeton https://amzn.to/3pcSRO1 (affiliate link)Follow Me!YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBopwtcj4rv1AU907ql8zEwInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/live.a.novel.life/Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/64977214-tori---novel-lifeThis podcast is produced by Guasch MediaMusic by ScottHolmesMusic

Chanel Cleeton's latest Cuban historical, The Most Beautiful Girl in Cuba, covers the remarkable real-life story of Evangelina, a young Cuban noble woman who became an “overnight celebrity” in a bitter New York circulation war that birthed the world of newspaper tabloid journalism we see today. Hi there, I'm your host Jenny Wheeler, and today Chanel talks about the birth of yellow journalism and the role the Cuban War of Independence in the 1890s played in its creation. It's a colorful story, poignant, with lots of human emotion and larger than life characters, like William Randolph Hearst and his bitter rival Joseph Pulitzer. Six things you'll learn from this Joys of Binge Reading episode: The special pleasure in writing her family's storyEvangelina's remarkable influenceHow intense Press Baron rivalry helped spark a warThe role of female stunt journalists in sensationalizing newsThe wonderful camaraderie of the Reese Witterspoon clubMore Perez family stories to come Where to find Chanel Cleeton:  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chanelcleeton/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AuthorChanelCleeton/ Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7383025.Chanel_Cleeton Bookbub:  https://www.bookbub.com/profile/chanel-cleeton Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Chanel-Cleeton/e/B00G1BWPD2 What follows is a "near as" transcript of our conversation, not word for word but pretty close to it, with links to important mentions. But now, here's Chanel. Introducing author Chanel Cleeton Chanel Cleeton - Reese Witterspoon Book Club selection Jenny Wheeler: Welcome back, Chanel. It's great to talk with you again. Chanel Cleeton: Thank you so much for having me again. I'm thrilled to be here. Jenny Wheeler: For those who weren't with us then, you were on the show in 2019 with your first Cuban historical, Next Year in Havana, which had the distinction of being a Reese Witherspoon Book Club Choice. Now you've got your third Cuban historical out, The Most Beautiful Girl in Cuba. These books are wonderful. You're digging back into your own heritage with these stories., aren't you? Tell us a little bit about your family links with Cuba. Chanel Cleeton: I'm Cuban American. My family came over from Cuba in 1967 after the revolution in 1959. They came to the United States as refugees, and I grew up on their memories of Cuba and their love for their homeland, and so it's been fascinating for me to be able to explore that part of my heritage and learn new things about Cuban history as I go back in time and imagine what my ancestors' lives might have been like. Jenny Wheeler: This book draws more heavily on true events than the earlier ones did, and it reveals some harrowing information about the way the Cuban population suffered in the War of Independence in the late 19th century. Did knowing that it was your family's shared experience give this period a special interest and poignancy for you? Chanel Cleeton: It really did. It was one of those things where I asked my grandfather about it and if he had heard anything, because it's something my great-grandparents would have lived through. Unfortunately, I don't know what my family's experiences were like during that time period, but it definitely made me interested to imagine what it would have been like for them in such heightened and also important times in Cuban history. The real Evangelina Cisneros It was interesting to be able to go back to that and look at what my fictional characters went through and imagine what my ancestors would have as well. Jenny Wheeler: We've mentioned that it's based on true events and it's built around the story of a real-life woman who attracted American interest. She was well born, she attracted the ire of the Spanish authorities and was thrown into a confined situation for reasons that are really very feeble, because they suspected her father of something.

Chanel and I discuss her latest book The Most Beautiful Girl in Cuba, how this is the first time she has written about a real life heroine, the incredible amount of research she conducted for this novel, which book of hers holds a special place in her heart, bringing Cuban stories to life, and much more. Chanel’s recommended reads are: Island Queen by Vanessa Riley The Riviera House by Natasha Lester Sisters in Arms by Kaia Alderson Nominate this podcast in the Society and Culture category of the Quill Podcast Awards here. Support or sponsor an episode of the podcast here.   If you enjoy reading historical fiction and want to listen to more episodes, try Kate Quinn, Sadeqa Johnson, Patti Callahan, Natalie Jenner, and Stephanie Dray. The Most Beautiful Girl in Cuba can be purchased at the Conversations from a Page Bookshop storefront.       Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Het is de eerste maandag van de maand. 12:00 NL Time. De gebruikelijke 3 Prince fans Phil, Menno en Adam van ALP duiken in zijn 17e album: the Gold Experience. Wat vonden we ervan? Nou.. de meningen zijn niet mals en ook heel uiteenlopend! We geven natuurlijk ook een geschiedenis van het album prijs, waar hij stond in 1995, waarom hij Shave op zijn wang had geschreven.... Just kidding ;) En wat is het verhaal achter de Spotify-ban van zijn allergrootste hit bijna ever: the Most Beautiful Girl the World? All shall be revealed (sort of) Mochten jullie zelf nog meer willen weten over ons? ga naar Facebook en/of Insta Amsterdam Loves Prince Of stuur ons een mailtje als je iets kwijt wil over plaat nummer 18: Chaos and Disorder! > amsterdamlovesprincepodcast@gmail.com Of tips en commentaar: we vinden het prachtig! MUL2CTD P,M&A

Hello Friends! Join us today for another Crazy Women Country podcast. Be sure to check out the interview on our YouTube channel Today we will be chatting with Americana singer/song writer and guitarist Nikki O'Neill. We will be discussing the women who have inspired her to follow her dreams into country / Americana music, chatting about her 2020 album "World is Waiting" and also have her answer some fun lighted heart quick fire questions. Nikki talks about her childhood sound track but due to the amount of fun were having she forgot to mention a few - "My mom and I loved Charlie Rich's “The Most Beautiful Girl” and Lynn Anderson's “Rose Garden.” I still love those songs. Dang! How could I forget them? Oh, well..." Nikki O'Neill Why not sit back, relax and listen. To learn more about Nikki O'Neill and her music check out her socials. Website: Nikkioneill.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/nikki.oneill.7359 Instagram: nikkioneillguitar Twitter: nikkioneillLive --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/crazywomencountry/message

Are you still waiting for the cavalry? Viv Groskop talks to June Angelides, investor, entrepreneur and founder of Mums In Tech, the UK's first child-friendly coding school for mums. June talks about privilege and entitlement, about how to boost investment in Black-owned ventures - and about the moment she realised she had to be her own cavalry. She reveals what she learned about creativity and entrepreneurship from the Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria pageant, and how vital it is to be authentic, even if that means feeding your baby in the boardroom. Find out more about June's work and life at juneangelides.com Viv's books, including How to Own the Room, are out now. And you can subscribe now to Viv's new podcast, We Can Rebuild Her; a series of intimate conversations about reinventing yourself in the age of pandemic.

Our heroes finally make it to Lakenhearth for a much needed rest. Jonas and Florn have a chance to resolve some issues. Filnyr flexes his cooking muscles for a dinner guest. Conversation continues late into the night as cities burn in the distance. Just a normal day in the Brine Valley.   Dad References:You are the Most Beautiful Girl... in the Room The Rain in SpainThe Taint Corsican Twins Minnesota Twins Convince the World that it is in this Plane   Episode Page:dungeondads.com/episode29 Check us out on Patreon:patreon.com/dungeondads Join the Conversation:On FacebookOn TwitterOn Reddit

In a blast from the past Pete and Todd talk about the songs that shaped their younger years: “We Built This City”, "It's Gonna Be Me", “Never Gonna Give You Up”, "All Star", “The Most Beautiful Girl in the World”

