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50th anniv of 'Monterey Pop' commemorated with limited edition Pennebaker film stills

Jim Bessman

Jun 15, 20174 min read

50th anniv of 'Monterey Pop' commemorated with limited edition Pennebaker film stills

With the 50th anniversary of the historic three-day 1967 Monterey International Pop Festival being observed this weekend exactly 50 years...

Adam West--An appreciation

Jim Bessman

Jun 11, 20174 min read

Adam West--An appreciation

Adam West, as "Batman" Nick Lowe stopped his show in the middle last night at New York's City Winery to ask the SRO room to raise a glass...

Al Franken's talk with Marc Maron at BookExpo brought humor to the sober political situation

Jim Bessman

Jun 4, 20175 min read

Al Franken's talk with Marc Maron at BookExpo brought humor to the sober political situation

Al Franken, left, and Marc Maron at BookExpo No surprise, Al Franken, U.S. Senator from Minnesota (D) and former comedian and...

Hillary Clinton a hit at BookExpo

Jim Bessman

Jun 2, 20175 min read

Hillary Clinton a hit at BookExpo

Hillary Clinton, left, and Cheryl Strayed, at BookExpo. No doubt the biggest celebrity author at this year's BookExpo America trade show...

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