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26 Miles of Pride: Hot Men, Catalina Nights, and Beach Boys Dreams This Pride video cruises off the California coast to Avalon, set to the sunny, nostalgic vibe of a classic Beach Boys–style “26 Miles (Santa Catalina)” track as gorgeous men turn Catalina Island into their playground. The camera drifts ... Read More »

Mid-Century elegance on a 13-day Cruise to the Caribbean and South America from New York. Top-drawer with first-class accommodations, cuisine, and entertainment aboard a stylish American-built ship, one of the last ships flying the American flag. Romance in a different travel climate compared to today’s super cruise ships. Intimacy and ... Read More »

J. Pierpont Morgan Jr. could never imagine his yacht Corsair IV would be turned into a deluxe cruise ship just after World War 2  whose short career with voyages from California would end in tragedy, but it happened. J.P. Morgan Jr. and his legendary business tycoon father, J. Pierpont Morgan, ... Read More »

“Elvis who?” On the threshold of fame, Elvis took the train. Photographer Alfred Wertheimer recalls uttering that very question in early 1956. A publicist from RCA Victor Records had contacted him, asking if he was available to photograph a young singer named Elvis Presley. “I’d never heard of the man,” ... Read More »

The Acapulco, a 24,400-ton cruise ship formerly sailed between New York and the Caribbean under the name S.S. Nassau. The ship was renovated in Glasgow, Scotland. Advertising pitch in the San Francisco Examiner: Sailing on the blue Pacific! You’ll love the SS Acapulco and the all-one-class shipboard life. Latin music ... Read More »

West Hollywood’s Chasen’s was a glamorous world – “Celebrity chefs” will never replace stylish hosts and personalities like Dave Chasen, Vincent Sardi or Mike Romanoff. I had dinner at Chasen’s many times. First, with my parents and then later on when I became a writer/producer. Dinner with Groucho Marx, who ... Read More »

Social History: ROXY THEATRE “The Cathedral of the Motion Picture” If a picture is worth a thousand words, then one look at photos of this palatial movie palace is worth about a million. Often cited as the most impressive movie palace ever built, the Roxy Theatre was called “The Cathedral ... Read More »

The Best Years of Our Lives opened in the first fragile calm after the Second World War, at a moment when millions of Americans were trying to remember what ordinary life even looked like. It is not a film about battles or strategy. It is about the uneasy return home, ... Read More »

Elon Musk’s Two?Day Free Boost When Elon Musk—one of the richest men in the world—decided to stream Citizen Vigilante free on X for 48 hours, he did more than give an indie thriller a promotional bump. He used his personal platform to put a banned, immigrant?targeting vigilante story in front ... Read More »

A detailed analysis of a full-sized digital scan of the Titanic has revealed new insight into the doomed liner’s final hours. The exact 3D replica shows the violence of how the ship ripped in two as it sank after hitting an iceberg in 1912 – 1,500 people lost their lives ... Read More »

On the eve of the United States’ 250th anniversary, Concord Theatricals’ website looks strikingly indifferent to the country whose theatre it sells. As of July 3, 2026, there is no visible semiquincentennial banner, no curated “America 250” catalogue, no July?4?themed collection on the main pages thatcasual visitor would naturally see. ... Read More »

An Olivier-nominated West End success with a long London run has been marketed as if it were merely an elementary-school property, diminishing its artistic stature, weakening its market, and distorting Charles Schulz’s legacy. In the history of Peanuts on stage, two titles dominate the conversation: You’re a Good Man, Charlie ... Read More »