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Topics: OJ Simpson, R. Kelly & Aaliyah, Samuel Jackson, Black TV Cancellation (Bonus Artist: hidingtobefound) http://afropopremix.com   Snapshots   1.    Bill Clinton is President   2.    Jan - In Detroit, Michigan, Nancy Kerrigan is clubbed on the right leg by an assailant, under orders from figure skating rival Tonya Harding's ex-husband. Tonya later pleads guilty to conspiracy to hinder prosecution for trying to cover-up the attack, is fined $100,000, and banned from the sport.   3.    Jan - During a segment on NBC's Today, host Bryant Gumbel asks, "What is the internet, anyway?"   4.    Feb - During the opening monologue on Saturday Night Live, guest host Martin Lawrence makes sexually explicit jokes about female genitalia and feminine hygiene, which results in NBC banning him from appearing on the network (for the next year) and SNL (for life). In repeats of the episode, the offending section of the monologue is replaced by a title card read by an off-screen player (writer Jim Downey), saying that although SNL is neutral about the issues mentioned by Lawrence, network policy prevents his remarks from being re-broadcast, and that the incident almost cost the entire cast of SNL their jobs.   5.    Apr - Kurt Cobain, songwriter and frontman for the band Nirvana, is found dead at his Lake Washington home. He is believed to have committed suicide three days before he was found.   6.    Jun - Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman are murdered outside the Simpson home in Los Angeles. O.J. Simpson is later acquitted of the killings but is held liable in a civil suit.   7.    Nov - Former U.S. President Ronald Reagan announces that he has Alzheimer's disease.   8.    Nov - WXYC, the student radio station of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, provides the world's first internet radio broadcast, aka live streaming.   9.    Nov - Rapper Tupac Shakur is shot five times and robbed after entering the lobby of Quad Recording Studios in Manhattan.   10.    Sep - The pilot episode for Friends airs on NBC.   11.    Open Comments   12.    Top 3 Pop Songs   13.    #1 "The Sign", Ace of Base   14.    #2 "I Swear", All-4-One   15.    #3 "I'll Make Love to You", Boyz II Men   16.    Record of the Year: Sheryl Crow for "All I Wanna Do"   17.    Album of the Year: Tony Bennett for MTV Unplugged: Tony Bennett   18.    Song of the Year: Bruce Springsteen for "Streets of Philadelphia"   19.    Best New Artist: Sheryl Crow   20.    Best Female R&B Vocal Performance: Toni Braxton for "Breathe Again"   21.    Best Male R&B Vocal Performance: Babyface for "When Can I See You"   22.    Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal: Boyz II Men for "I'll Make Love to You"   23.    Best R&B Album: Boyz II Men for II   24.    Best Rap Solo Performance: "U.N.I.T.Y." – Queen Latifah   25.    Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group: "None of Your Business" – Salt-N-Pepa   26.    Top 3 Movies   27.    #1 The Lion King   28.    #2 Forrest Gump   29.    #3 True Lies   30.    Notables: House party 3, Blue Chips, Sugar Hill, Above The Rim, The Ink Well, Crooklyn, Beverly Hills Cop 3, Speed, Forrest Gump, True Lies, The Shawshank Redemption, Jason's Lyric, Pulp Fiction, Dumb and Dumber   31.    Top # TV Shows   32.    #1 Seinfeld   33.    #2 ER   34.    #3 Home Improvement   35.    Debuts - Sister, Sister, South Central, Rolanda   36.    Economic Scene   37.    Income = 37k (Previously 31K)   38.    House = 119K (113)   39.    Car = 12.5k (12.7)   40.    Rent = 533 (532)   41.    Harvard = 24.9k (23.5)   42.    Movie = 4 (4.14)   43.    Gas = 1.09 (1.16)   44.    Stamp .29 (Same)   45.    Social Scene: OJ Simpson   46.    O.J. Simpson was born on July 9, 1947, in Putrero Hill, California, in the family of Eunice and Jimmy Lee Simpson. His father was a chef and bank custodian and his mother were a hospital administrator. Soon after his birth he developed rickets and had to wear braces on his legs till he was five. In 1952, his father left the family when he was still very young, and his mother had to take responsibility of raising the four children. He joined the ‘Persian Warriors’, a street gang in his early teens and was confined at the ‘San Francisco Youth Guidance Center’ for a short while. He played football for his team the ‘Galileo Lions’ at the ‘Galileo High School’ (now known as ‘Galileo Academy of Science and Technology’) in San Francisco.   47.    List of the most familiar faces that played pivotal roles in the trial.   48.    Marcia Clark (Prosecution / Ice Queen): An ace trial lawyer for the L.A. District Attorney's office, Clark spent years in the Special Trials Unit, which involved some of the most complex investigations, before becoming the lead prosecutor of the Simpson murder trial. Described as cold and calculating, Clark turned off many black female jurors who viewed her courtroom style as harsh and aggressive. After losing the Simpson case, Clark resigned from the L.A. District Attorney's office.   49.    Christopher Darden (Prosecution / Uncle Tom / Token): Despite being a co-prosecuting attorney with Clark, Darden had limited trial experience. Still, as a black man amid a majority black jury, his participation was important so as to dismiss the notion that the otherwise all-white prosecution had racist motivations against Simpson. Although Darden floundered at the start of the trial and was purportedly intimidated by Cochran, he gained momentum as events progressed. However, he made a consequential mistake when he demanded that Simpson try on the infamous bloody gloves, which ended up being too small for the accused's hands. The loss of the Simpson trial devastated Darden, who was known for his short fuse, and he took a leave of absence.   50.    Robert Shapiro (Defense / Publicity Hound): A lover of the spotlight, lead defense counsel Shapiro knew how to make a deal without going to trial and was a master at manipulating the media in order to garner sympathy for his famous clients. In fact, he was praised as the "Defense Counsel of the Year" in 1994, which even Judge Ito applauded. But when he began representing Simpson, Shapiro found himself jostling to keep his leadership role as other attorneys on his team were chomping at the bit to outshine him. Reportedly, co-defense lawyer F. Lee Bailey leaked stories to the press about Shapiro's ego, one of many indications there was infighting within the group. However, the blow that removed Shapiro from his lead status was when Cochran won Simpson's favor by visiting him in jail — something Shapiro preferred not to do with any of his clients. Once Cochran took over as lead counsel, Shapiro was vocally critical and attempted to distance himself from his team's chosen strategies. He would later tell Barba ra Walters that "not only did we play the race card, we dealt it from the bottom of the deck."   51.    Johnnie Cochran (Defense / Master Manipulator): Having moved up the legal ranks in L.A.'s criminal division, Cochran went on to represent some of the biggest names in Hollywood, including Michael Jackson and James Brown. In 1994, he was considered one of the best trial lawyers in the nation, and it was Simpson himself who asked Shapiro to bring Cochran onto the team. Once Cochran gained control of Simpson's defense strategy and pushed Shapiro to the side, he wooed the courtroom and media. Using his "black preacher" style approach, he controversially used the race card to curry sympathy for Simpson. After prosecutor Darden made the mistake of demanding Simpson try on the ill-fitted bloody gloves, Cochran uttered the famous phrase: "If it doesn't fit, you must acquit." That moment became a turning point of the trial, giving Simpson's defense a huge advantage.   52.    Lance Ito (Judge / Wanna Be): Before Lance Ito was appointed to the bench in 1989, he was an attorney for the L.A. district and at one point, worked under Cochran. A fan of media attention, Ito was arguably too lax about different aspects of the Simpson trial, giving interviews and inviting celebrities and journalists into his chambers. Judge Ito was further criticized on his decision to allow cameras in the courtroom and letting attorneys stall and have too many sidebars. His willingness to include Detective Mark Fuhrman's old taped interviews, in which he denigrated black people, was also a huge source of contention for the prosecution. In a strange twist, the tapes also revealed Fuhrman had made disparaging remarks about Ito's wife, Margaret York, who was Fuhrman's department superior at the time. When those comments were exposed, the prosecution asked for Ito to recuse himself due to his possible bias against Fuhrman, but later the request was withdrawn.   53.    Mark Fuhrman (Detective & Witness / Racists): Among the most controversial figures of the Simpson trial was L.A. homicide detective Mark Fuhrman. Responsible for discovering the "bloody glove" at the murder scene, Fuhrman did what the LAPD refused to do to Simpson — he threw the former NFL star in jail. Although Fuhrman denied ever having racist tendencies or using the n-word, a taped interview he had chosen to do 10 years earlier revealed otherwise. In the recording, he was quoted as saying to incarcerated black people: "You do what you're told, understand, n—r?" A wave of backlash hit Fuhrman, but he continued denying being a racist and also pushed back against the defense's theory that he planted the bloody glove to frame Simpson.   54.    Dennis Fung (Criminologist & Witness / Dunce): As the prosecution's witness, Dennis Fung — the LAPD criminologist who collected evidence at the murder scene — ended up spending the longest time testifying on the stand. For nine days, Fung recalled how he collected samples of blood, albeit admittedly overlooking some important areas where blood drops were identified and not always using gloves. The defense ate up Fung's inefficient and careless actions and implicated him as a liar who was part of a larger LAPD conspiracy against Simpson.   55.    Kato Kaelin (Witness / ???, Comedy Relief): Aspiring actor and houseguest of Simpson, Brian "Kato" Kaelin was a star witness for the prosecution. Present at Simpson's Rockingham mansion at the time of the murders, Kaelin claimed that he ate dinner with Simpson that night but could not account for the star athlete's whereabouts between the hours of 9:36 p.m. and 11 p.m. (the prosecution theorized that Simpson murdered his ex-wife and Goldman between 10 p.m. and 10:30 p.m.). Due to Kaelin's shiftiness on the stand, prosecutor Clark turned against him and treated him as a hostile witness. Regardless, Kaelin — with his thick tufts of blond hair and surfer dude ways — gained considerable popularity in the media as a likable and comedic character of the trial.   56.    Allan Park (Witness / Voice of Reason): As the limousine driver who was hired to drive Simpson to the airport for his evening flight to Chicago, Allan Park was a vital witness to the prosecution. Competent and composed, Park helped bolster the idea that Simpson may not have been at the Rockingham mansion when the double homicide occurred. Still, the jury did not give much weight to his testimony, asking for his transcript only hours before deliberation. Reportedly, one juror wholly dismissed Park's testimony because he was unable to recall the number of cars parked at the Rockingham mansion. Upon hearing this, Park was shocked his testimony was so casually disregarded.   57.    Open Floor:   58.    Question: What did you want to happen?   59.    Music Scene: Black songs from the Top 40   60.    #3 "I'll Make Love to You", Boyz II Men   61.    #5 "Hero", Mariah Carey   62.    #7 "Breathe Again", Toni Braxton   63.    #11 "Bump n' Grind", R. Kelly   64.    #12 "Again", Janet Jackson   65.    #14 "Whatta Man", Salt-n-Pepa and En Vogue   66.    #16 "Without You" / "Never Forget You", Mariah Carey   67.    #17 "You Mean the World to Me", Toni Braxton   68.    #19 "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World", Prince   69.    #20 "Fantastic Voyage", Coolio   70.    #22 "Regulate", Warren G featuring Nate Dogg   71.    #23 "If You Go", Jon Secada   72.    #24 "Back & Forth", Aaliyah   73.    #26 "When Can I See You", Babyface   74.    #29 "Shoop", Salt-n-Pepa   75.    #30 "Any Time, Any Place", Janet Jackson   76.    #31 "Shine", Collective Soul   77.    #36 "Can We Talk", Tevin Campbell   78.    #37 "Funkdafied", Da Brat   79.    #39 "Gangsta Lean", DRS   80.    Vote   81.    Top RnB Albums   82.    Jan - Doggystyle    , Snoop Doggy Dogg   83.    Jan - Diary of a Mad Band, Jodeci   84.    Feb - 12 Play, R. Kelly   85.    Apr - Above the Rim, Soundtrack/Various artists   86.    Jun - Nuttin' But Love, Heavy D & the Boyz   87.    Jun - Above the Rim, Soundtrack/Various artists   88.    Jun - Regulate...G Funk Era, Warren G   89.    Jul - Get Up on It, Keith Sweat   90.    Jul – Funkdafied, Da Brat   91.    Aug - We Come Strapped, MC Eiht featuring Compton's Most Wanted   92.    Sep - Changing Faces, Changing Faces   93.    Sep – II, Boyz II Men   94.    Oct - Rhythm of Love, Anita Baker   95.    Oct - Jason's Lyric, Soundtrack/Various artists   96.    Nov - Murder Was the Case, Soundtrack/Various artists   97.    Nov - The Icon Is Love, Barry White   98.    Dec – Tical, Method Man   99.    Dec - Dare Iz a Darkside, Redman   100.    Dec - My Life, Mary J. Blige   101.    Dec - Miracles: The Holiday Album, Kenny G   102.    Vote:   103.    Music Scene: R. Kelly and Aaliyah   104.    R. Kelly is an American singer-songwriter, often referred to as the King of R&B.   105.    