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Maureen O’Hara, Ireland’s Queen of Technicolor
O’Hara made more than 50 films including the perennial Christmas favourite Miracle on 34th Street
Was Wyatt Earp a righteous lawman or career criminal?
The famous gunfight was controversial. Murder accusations were levelled at Earp and Doc Holliday
A true story that inspired a classic western movie
Kidnapped by Commanches then rescued, Cynthia Ann Parker was a victim of cultural genocide twice over
In search of the perfect Christmas? Good luck
How to avoid a Clark Griswold meltdown and having a SWAT team invade our home
Doctor on a mission to help patients accept death as a part of life
Palliative care is not about giving up hope
ABBA-cadabra, make them disappear
It’s hard to escape ABBA’s sickeningly sweet embrace. Having induced several waves of nausea, they’re back
Streaming giant Netflix flexes its podcasting muscles
In a world seemingly dominated by video, podcast titles have also doubled since April 2020, when Apple announced the one-millionth entry in its podcast directory
A fast and furious bit of grovelling from John Cena
The actor and wrestler has angered China. No, not Chyna, the former WWE wrestler. And not china from your grandmother’s curio cabinet. The real China
Toxic masculinity or a beautiful release of frustration?
The new movie Nobody represents a fantasy people approaching middle-aged might have. A sudden jolt back to relevance and strength
Digging deep into John Wayne’s western films to find gems
He made scads of westerns, ranging from mediocre to excellent. Count Red River, Rio Bravo, True Grit and The Shootist among his best
Father Brown is G.K. Chesterton’s most durable creation
He was an early and vocal critic of Nazism. He was also an unapologetic opponent of eugenics and derisive towards the concept of racial purity
Three political dramas worth watching
Think of them as a form of therapy, a way of easing back to everyday life while still experiencing the atmospherics of the political arena
