After the fall of Nazi Germany at the end of World War II, the United States and the Soviet Union emerged as superpowers, each striving for primacy on a global scale. As rocket technology improved and spaceflight seemed possible, the dueling forces also set their sights on reaching and controlling space. Headlines of the 1950s and '60s seemed to indicate that the Soviet Union was light-years ahead of the U. Read More...
Roberto Clemente | Primary Source Roberto Clemente: MVP In November 1960, Roberto Clemente was more than disappointed after finishing only eighth among National League players in the Baseball Writers Association’s Most
Valuable Player balloting.
Six long years would pass before Clemente’s excellence was finally recognized. He batted over .300 year after year, but MVP honors eluded him. In 1966, though the Pirates were edged out of the playoffs, he hit . Read More...
Movie review In the Heart of the Sea 121 minutes. Rated PG-13 (intense violence, tastefully depicted cannibalism).
Presenting a “true” adventure about a giant whale that supposedly inspired “Moby-Dick” raises tsunami-high expectations about “In the Heart of the Sea” that are crushed as thoroughly as if star Chris Hemsworth had brought down his “Thor” hammer on the entire enterprise.
While period whaling adventures may be a lot rarer than superhero movies in contemporary Hollywood, there’s not much that’s see-worthy about Ron Howard’s waterlogged adaptation of Nathaniel Philbrick’s novel, which is improbably being floated as Oscar bait. Read More...