Robert Sylvester Kelly, better known as R. Kelly to his fans, is an American singer. He is one of the best-selling music artists in the United States and the most successful R&B male artist of the 1990s. A multi-faceted personality, Kelly is a singer-songwriter, record producer, actor, and former semi-professional basketball player.   106.    R. Kelly was born on January 8, 1967, in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He and his three siblings were raised by their mother Joanne in the Baptist church, where she served as the lead singer of the choir.   107.    The family lived in poverty and struggled to make ends meet. Kelly started singing as part of the church choir when he was eight.   108.    He had a very difficult childhood as he was often sexually abused by a woman. In his 2012 autobiography ‘Soulacoaster,’ he had penned down his experience and the reason why he never told about his ordeal to anyone. When he was 11, he was shot in the shoulder while riding his bike home.   109.    He had an untreated learning disability, which made it difficult for him to read and write. Eventually, he had to drop out of high school.   110.    He studied at the ‘Kenwood Academy’ in Chicago's Hyde Park neighborhood. He was an athletic young boy and played basketball for his high school team. However, his music teacher Lena McLin, who had recognized his musical talent, advised him to leave the sport and focus on music.   111.    He was very close to his mother, who took him to church and clubs where she performed. She died of cancer in 1993.   112.    Kelly gained recognition in 1989 when he, along with Marc McWilliams, Shawn Brooks, and Vincent Walker, participated in the TV show ‘Big Break,’ where he went on to win the $100,000 grand prize.   113.    As a youngster, he formed the group ‘MGM’ (Musically Gifted Men) along with his friends Marc McWilliams, Vincent Walker, and Shawn Brooks. In 1990, ‘MGM’ recorded and released their first single, ‘Why You Wanna Play Me’ and disbanded shortly after.   114.    In 1992, Kelly released his debut album ‘Born into the 90’s’ along with a musical group named ‘Public Announcement.’ The album produced several hit songs and was eventually certified platinum   115.    Kelly's first solo album, ‘12 Play,’ was released in November 1993.   116.    R. Kelly, 27, achieves mainstream success when his single “Bump n’ Grind”, released in January of 1994, hits number one on the Billboard 100. A month later, his protégé Aliyah releases her debut album, Age Ain’t Nothing But A Number, which was almost entirely written and produced by him.   117.    His self-titled album ‘R. Kelly’ was out in 1995. Featuring introspective lyrics and foot-tapping music, this album became a huge hit and spawned three number one singles – ‘You Remind Me of Something,’ ‘Down Low (Nobody Has to Know),’ and ‘I Can't Sleep (Baby If I).   118.    Aaliyah Biography: Aaliyah Dana Haughton was born on January 16, 1979, in Brooklyn, New York, to Diane and Michael Haughton. She had one brother whom she was very close to. She was very family oriented and had close relations with her parents and grandmother. She was of African American descent.   119.    Her mother was a vocalist and young Aaliyah began singing when she was a child, performing at weddings, charity events, and for church choir. Her uncle Barry Hankerson was married to recording artist Gladys Knight who played a major role in introducing Aaliyah to the show business.   120.    She attended a Catholic school named ‘Gesu Elementary,’ where she was cast to play a role in a stage play titled ‘Annie.’   121.    With support from Gladys, Aaliyah auditioned for commercials and television programs, and also for several record labels. She started appearing in concerts alongside Gladys when she was 11.   122.    Aaliyah signed with ‘Jive Records’ and her Uncle Barry Hankerson's ‘Blackground Records’ when she was just 12. Her debut album ‘Age Ain't Nothing but a Number,’ which was recorded when the singer was just 14, was released in 1994.   123.    In its very first week, the album sold almost 74, 000 copies. Soon, it reached from 24th to the 18th position in ‘Billboard 200,’ eventually selling over three million copies in the United States, where it was certified double platinum by the ‘RIAA.’   124.    The tremendous success of the album catapulted Aaliyah to international stardom. During this time, rumors of her illegal marriage with her mentor and recording artist and producer R. Kelly began circulating.   125.    In order to silence the rumors, Aaliyah left ‘Jive Records’ and signed a contract with ‘Atlantic Records,’ under which she released her second album ‘One in a Million’ in 1996. This album was also a major success. It peaked at No. 18 on the ‘Billboard 200,’ and sold over 3.7 million copies in the United States and over eight million copies worldwide. It was certified double platinum by the ‘RIAA.’   126.    Aaliyah, along with her crew, flew to the Bahamas on August 25, 2001, to shoot the music video of the song, ‘Rock the Boat.’ Completing the shoot early, the crew decided to return to Florida instead of waiting for the next day as per schedule. For their return, they boarded a small private airplane.   127.    The plane was smaller than the one the crew had arrived in. However, the whole party and the equipment were accommodated on board, overloading the plane with a surplus of 320 kg and one excess passenger. The plane crashed soon after taking off, killing everyone on board.   128.    Open Comments:   129.    Controversies   130.    Illegal marriage: According to Vibe and the Chicago Sun-Times, 27-year-old Kelly and 15-year-old protégée Aaliyah were illegally married in a secret ceremony on August 31, 1994, in Cook County.[126][127] Upon meeting Kelly and prior to the nuptials, Aaliyah admitted she had falsely stated she was 18. In a 2008 interview, Kelly's tour manager, Demetrius Smith, said that he facilitated the wedding by obtaining falsified identification for Aaliyah which listed her as 18 years of age.   131.    He married Andrea, his former backup dancer, in 1996. The couple has three children. They divorced in 2009 after almost 13 years of marriage.   132.    1998, Kelly paid Tiffany Hawkins $250,000 after she claimed Kelly had induced her to have group sex with other teenage girls when she was 15 years old.   133.    2001: Sued by intern: Tracy Sampson sues R. Kelly, accusing him of inducing her "into an indecent sexual relationship" when she was 17 years old. The woman, a former intern at Epic Records, claimed she was "treated as his personal sex object and cast aside".  "He often tried to control every aspect of my life including who I would see and where I would go," she said in her legal case against him. The case was settled out of court for an undisclosed sum, said the New York Post.   134.    2002: Two more court cases - Kelly is sued for a third time by Patrice Jones, a Chicago woman who claims he impregnated her when she was underage, and that she was forced to have an abortion. A woman named Montina Woods  also sued Kelly, alleging that he videotaped them having sex without her knowledge. The recording was allegedly circulated on an R Kelly "sex tape" sold by bootleggers under the title R. Kelly Triple-X. The star settled both cases out of court, paying an undisclosed sum in return for a non-disclosure agreement.   135.    2017, Kelly was accused of forcing girls to stay in an ‘abusive cult.’   136.    2018, the ‘Women of Color’ branch of the ‘Time's Up’ movement called for a boycott of Kelly's music and performances over the many allegations against him. The boycott was accompanied by a social media campaign called ‘Mute R. Kelly.’   137.    2019, Kelly was taken back to the ‘Cook County Jail’ after failing to pay $161,633 in child support. On March 9, 2019, he was released after someone, who didn't want to be identified, paid off the child support.   138.    2019, Lifetime began airing a six-part documentary series, “Surviving R. Kelly”, detailing sexual abuse and misconduct allegations against Kelly.   139.    Question: Why do we treat R Kelly different than Michael?   140.    Movie Scene: Sam Jack Mutha F@#A   141.    Samuel Leroy Jackson was born on December 21, 1948, in Washington, D.C. He grew up in Chattanooga, Tennessee and was raised by his mother Elizabeth Jackson as his father lived away from the family and later passed away from alcoholism. He met his father only twice during his life.   142.    He studied at a number of segregated schools and graduated from ‘Riverside High School’ in Chattanooga. During his time at school, he played the French horn and the trumpet in the school orchestra. He suffered from stuttering when he was a child.   143.    He initially dreamt of pursuing a degree in marine biology at ‘Morehouse College’ in Atlanta, but soon switched degrees after he discovered the actor in him. He graduated from the institute in 1972 and at the same time, co-founded the theatre group, ‘Just Us Theatre.’   144.    After appearing in several plays, including ‘The Opera’ and ‘A Soldier’s Play,’ he made his motion picture debut in the blaxploitation film ‘Together for Days’ in 1972. Four years later, he appeared in the television series ‘i’ On.’   145.    He moved to New York City and spent the next several years appearing in stage plays, such as ‘The Piano Lesson’ and ‘Two Trains Running.’ In 1977, he appeared in the film ‘The Displaced Person.’   146.    It is believed that in his early years he was mentored by Morgan Freeman. Later on, in his career, he started doing noticeable roles in films like ‘School Daze’ and ‘Do the Right Thing,’ which released in 1988 and 1989, respectively.   147.    In 1990, he appeared in ‘Goodfellas’ in a minor role and then worked as a substitute on ‘The Cosby Show’ for the next three years.   148.    From 1990 to 1993, he worked in films like ‘Def by Temptation,’ ‘The Return of Superfly,’ ‘Strictly Business,’ ‘Jungle Fever,’ ‘Patriot Games,’ ‘True Romance,’ ‘Amos & Andrew,’ ‘Jurassic Park,’ and ‘Loaded Weapon 1.’   149.    In 1994, he played the critically acclaimed role of Jules Winnfield in the hit film ‘Pulp Fiction.’ Jackson became a world icon after the release and subsequent success of the movie. It was later revealed that director Quentin Tarantino specifically wanted him for the role.   150.    Open Comments:   151.    Question: Is Sam better than Denzel?   152.    TV Scene: The Death of Black TV   153.    Cancelled in 1994: Jan - The Les Brown Show, Feb – Thea, The Sinbad Show, May – Roc, In Living Color, and The Arsenio Hall Show   154.    Article #1: A TELEVISION TREND: AUDIENCES IN BLACK AND WHITE by Paul Farhi November 29, 1994   155.    All across the country tonight, millions of households will tune to ABC's "Home Improvement." In a typical week, the situation comedy about the host of a household fix-it show is the most-watched program on the air. Yet one group of viewers is decidedly sparse among the masses of "Home Improvement" fans. In African American households, the program barely makes the top 30. Other big network hits are even less popular: "Seinfeld" and "Frasier" don't even crack the top 90 …The top show for black audiences this season: "Living Single," a Fox sitcom that ranks 69th among all audiences.”   156.    Article #2: Let’s rewind a bit. In the mid-'80s, when there wasn't a whole lot of programming aimed specifically at black folks, black and white viewers watched mostly the same shows — 15 of the top 20 most-watched shows for black audiences in the 1985-96 season were also in white viewers' top 20. But by the next decade, everything had changed. While the then-Big Three had a handful of shows with black casts in the mid-1990s like Family Matters and The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, it was the upstart networks like Fox and later UPN and the WB (Both launched in Jan 1995)  that seriously doubled down on black viewers in a bid to become commercially viable as quickly as possible. The result was a kind of alternate TV universe where you could find black folks on-screen seemingly every night of the week — In Living Color; Roc; Sister, Sister; Moesha; In The House; The Jamie Foxx Show; Malcolm & Eddie. (Alas, Latinos and Asian-American folks were then, as now, mostly absent from lead roles on network TV, even on th e smaller "netlets.")   157.    Lots of these shows had big, devoted black followings. While huge swaths of America yearned for Ross and Rachel to get together, my high school classmates and I geeked over the fact that an episode of Fox's New York Undercover played "Flava In Ya Ear" over the cold open… Fox's 1994-95 Thursday night lineup — Martin at 8 p.m., Living Single at 8:30 and New York Undercover at 9 — were the three highest-rated shows among black TV viewers that season. But among white viewers, none of those three shows even cracked the top 100. By the end of the 1990s, Fox switched its focus from black audiences to go after young male viewers, a demographic that they felt was more desirable to advertisers.”   158.    By 2008, the viewing habits of black viewers and white viewers were converging once more. With few "black shows" on broadcast TV, everyone was watching American Idol, Dancing With the Stars or CSI. Black folks who wanted to watch black folks on TV had to go to cable, and so they did. - https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2015/04/01/395777889/this-isnt-the-first-time-network-tv-discovered-black-people   159.    Question: Do we need “Black” TV?   160.    Vote: Best/most important/favorite pop culture item from 1994?

