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21 hours ago · Blackface is the practice of performers, typically non- black performers, using burnt cork or theatrical makeup to portray a caricature of black people on stage or in entertainment. In the United States, the practice became a popular entertainment during the 19th century into the 20th.
21 hours ago · "The Sound of Silence" (originally "The Sounds of Silence") is a song by the American folk rock duo Simon & Garfunkel, written by Paul Simon. The duo's studio audition of the song led to a record deal with Columbia Records, and the original acoustic version was recorded in March 1964 at Columbia's 7th Avenue Recording Studios in New York City for their debut album, Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M ...
- "We've Got a Groovy Thing Goin'"
- October 19, 1964 (original acoustic version); September 12, 1965 (overdubbed electric version)
- March 10, 1964
- Folk rock
21 hours ago · Modernism was an early 20th-century movement in literature, visual arts, and music that emphasized experimentation, abstraction, and subjective experience. Philosophy , politics , architecture , and social issues were also aspects of the movement, which arose from a "growing alienation " from prevailing " morality , optimism , and convention ...
4 hours ago · Veteran producer Simon Kinberg, who oversaw most of the “X-Men” movies for 20th Century Fox, is in talks to produce an upcoming “Star Trek” movie for Paramount Pictures, Variety has confirmed.
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21 hours ago · The Romani, also spelled Romany or Rromani ( / ˈroʊməni / ROH-mə-nee or / ˈrɒməni / ROM-ə-nee) and colloquially known as the Roma ( sg.: Rom ), are an ethnic group of Indo-Aryan origin [71] [72] [73] who traditionally lived a nomadic, itinerant lifestyle. Linguistic and genetic evidence suggests that the Romani originated in the Indian ...
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21 hours ago · An extreme oxygen-rich red hypergiant that has experienced two dimming periods in the 20th century where the star became dimmer by up to 2.5 magnitudes. Potentially the largest known star in the Milky Way. AH Scorpii: 1,411 ± 124: AD RSGC1-F06 1,382 +298 −384: L/T eff: CD-33 12241: 1,359: L/T eff: NML Cygni < 1,350 +195 −229: AD
21 hours ago · Judd Apatow (born 1967) – producer, director, comedian, actor and screenwriter. Fiona Apple (born 1977) – singer-songwriter. Jacob Appel – (born 1973), short story writer, bioethicist, born in New York City. Diane Arbus (1923–1971) – photographer. Nate Archibald (born 1948) – professional basketball player.
