In 1990, The first McDonald’s opened in Moscow; Nelson Mandela was released from prison after twenty seven years confinement; Namibia, the Marshall Islands, and Micronesia became independent nations; East and West Germany reunified; The Hubble Space Telescope launched; The World Health Organization removed homosexuality from its list of diseases; Iraq invaded Kuwait; Tim Berners-Lee started… Continue reading Everything that follows is older than Ed Sheeran: A look back at 1990
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Best of the 1950s
Sunset Boulevard (1950) Faded silent screen star Norma Desmond (Gloria Swanson) steadfastly believes she will regain her former glory and hires writer Joe Gillis (William Holden) to help with her planned comeback, but as the project drags on their relationship becomes dangerously complicated. William Holden brings a weary everyman quality to Joe Gillis while Gloria… Continue reading Best of the 1950s