Topics: OJ Simpson, R. Kelly & Aaliyah, Samuel Jackson, Black TV Cancellation (Bonus Artist: hidingtobefound) http://afropopremix.com   Snapshots   1.    Bill Clinton is President   2.    Jan - In Detroit, Michigan, Nancy Kerrigan is clubbed on the right leg by an assailant, under orders from figure skating rival Tonya Harding's ex-husband. Tonya later pleads guilty to conspiracy to hinder prosecution for trying to cover-up the attack, is fined $100,000, and banned from the sport.   3.    Jan - During a segment on NBC's Today, host Bryant Gumbel asks, "What is the internet, anyway?"   4.    Feb - During the opening monologue on Saturday Night Live, guest host Martin Lawrence makes sexually explicit jokes about female genitalia and feminine hygiene, which results in NBC banning him from appearing on the network (for the next year) and SNL (for life). In repeats of the episode, the offending section of the monologue is replaced by a title card read by an off-screen player (writer Jim Downey), saying that although SNL is neutral about the issues mentioned by Lawrence, network policy prevents his remarks from being re-broadcast, and that the incident almost cost the entire cast of SNL their jobs.   5.    Apr - Kurt Cobain, songwriter and frontman for the band Nirvana, is found dead at his Lake Washington home. He is believed to have committed suicide three days before he was found.   6.    Jun - Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman are murdered outside the Simpson home in Los Angeles. O.J. Simpson is later acquitted of the killings but is held liable in a civil suit.   7.    Nov - Former U.S. President Ronald Reagan announces that he has Alzheimer's disease.   8.    Nov - WXYC, the student radio station of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, provides the world's first internet radio broadcast, aka live streaming.   9.    Nov - Rapper Tupac Shakur is shot five times and robbed after entering the lobby of Quad Recording Studios in Manhattan.   10.    Sep - The pilot episode for Friends airs on NBC.   11.    Open Comments   12.    Top 3 Pop Songs   13.    #1 "The Sign", Ace of Base   14.    #2 "I Swear", All-4-One   15.    #3 "I'll Make Love to You", Boyz II Men   16.    Record of the Year: Sheryl Crow for "All I Wanna Do"   17.    Album of the Year: Tony Bennett for MTV Unplugged: Tony Bennett   18.    Song of the Year: Bruce Springsteen for "Streets of Philadelphia"   19.    Best New Artist: Sheryl Crow   20.    Best Female R&B Vocal Performance: Toni Braxton for "Breathe Again"   21.    Best Male R&B Vocal Performance: Babyface for "When Can I See You"   22.    Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal: Boyz II Men for "I'll Make Love to You"   23.    Best R&B Album: Boyz II Men for II   24.    Best Rap Solo Performance: "U.N.I.T.Y." – Queen Latifah   25.    Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group: "None of Your Business" – Salt-N-Pepa   26.    Top 3 Movies   27.    #1 The Lion King   28.    #2 Forrest Gump   29.    #3 True Lies   30.    Notables: House party 3, Blue Chips, Sugar Hill, Above The Rim, The Ink Well, Crooklyn, Beverly Hills Cop 3, Speed, Forrest Gump, True Lies, The Shawshank Redemption, Jason's Lyric, Pulp Fiction, Dumb and Dumber   31.    Top # TV Shows   32.    #1 Seinfeld   33.    #2 ER   34.    #3 Home Improvement   35.    Debuts - Sister, Sister, South Central, Rolanda   36.    Economic Scene   37.    Income = 37k (Previously 31K)   38.    House = 119K (113)   39.    Car = 12.5k (12.7)   40.    Rent = 533 (532)   41.    Harvard = 24.9k (23.5)   42.    Movie = 4 (4.14)   43.    Gas = 1.09 (1.16)   44.    Stamp .29 (Same)   45.    Social Scene: OJ Simpson   46.    O.J. Simpson was born on July 9, 1947, in Putrero Hill, California, in the family of Eunice and Jimmy Lee Simpson. His father was a chef and bank custodian and his mother were a hospital administrator. Soon after his birth he developed rickets and had to wear braces on his legs till he was five. In 1952, his father left the family when he was still very young, and his mother had to take responsibility of raising the four children. He joined the ‘Persian Warriors’, a street gang in his early teens and was confined at the ‘San Francisco Youth Guidance Center’ for a short while. He played football for his team the ‘Galileo Lions’ at the ‘Galileo High School’ (now known as ‘Galileo Academy of Science and Technology’) in San Francisco.   47.    List of the most familiar faces that played pivotal roles in the trial.   48.    Marcia Clark (Prosecution / Ice Queen): An ace trial lawyer for the L.A. District Attorney's office, Clark spent years in the Special Trials Unit, which involved some of the most complex investigations, before becoming the lead prosecutor of the Simpson murder trial. Described as cold and calculating, Clark turned off many black female jurors who viewed her courtroom style as harsh and aggressive. After losing the Simpson case, Clark resigned from the L.A. District Attorney's office.   49.    Christopher Darden (Prosecution / Uncle Tom / Token): Despite being a co-prosecuting attorney with Clark, Darden had limited trial experience. Still, as a black man amid a majority black jury, his participation was important so as to dismiss the notion that the otherwise all-white prosecution had racist motivations against Simpson. Although Darden floundered at the start of the trial and was purportedly intimidated by Cochran, he gained momentum as events progressed. However, he made a consequential mistake when he demanded that Simpson try on the infamous bloody gloves, which ended up being too small for the accused's hands. The loss of the Simpson trial devastated Darden, who was known for his short fuse, and he took a leave of absence.   50.    Robert Shapiro (Defense / Publicity Hound): A lover of the spotlight, lead defense counsel Shapiro knew how to make a deal without going to trial and was a master at manipulating the media in order to garner sympathy for his famous clients. In fact, he was praised as the "Defense Counsel of the Year" in 1994, which even Judge Ito applauded. But when he began representing Simpson, Shapiro found himself jostling to keep his leadership role as other attorneys on his team were chomping at the bit to outshine him. Reportedly, co-defense lawyer F. Lee Bailey leaked stories to the press about Shapiro's ego, one of many indications there was infighting within the group. However, the blow that removed Shapiro from his lead status was when Cochran won Simpson's favor by visiting him in jail — something Shapiro preferred not to do with any of his clients. Once Cochran took over as lead counsel, Shapiro was vocally critical and attempted to distance himself from his team's chosen strategies. He would later tell Barba ra Walters that "not only did we play the race card, we dealt it from the bottom of the deck."   51.    Johnnie Cochran (Defense / Master Manipulator): Having moved up the legal ranks in L.A.'s criminal division, Cochran went on to represent some of the biggest names in Hollywood, including Michael Jackson and James Brown. In 1994, he was considered one of the best trial lawyers in the nation, and it was Simpson himself who asked Shapiro to bring Cochran onto the team. Once Cochran gained control of Simpson's defense strategy and pushed Shapiro to the side, he wooed the courtroom and media. Using his "black preacher" style approach, he controversially used the race card to curry sympathy for Simpson. After prosecutor Darden made the mistake of demanding Simpson try on the ill-fitted bloody gloves, Cochran uttered the famous phrase: "If it doesn't fit, you must acquit." That moment became a turning point of the trial, giving Simpson's defense a huge advantage.   52.    Lance Ito (Judge / Wanna Be): Before Lance Ito was appointed to the bench in 1989, he was an attorney for the L.A. district and at one point, worked under Cochran. A fan of media attention, Ito was arguably too lax about different aspects of the Simpson trial, giving interviews and inviting celebrities and journalists into his chambers. Judge Ito was further criticized on his decision to allow cameras in the courtroom and letting attorneys stall and have too many sidebars. His willingness to include Detective Mark Fuhrman's old taped interviews, in which he denigrated black people, was also a huge source of contention for the prosecution. In a strange twist, the tapes also revealed Fuhrman had made disparaging remarks about Ito's wife, Margaret York, who was Fuhrman's department superior at the time. When those comments were exposed, the prosecution asked for Ito to recuse himself due to his possible bias against Fuhrman, but later the request was withdrawn.   53.    Mark Fuhrman (Detective & Witness / Racists): Among the most controversial figures of the Simpson trial was L.A. homicide detective Mark Fuhrman. Responsible for discovering the "bloody glove" at the murder scene, Fuhrman did what the LAPD refused to do to Simpson — he threw the former NFL star in jail. Although Fuhrman denied ever having racist tendencies or using the n-word, a taped interview he had chosen to do 10 years earlier revealed otherwise. In the recording, he was quoted as saying to incarcerated black people: "You do what you're told, understand, n—r?" A wave of backlash hit Fuhrman, but he continued denying being a racist and also pushed back against the defense's theory that he planted the bloody glove to frame Simpson.   54.    Dennis Fung (Criminologist & Witness / Dunce): As the prosecution's witness, Dennis Fung — the LAPD criminologist who collected evidence at the murder scene — ended up spending the longest time testifying on the stand. For nine days, Fung recalled how he collected samples of blood, albeit admittedly overlooking some important areas where blood drops were identified and not always using gloves. The defense ate up Fung's inefficient and careless actions and implicated him as a liar who was part of a larger LAPD conspiracy against Simpson.   55.    Kato Kaelin (Witness / ???, Comedy Relief): Aspiring actor and houseguest of Simpson, Brian "Kato" Kaelin was a star witness for the prosecution. Present at Simpson's Rockingham mansion at the time of the murders, Kaelin claimed that he ate dinner with Simpson that night but could not account for the star athlete's whereabouts between the hours of 9:36 p.m. and 11 p.m. (the prosecution theorized that Simpson murdered his ex-wife and Goldman between 10 p.m. and 10:30 p.m.). Due to Kaelin's shiftiness on the stand, prosecutor Clark turned against him and treated him as a hostile witness. Regardless, Kaelin — with his thick tufts of blond hair and surfer dude ways — gained considerable popularity in the media as a likable and comedic character of the trial.   56.    Allan Park (Witness / Voice of Reason): As the limousine driver who was hired to drive Simpson to the airport for his evening flight to Chicago, Allan Park was a vital witness to the prosecution. Competent and composed, Park helped bolster the idea that Simpson may not have been at the Rockingham mansion when the double homicide occurred. Still, the jury did not give much weight to his testimony, asking for his transcript only hours before deliberation. Reportedly, one juror wholly dismissed Park's testimony because he was unable to recall the number of cars parked at the Rockingham mansion. Upon hearing this, Park was shocked his testimony was so casually disregarded.   57.    Open Floor:   58.    Question: What did you want to happen?   59.    Music Scene: Black songs from the Top 40   60.    #3 "I'll Make Love to You", Boyz II Men   61.    #5 "Hero", Mariah Carey   62.    #7 "Breathe Again", Toni Braxton   63.    #11 "Bump n' Grind", R. Kelly   64.    #12 "Again", Janet Jackson   65.    #14 "Whatta Man", Salt-n-Pepa and En Vogue   66.    #16 "Without You" / "Never Forget You", Mariah Carey   67.    #17 "You Mean the World to Me", Toni Braxton   68.    #19 "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World", Prince   69.    #20 "Fantastic Voyage", Coolio   70.    #22 "Regulate", Warren G featuring Nate Dogg   71.    #23 "If You Go", Jon Secada   72.    #24 "Back & Forth", Aaliyah   73.    #26 "When Can I See You", Babyface   74.    #29 "Shoop", Salt-n-Pepa   75.    #30 "Any Time, Any Place", Janet Jackson   76.    #31 "Shine", Collective Soul   77.    #36 "Can We Talk", Tevin Campbell   78.    #37 "Funkdafied", Da Brat   79.    #39 "Gangsta Lean", DRS   80.    Vote   81.    Top RnB Albums   82.    Jan - Doggystyle    , Snoop Doggy Dogg   83.    Jan - Diary of a Mad Band, Jodeci   84.    Feb - 12 Play, R. Kelly   85.    Apr - Above the Rim, Soundtrack/Various artists   86.    Jun - Nuttin' But Love, Heavy D & the Boyz   87.    Jun - Above the Rim, Soundtrack/Various artists   88.    Jun - Regulate...G Funk Era, Warren G   89.    Jul - Get Up on It, Keith Sweat   90.    Jul – Funkdafied, Da Brat   91.    Aug - We Come Strapped, MC Eiht featuring Compton's Most Wanted   92.    Sep - Changing Faces, Changing Faces   93.    Sep – II, Boyz II Men   94.    Oct - Rhythm of Love, Anita Baker   95.    Oct - Jason's Lyric, Soundtrack/Various artists   96.    Nov - Murder Was the Case, Soundtrack/Various artists   97.    Nov - The Icon Is Love, Barry White   98.    Dec – Tical, Method Man   99.    Dec - Dare Iz a Darkside, Redman   100.    Dec - My Life, Mary J. Blige   101.    Dec - Miracles: The Holiday Album, Kenny G   102.    Vote:   103.    Music Scene: R. Kelly and Aaliyah   104.    R. Kelly is an American singer-songwriter, often referred to as the King of R&B.   105.    Robert Sylvester Kelly, better known as R. Kelly to his fans, is an American singer. He is one of the best-selling music artists in the United States and the most successful R&B male artist of the 1990s. A multi-faceted personality, Kelly is a singer-songwriter, record producer, actor, and former semi-professional basketball player.   106.    R. Kelly was born on January 8, 1967, in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He and his three siblings were raised by their mother Joanne in the Baptist church, where she served as the lead singer of the choir.   107.    The family lived in poverty and struggled to make ends meet. Kelly started singing as part of the church choir when he was eight.   108.    He had a very difficult childhood as he was often sexually abused by a woman. In his 2012 autobiography ‘Soulacoaster,’ he had penned down his experience and the reason why he never told about his ordeal to anyone. When he was 11, he was shot in the shoulder while riding his bike home.   109.    He had an untreated learning disability, which made it difficult for him to read and write. Eventually, he had to drop out of high school.   110.    He studied at the ‘Kenwood Academy’ in Chicago's Hyde Park neighborhood. He was an athletic young boy and played basketball for his high school team. However, his music teacher Lena McLin, who had recognized his musical talent, advised him to leave the sport and focus on music.   111.    He was very close to his mother, who took him to church and clubs where she performed. She died of cancer in 1993.   112.    Kelly gained recognition in 1989 when he, along with Marc McWilliams, Shawn Brooks, and Vincent Walker, participated in the TV show ‘Big Break,’ where he went on to win the $100,000 grand prize.   113.    As a youngster, he formed the group ‘MGM’ (Musically Gifted Men) along with his friends Marc McWilliams, Vincent Walker, and Shawn Brooks. In 1990, ‘MGM’ recorded and released their first single, ‘Why You Wanna Play Me’ and disbanded shortly after.   114.    In 1992, Kelly released his debut album ‘Born into the 90’s’ along with a musical group named ‘Public Announcement.’ The album produced several hit songs and was eventually certified platinum   115.    Kelly's first solo album, ‘12 Play,’ was released in November 1993.   116.    R. Kelly, 27, achieves mainstream success when his single “Bump n’ Grind”, released in January of 1994, hits number one on the Billboard 100. A month later, his protégé Aliyah releases her debut album, Age Ain’t Nothing But A Number, which was almost entirely written and produced by him.   117.    His self-titled album ‘R. Kelly’ was out in 1995. Featuring introspective lyrics and foot-tapping music, this album became a huge hit and spawned three number one singles – ‘You Remind Me of Something,’ ‘Down Low (Nobody Has to Know),’ and ‘I Can't Sleep (Baby If I).   118.    Aaliyah Biography: Aaliyah Dana Haughton was born on January 16, 1979, in Brooklyn, New York, to Diane and Michael Haughton. She had one brother whom she was very close to. She was very family oriented and had close relations with her parents and grandmother. She was of African American descent.   119.    Her mother was a vocalist and young Aaliyah began singing when she was a child, performing at weddings, charity events, and for church choir. Her uncle Barry Hankerson was married to recording artist Gladys Knight who played a major role in introducing Aaliyah to the show business.   120.    She attended a Catholic school named ‘Gesu Elementary,’ where she was cast to play a role in a stage play titled ‘Annie.’   121.    With support from Gladys, Aaliyah auditioned for commercials and television programs, and also for several record labels. She started appearing in concerts alongside Gladys when she was 11.   122.    Aaliyah signed with ‘Jive Records’ and her Uncle Barry Hankerson's ‘Blackground Records’ when she was just 12. Her debut album ‘Age Ain't Nothing but a Number,’ which was recorded when the singer was just 14, was released in 1994.   123.    In its very first week, the album sold almost 74, 000 copies. Soon, it reached from 24th to the 18th position in ‘Billboard 200,’ eventually selling over three million copies in the United States, where it was certified double platinum by the ‘RIAA.’   124.    The tremendous success of the album catapulted Aaliyah to international stardom. During this time, rumors of her illegal marriage with her mentor and recording artist and producer R. Kelly began circulating.   125.    In order to silence the rumors, Aaliyah left ‘Jive Records’ and signed a contract with ‘Atlantic Records,’ under which she released her second album ‘One in a Million’ in 1996. This album was also a major success. It peaked at No. 18 on the ‘Billboard 200,’ and sold over 3.7 million copies in the United States and over eight million copies worldwide. It was certified double platinum by the ‘RIAA.’   126.    Aaliyah, along with her crew, flew to the Bahamas on August 25, 2001, to shoot the music video of the song, ‘Rock the Boat.’ Completing the shoot early, the crew decided to return to Florida instead of waiting for the next day as per schedule. For their return, they boarded a small private airplane.   127.    The plane was smaller than the one the crew had arrived in. However, the whole party and the equipment were accommodated on board, overloading the plane with a surplus of 320 kg and one excess passenger. The plane crashed soon after taking off, killing everyone on board.   128.    Open Comments:   129.    Controversies   130.    Illegal marriage: According to Vibe and the Chicago Sun-Times, 27-year-old Kelly and 15-year-old protégée Aaliyah were illegally married in a secret ceremony on August 31, 1994, in Cook County.[126][127] Upon meeting Kelly and prior to the nuptials, Aaliyah admitted she had falsely stated she was 18. In a 2008 interview, Kelly's tour manager, Demetrius Smith, said that he facilitated the wedding by obtaining falsified identification for Aaliyah which listed her as 18 years of age.   131.    He married Andrea, his former backup dancer, in 1996. The couple has three children. They divorced in 2009 after almost 13 years of marriage.   132.    1998, Kelly paid Tiffany Hawkins $250,000 after she claimed Kelly had induced her to have group sex with other teenage girls when she was 15 years old.   133.    2001: Sued by intern: Tracy Sampson sues R. Kelly, accusing him of inducing her "into an indecent sexual relationship" when she was 17 years old. The woman, a former intern at Epic Records, claimed she was "treated as his personal sex object and cast aside".  "He often tried to control every aspect of my life including who I would see and where I would go," she said in her legal case against him. The case was settled out of court for an undisclosed sum, said the New York Post.   134.    2002: Two more court cases - Kelly is sued for a third time by Patrice Jones, a Chicago woman who claims he impregnated her when she was underage, and that she was forced to have an abortion. A woman named Montina Woods  also sued Kelly, alleging that he videotaped them having sex without her knowledge. The recording was allegedly circulated on an R Kelly "sex tape" sold by bootleggers under the title R. Kelly Triple-X. The star settled both cases out of court, paying an undisclosed sum in return for a non-disclosure agreement.   135.    2017, Kelly was accused of forcing girls to stay in an ‘abusive cult.’   136.    2018, the ‘Women of Color’ branch of the ‘Time's Up’ movement called for a boycott of Kelly's music and performances over the many allegations against him. The boycott was accompanied by a social media campaign called ‘Mute R. Kelly.’   137.    2019, Kelly was taken back to the ‘Cook County Jail’ after failing to pay $161,633 in child support. On March 9, 2019, he was released after someone, who didn't want to be identified, paid off the child support.   138.    2019, Lifetime began airing a six-part documentary series, “Surviving R. Kelly”, detailing sexual abuse and misconduct allegations against Kelly.   139.    Question: Why do we treat R Kelly different than Michael?   140.    Movie Scene: Sam Jack Mutha F@#A   141.    Samuel Leroy Jackson was born on December 21, 1948, in Washington, D.C. He grew up in Chattanooga, Tennessee and was raised by his mother Elizabeth Jackson as his father lived away from the family and later passed away from alcoholism. He met his father only twice during his life.   142.    He studied at a number of segregated schools and graduated from ‘Riverside High School’ in Chattanooga. During his time at school, he played the French horn and the trumpet in the school orchestra. He suffered from stuttering when he was a child.   143.    He initially dreamt of pursuing a degree in marine biology at ‘Morehouse College’ in Atlanta, but soon switched degrees after he discovered the actor in him. He graduated from the institute in 1972 and at the same time, co-founded the theatre group, ‘Just Us Theatre.’   144.    After appearing in several plays, including ‘The Opera’ and ‘A Soldier’s Play,’ he made his motion picture debut in the blaxploitation film ‘Together for Days’ in 1972. Four years later, he appeared in the television series ‘i’ On.’   145.    He moved to New York City and spent the next several years appearing in stage plays, such as ‘The Piano Lesson’ and ‘Two Trains Running.’ In 1977, he appeared in the film ‘The Displaced Person.’   146.    It is believed that in his early years he was mentored by Morgan Freeman. Later on, in his career, he started doing noticeable roles in films like ‘School Daze’ and ‘Do the Right Thing,’ which released in 1988 and 1989, respectively.   147.    In 1990, he appeared in ‘Goodfellas’ in a minor role and then worked as a substitute on ‘The Cosby Show’ for the next three years.   148.    From 1990 to 1993, he worked in films like ‘Def by Temptation,’ ‘The Return of Superfly,’ ‘Strictly Business,’ ‘Jungle Fever,’ ‘Patriot Games,’ ‘True Romance,’ ‘Amos & Andrew,’ ‘Jurassic Park,’ and ‘Loaded Weapon 1.’   149.    In 1994, he played the critically acclaimed role of Jules Winnfield in the hit film ‘Pulp Fiction.’ Jackson became a world icon after the release and subsequent success of the movie. It was later revealed that director Quentin Tarantino specifically wanted him for the role.   150.    Open Comments:   151.    Question: Is Sam better than Denzel?   152.    TV Scene: The Death of Black TV   153.    Cancelled in 1994: Jan - The Les Brown Show, Feb – Thea, The Sinbad Show, May – Roc, In Living Color, and The Arsenio Hall Show   154.    Article #1: A TELEVISION TREND: AUDIENCES IN BLACK AND WHITE by Paul Farhi November 29, 1994   155.    All across the country tonight, millions of households will tune to ABC's "Home Improvement." In a typical week, the situation comedy about the host of a household fix-it show is the most-watched program on the air. Yet one group of viewers is decidedly sparse among the masses of "Home Improvement" fans. In African American households, the program barely makes the top 30. Other big network hits are even less popular: "Seinfeld" and "Frasier" don't even crack the top 90 …The top show for black audiences this season: "Living Single," a Fox sitcom that ranks 69th among all audiences.”   156.    Article #2: Let’s rewind a bit. In the mid-'80s, when there wasn't a whole lot of programming aimed specifically at black folks, black and white viewers watched mostly the same shows — 15 of the top 20 most-watched shows for black audiences in the 1985-96 season were also in white viewers' top 20. But by the next decade, everything had changed. While the then-Big Three had a handful of shows with black casts in the mid-1990s like Family Matters and The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, it was the upstart networks like Fox and later UPN and the WB (Both launched in Jan 1995)  that seriously doubled down on black viewers in a bid to become commercially viable as quickly as possible. The result was a kind of alternate TV universe where you could find black folks on-screen seemingly every night of the week — In Living Color; Roc; Sister, Sister; Moesha; In The House; The Jamie Foxx Show; Malcolm & Eddie. (Alas, Latinos and Asian-American folks were then, as now, mostly absent from lead roles on network TV, even on th e smaller "netlets.")   157.    Lots of these shows had big, devoted black followings. While huge swaths of America yearned for Ross and Rachel to get together, my high school classmates and I geeked over the fact that an episode of Fox's New York Undercover played "Flava In Ya Ear" over the cold open… Fox's 1994-95 Thursday night lineup — Martin at 8 p.m., Living Single at 8:30 and New York Undercover at 9 — were the three highest-rated shows among black TV viewers that season. But among white viewers, none of those three shows even cracked the top 100. By the end of the 1990s, Fox switched its focus from black audiences to go after young male viewers, a demographic that they felt was more desirable to advertisers.”   158.    By 2008, the viewing habits of black viewers and white viewers were converging once more. With few "black shows" on broadcast TV, everyone was watching American Idol, Dancing With the Stars or CSI. Black folks who wanted to watch black folks on TV had to go to cable, and so they did. - https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2015/04/01/395777889/this-isnt-the-first-time-network-tv-discovered-black-people   159.    Question: Do we need “Black” TV?   160.    Vote: Best/most important/favorite pop culture item from 1994?

