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No Straight Lines
When Alison Bechdel received a coveted MacArthur Award for her best-selling graphic memoir Fun Home, it heralded the acceptance of LGBTQ+ comics in American culture. From DIY underground comix ...
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On this day in history, April 19, 1951, Gen. MacArthur delivers 'Old soldiers never die' speech to Congress
Gen. Douglas MacArthur delivered his farewell address to Congress on this day in history, April 19, 1951, uttering the famous line, "Old soldiers never die; they just fade away." Eight days before ...
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A Walk Through ‘MacArthur Park’: Jimmy Webb Tells the History of an Odd Pop Classic That Found New Life as the Musical Climax of ‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’
The seven-minute 1968 classic was recorded by everyone from Richard Harris to Donna Summer to 'Weird Al' on the way to being immortalized as Beetlejuice's would-be wedding song. Webb got on the ...
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What Is That Song in ‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’?
Meet the new “Day-O”: Richard Harris’s 1968 psychedelic pop hit “MacArthur Park,” which Donna Summer remade as a disco anthem. By Sarah Bahr Some spoilers follow. It’s the climactic ...