Welcome to the What to Read Next Podcast! Today I have an author interview with one of my favorite historical fiction authors Chanel Cleeton. In this interview, we chat what it was like to transition from writing romance to historical fiction. We chat in depth about her latest release The Last Train to Key West and of course a round of book recommendations.    BOOKS RECOMMENDED: The Last Train to Key West by Chanel Cleeton Next Year in Havana by Chanel Cleeton I See London by Chanel Cleeton  The Most Beautiful Girl in Cuba by Chanel Cleeton (upcoming 2021) Tana French Alexa Martin Sarah MacLean Beatriz William Kate Quinn The Map of Love by Ahdaf Soueif A Place for Us by Fatima Farheen Mirza The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger The Cubans by Anthony DePalma   CONNECT WITH CHANEL CLEETON Instagram  Website  Twitter    SUPPORT THE WHAT TO READ NEXT PODCAST! If you’re enjoying the show, please subscribe and leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts. Spread the love. And if you liked this episode, share it with your friends   JOIN PATREON COMMUNITY  Join the What to Read Next Podcast Patreon Romance Book Club. We are offering one tier Weekly Recommendation + Early Access to Author Interviews and other bonus podcast content + Access to Patron-only Facebook Group:  + Twice a month Zoom meetups (Backlist Book Club &  Author Q&A ) + Conversation with Publishers + Rolling IG Chat: $5  This is a great romance loving community where you will get book recommendations, make new friends and an opportunity to discover to new to you authors, series and genres to binge on.  Want to join the fun? Sign up today; https://bit.ly/WTRNRomanceBookClub   FROLIC PODCAST NETWORK  What to Read Next Podcast is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at Frolic.media/podcasts!    CONNECT WITH LAURA YAMIN  WhattoReadNextBlog.com  Instagram  Goodreads Twitter

It’s TUESDAY morning---Please join the BIG W, with a Bloody Mary in hand, for MORNINGS AT THE BUDDIES LOUNGE. A perfect 30 minutes blend of great Space-Age Pop music in LIVING STEREO everyday single day this week! Today, we again jump into the Buddies Lounge vaults and find another fun show from the past.....from 4/15/16, it's BACKED BY BILLY MAY f Playlist for 6/2/20: (Original show aired on 4/15/16) • Shall We Dance – Jack Jones • Johnny One Note – Anita O’Day • The Most Beautiful Girl in the World – Vic Damone • The Travelin’ Two-Beat – Bing Crosby & Rosemary Clooney • Hooray for Love – Ella Fitzgerald • South of the Border – Mel Torme • Something’s Gotta Give – Frank Sinatra • Rock around Stephen Foster – Stan Freberg • Two of a Kind – Bobby Darin & Johnny Mercer • When My Sugar Walks Down the Street – Nat King Cole • The Best Things in Life Are Free – Frankie Randall

Nous avons demandé à Larry de nous composer une playlist à partir de ses chanteurs préférés, merci à lui. « The Most Beautiful Girl » et « Big Boss Man » (version 1968) par Charlie Rich, « I Believe In You » et « Some Broken Hearts Never Mend » par Don Williams, la version originale de « That's How I Got To Memphis » par Tom T. Hall, « You Never Can Tell » chanté par Emmylou Harris, « Lonesome Me » par Don Gibson, « Too Gone, Too Long » et « Honky Tonk Moon » par Randy Travis, « Blue Nun Café » et « Romping Stomping Blues » par les Judds, « Traveling Man » et « It's So Easy to Be Free » par Rick Nelson, « Are You Lonesome Tonight ? », « Long Lonely Highway », « Trying To Get To You », « Suspicious Minds » par Elvis.

SHOCKING!!! It's Friday and you know what that means: our weekly FEMME FRIDAY program, featuring projects led by female, femme-oriented and non-binary artists. Here's what we played today:Brutus - DjangoTanukichan - Hunned BandzIvy Sole - Still WastedVOIID - TwinJay Som - TendernessCherry Glazerr - DistressorThe Riven - Edge of TimeBlack Belt Eagle Scout - I Don't Have You in My LifeDreaming Dead - Beyond the Black MoonBuke and Gase - GripsPharlee - WarningA Deer A Horse - Double WideFilthy Friends - November ManTank and the Bangas - ForgetfulnessStarcrawler - She Gets AroundExploded View - Dark StainsMammoth Weed Wizard Bastard - The Spaceships of EzekielSlothrust - Fever DoggsChelsea Wolfe - American DarknessSummer Cannibals - Start BreakingWindhand - HalcyonAngel Olsen - All MirrorsGRLwood - I'm Not YouSnail Mail - The 2nd Most Beautiful Girl in the WorldAnd that's our week! Be sure to tune in next week at 7 AM Cinci time / 9 PM Sydney time, only at radioartifact.com (worldwide), 91.7 FM HD2 (in the nutty Nati) and the WVXU mobile app!!

Frontman Richard Janssen schuift aan bij Lotje, om te praten over de de plotse reünie van zijn band Fatal Flowers. Daarnaast zijn er live opnames van Nick Cave in de VPRO studio uit 1990. Met: Stone Roses - Fools Gold The Black Keys - Shine A Light Sampa the Great - Final Form Sparklehorse - Painbirds Cage The Elephant ft. Beck - Night Running Bill Callahan - Son Of The Sea Fatal Flowers - Younger Days Richard Hell and the Voidoids - Blank Generation Dwayne Gretzky - S.O.S. Thom Yorke - I Am A Very Rude Person Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - The Mercy Seat (Live) Prince - The Most Beautiful Girl in the World SNAIL MAIL - The 2nd Most Beautiful Girl in the World Leisure - The Hype

Can you believe we thought today's episode didn't have enough stuff? (1+ hours later: Wellllll, I guess it has enough stuff.) Here's the stuff we're getting into: the Pioneer Woman's daughter('s underage drinking), Jim Edmonds and his "Baseball Madame", Blac Chyna and the "frenemy cake", Hailey Bieber's beauty trademark woes, the "Most Beautiful Girl in the World" Thylane Blondeau, Bethenny Frankel vs. Sunny Hostin, Elin Nordegren ('memba her?), Dame Judi Dench's new orangutans, Teairra Marí 3-wheeled DUI and the tightrope-walking Flying Wallendas. Call 619-WHO-THEM to leave a message, and we might respond to your call on this week's 'Who's There?'! Check out today's sponsors Arm & Hammer Cloud Control cat litter, Everlane & Quip.

Anna Ebiere Banner, Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria, Student, Mom and all-round awesome person.    Anna is a Nigerian pageant winner and actress. She was crowned the most beautiful girl in Nigeria in 2012. The following year she represented Nigeria at the 2013 Miss World Pageant. In 2014, she made her acting debut in Super Story. In this episode Anna talks about what it means to be Nigeria, her studies in Ghana, her time in Dubai and how being a mom changed her perspective. Say hello to Anna on the following Social Media platforms Twitter - @annabanner222 Instagram - annaebiere www.1000africanvoices.com

Bobby (Boris) Pickett and The Crypt-Kickers [00:22] a side: "Monster Mash" b side: "Monsters' Mash Party" Garpax Records GP-44167 1962 Indeed, the greatest pop song ever recorded. I think I'm going to name my next adventuring party The Crypt Kicker Five. Buck Owens [06:20] a side: "(It's a) Monster's Holiday" b side: "Great Expectations" Capitol Records 3907 1974 Yup, that's a Buck Owens song, sure as stakin. Wait, sexy sensations?! Yikes! Welcome to the 70s I guess. Derrick Morgan a side: "Moon Hop" [12:03] Reggaites b side: "Harris Wheel" [15:18] Crab Records CRAB 32 1969 Love this a-side to the moon and back. Charlie Rich [17:48] a side: "The Most Beautiful Girl" b side: "I Feel Like Going Home" Epic Records 5-11040 1973 Ah the rich vocal stylings the Silver Fox, Charlie Rich. Some exemplary countrypolitan. Palace Songs [26:01] a side: "The Mountain" b side: "(End of) Travelling" Palace Records PR3 1995 Landscape as metaphor? The Byrds [32:01] a side: "Mr. Spaceman" b side: "What's Happening?!?!" Columbia Records 4-43766 1966 And thus Space Rock was born. Or wait, was it Country Rock? Millie Small [37:34] a side: "My Boy Lollipop" b side: "Sweet William" Smash Records S-1411 1970 (1964) The single that helped launch Island Records. The Angels [41:21] a side: "My Boyfriend's Back" b side: "Now" Smash Records S-1834 1963 Wait, is the flipside a comedy track? Music Behind the DJ: "The Mexican Shuffle" by Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass.

In honor of Black History Month, Annika discusses Katherine Dunham, world renowned dancer, choreographer, activist, and teacher. But first, Katie covers Olive Thomas, the original flapper girl and the "Most Beautiful Girl in New York." Want show updates? Follow us on social media!Instagram: @not_your_fathers_historyTwitter: @NYFHpodcast Artwork: www.laurenheathart.com Music: @SwingWhale

Darren and Elliott Wallace conclude talking about The Most Beautiful Girl in the World.

Darren talks to Elliott Wallace about the background behind The Most Beautiful Girl in the World. Come back for part 2.

Charlie Rich, nacido el 14 de diciembre de, 1932 Colt, Arkansas, EE.UU.Mejor recordado por su gran hit de 1973, "The Most Beautiful Girl".

Charlie Rich, nacido el 14 de diciembre de, 1932 Colt, Arkansas, EE.UU.Mejor recordado por su gran hit de 1973, "The Most Beautiful Girl".

Sterling, DJ Joe Daddy and Billfred pay tribute to the late great artist Prince, Mother's Day, and what Sterling has been busy doing the last couple weeks. Also, guess what the new microphone's name is... Music in this episode: The Most Beautiful Girl in the World - Prince

On this special edition of the Stephanie Little Radio Show I discuss the life & death of Prince the Icon, the musical genious, one of the few muiscians that inspired me to make music, inspired my song writing techniques, song creation etc. I grew up on him in the 80s & even in later years he had hits like The Most Beautiful Girl, Diamond & Pearls, and so on, plus some of my favs, & Im going to do a Prince sing a song.

A ghost haunts the New Amsterdam Theatre, near Times Square in New York. She wears a green outfit in flapper style, and she’s just a little annoyed to realize that no one is scared of her, even though she mostly rearranges the scenery rather than clanking chains or leaping out and scaring people. Her name is Olive Thomas, and she is one of the first silent movie stars, although her early death means that she is much less famous than her sister-in-law, Mary Pickford. Born near Pittsburgh, Olive moves to New York to escape a teen marriage and a life raised in poverty. After winning a contest as the Most Beautiful Girl in New York, she becomes an artist’s model before securing a position with Flo Ziegfeld, the mogul behind the Follies. Ziegfeld takes a shine to Olive, and soon she is not only dancing for him but has become a regular in the much racier Midnight Follies. Soon she and Ziegfeld are involved in an affair, but when Ziegfeld goes back to his wife, Olive takes off for Hollywood. In Santa Monica, she runs into Jack Pickford, Mary’s younger brother, and discovers her kindred spirit. To the great distress of his family, the two of them drink and party their way around movie sets on both coasts. Over the course of four years, Olive makes twenty films, including The Flapper—the film that introduced that term into the national lingo. Then she and Jack decide to vacation in Paris … The Forgotten Flapper: A Novel of Olive Thomas (Sepia Stories, 2015) brings this forgotten actress back to life. Laini Giles  vividly captures both the culture of those early days when films were still called “flickers” and Olive Thomas’s complex, charming, and compelling personality. The ostrich scene alone is—dare we say it?—unforgettable. C. P. Lesley is the author of Legends of the Five Directions (The Golden Lynx, The Winged Horse, and, as of April 2016, The Swan Princess), a historical fiction series set in 1530s Russia, during the childhood of Ivan the Terrible. Find out more about her at http://www.cplesley.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A ghost haunts the New Amsterdam Theatre, near Times Square in New York. She wears a green outfit in flapper style, and she’s just a little annoyed to realize that no one is scared of her, even though she mostly rearranges the scenery rather than clanking chains or leaping out and scaring people. Her name is Olive Thomas, and she is one of the first silent movie stars, although her early death means that she is much less famous than her sister-in-law, Mary Pickford. Born near Pittsburgh, Olive moves to New York to escape a teen marriage and a life raised in poverty. After winning a contest as the Most Beautiful Girl in New York, she becomes an artist’s model before securing a position with Flo Ziegfeld, the mogul behind the Follies. Ziegfeld takes a shine to Olive, and soon she is not only dancing for him but has become a regular in the much racier Midnight Follies. Soon she and Ziegfeld are involved in an affair, but when Ziegfeld goes back to his wife, Olive takes off for Hollywood. In Santa Monica, she runs into Jack Pickford, Mary’s younger brother, and discovers her kindred spirit. To the great distress of his family, the two of them drink and party their way around movie sets on both coasts. Over the course of four years, Olive makes twenty films, including The Flapper—the film that introduced that term into the national lingo. Then she and Jack decide to vacation in Paris … The Forgotten Flapper: A Novel of Olive Thomas (Sepia Stories, 2015) brings this forgotten actress back to life. Laini Giles  vividly captures both the culture of those early days when films were still called “flickers” and Olive Thomas’s complex, charming, and compelling personality. The ostrich scene alone is—dare we say it?—unforgettable. C. P. Lesley is the author of Legends of the Five Directions (The Golden Lynx, The Winged Horse, and, as of April 2016, The Swan Princess), a historical fiction series set in 1530s Russia, during the childhood of Ivan the Terrible. Find out more about her at http://www.cplesley.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A ghost haunts the New Amsterdam Theatre, near Times Square in New York. She wears a green outfit in flapper style, and she’s just a little annoyed to realize that no one is scared of her, even though she mostly rearranges the scenery rather than clanking chains or leaping out and scaring people. Her name is Olive Thomas, and she is one of the first silent movie stars, although her early death means that she is much less famous than her sister-in-law, Mary Pickford. Born near Pittsburgh, Olive moves to New York to escape a teen marriage and a life raised in poverty. After winning a contest as the Most Beautiful Girl in New York, she becomes an artist’s model before securing a position with Flo Ziegfeld, the mogul behind the Follies. Ziegfeld takes a shine to Olive, and soon she is not only dancing for him but has become a regular in the much racier Midnight Follies. Soon she and Ziegfeld are involved in an affair, but when Ziegfeld goes back to his wife, Olive takes off for Hollywood. In Santa Monica, she runs into Jack Pickford, Mary’s younger brother, and discovers her kindred spirit. To the great distress of his family, the two of them drink and party their way around movie sets on both coasts. Over the course of four years, Olive makes twenty films, including The Flapper—the film that introduced that term into the national lingo. Then she and Jack decide to vacation in Paris … The Forgotten Flapper: A Novel of Olive Thomas (Sepia Stories, 2015) brings this forgotten actress back to life. Laini Giles  vividly captures both the culture of those early days when films were still called “flickers” and Olive Thomas’s complex, charming, and compelling personality. The ostrich scene alone is—dare we say it?—unforgettable. C. P. Lesley is the author of Legends of the Five Directions (The Golden Lynx, The Winged Horse, and, as of April 2016, The Swan Princess), a historical fiction series set in 1530s Russia, during the childhood of Ivan the Terrible. Find out more about her at http://www.cplesley.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

BHL: Fashion 411 -- In this episode Black Hollywood Live hosts Diona Vaughan, Courtney Stewart and Val Kahl discuss fashion for the week of December 12th, 2014. Val opens up with the 'Le Chaud' segment featuring Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show Bloopers, The New Eiffel Tower nose, The new extravagant ridiculous crochet food hats, and Julia Roberts in new Givenchy campaign. They then discuss this week's "OOTW - Outfit of the Week" - Dancing Queen. Next up is the "Beauty Beat": Remy Hair tape Weft extensions. Then they discusses the "Style Scoop" with Wild Wonder & Solange Knowles, Meet Brendan, The Most Beautiful Girl in the World, and A$AP Rocky & Ferragamo. Next they go over Fashion Mistakes that are ruining your style! They then discuss "Haute/Haute Mess" featuring Solange, Taraji Henson, Ava Duvernay, and Quevenzhane Wallis. They wrap things up with a "Style Watch" featuring @BRASSILIANDOLLBLOGGER. [print_gllr id=7797]