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Some good news ... Gary Oldman as MI5 agent Jackson Lamb, along with the rest of the Slow Horses, will return next week on Apple TV+.
A season 5 publicity still from the Apple TV+ spy drama "Slow Horses." A completely disheveled Gary Oldman, as MI5 agent Jackson Lamb, sits before a plate of eggs and toast in a London cafe. Lamb is holding a mobile phone in his right hand up to his ear. The red brick buildings of the neighborhood are seen thru the cafe's windows.
September 20, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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Bruce Springsteen's album Born to Run
Released fifty years ago today on 25 August 1975
📷 Eric Meola 1975 album cover photo shoot
A black and white portrait of Bruce Springsteen taken during the Born to Run album cover photo shoot in 1975. Bruce is wearing a dark leather jacket and is smiling directly into the camera, while brushing back his hair with his right hand. Photo credit: Eric Meola
August 25, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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Happy birthday to legendary jazz bandleader, composer and pianist William James "Count" Basie born on this day(1904) in Red Bank New Jersey.
Photo credit: Steve Schapiro Apollo Theater NYC 1961
Black and white photo taken backstage at the Apollo Theater in NYC in 1961. Jazz pianist and bandleader William "Count" Basie sits before his piano and sheet music. Basie is dressed in a dark jacket and hat, and is smiling broadly. Photo credit: Steve Schapiro / Getty Images
August 21, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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Thank you for your kind words about Bruce. In NJ we take our music (and our democracy) very seriously. 💙
"I still live 10 minutes from my hometown. In Freehold I know the mayor, I know the priest at St. Rose of Lima, I know the guy who runs the diner..." B Springsteen 2025 📸: Daniel Arnold
BruceSpringsteen greets a young mom and her infant at Roberto's Freehold Diner in Freehold NJ. Big smiles and happy faces 📸: Daniel Arnold
July 10, 2025 at 11:15 AM
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Hey Guys … Congratulations on a great year so far … electing a new Prime Minister, reaching the Stanley Cup Finals and especially for standing tough on this crazy tariff war. I don’t speak French but I’ll trust yours by saying “Bonne fête du Canada!"
Red and white flag of Canada (with centered red maple leaf) in the shape of a heart.
July 2, 2025 at 12:40 AM
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The House has narrowly passed a bill to withhold funding to NPR and PBS. The Senate vote comes up in early July. This administration would love to see the Corporation for Public Broadcasting eliminated completely. Please consider supporting your local PBS and NPR stations.
A publicity still from the PBS series "Wolf Hall : The Mirror and the Light." Standing in the scarlet royal chamber, lawyer Thomas Cromwell (left) stares directly at the camera, while King Henry VIII (right) glares at Cromwell. Both men are dressed in the style of 16th century Tudor England. Cromwell's robe is scarlet, while the King's robe is white. Both are wearing black caps and the King has a gold medallion around his neck.
June 26, 2025 at 10:57 PM
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President Obama speaks to the graduating class of 2016 at Rutgers University, New Brunswick NJ. This historic ceremony celebrated the 250th anniversary of RU. ♥️🤍
#HappyNoKingsDay
#HappyPresidentObamaDay
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President Obama delivers the commencement address to the class of 2016 at Rutgers University New Brunswick NJ. He is standing behind a podium that bears the presidential seal. His graduation gown is scarlet with black trim with the Rutgers seal on his right chest. The background is also scarlet with white block letters partially spelling out "Rutgers". Mike Theiler/Reuters
June 14, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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President Barack Obama awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Bruce Springsteen.
November 2016
FOTO: GETTY IMAGES. CHIP SOMODEVILLA. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
#HappyNoKingsDay
President Obama is placing the Presidential Medal of Freedom around the neck of Bruce Springsteen. Both men are wearing dark suits. An American flag is at the left of the photo, and gold drapes make up the background. November 2016. FOTO: GETTY IMAGES. CHIP SOMODEVILLA. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
June 14, 2025 at 11:50 AM
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Remembering Astrid Kirchherr, the German artist and photographer born May 20, 1938. Astrid photographed the Beatles during their early formative days in Hamburg Germany, and she also fashioned the group's trademark hairstyle for them. Photos by Astrid Kirchherr.
A black and white photo taken in Astrid’s Hamburg attic in 1962. John Lennon is seated while George Harrison is standing behind John’s left shoulder. Both men are wearing leather jackets and are staring off to the side. Shadows and light cover most of the portrait, and empty chairs and art supplies are seen in the background. Photo by Astrid Kirchherr. A “mirrored” black and white self-portrait of Astrid taken in Hamburg in 1960. She is looking directly into the mirror at us, with her camera positioned in front of her body and her right hand holding the flash mechanism. Astrid wears a dark long sleeved shirt and her hair is cut short. A tree branch covers the upper half of the portrait, and a rosebud sits on the mirror’s upper frame. Photo by Astrid Kirchherr.
May 20, 2025 at 2:13 AM
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A beautiful moment of pure joy in the UK as the announcement of Germany’s surrender is made public by Churchill on the evening of May 7 1945. An elderly British woman in Piccadilly Circus is hugged by US servicemen.
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A black and white AP Photo taken in Piccadilly Circus UK on the evening of May 7 1945. Germany’s surrender has just been announced. An elderly British woman is hugged by American servicemen. Big smiles on all the faces.
May 9, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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Congratulations from the US. Been following Yaroslava’s career since she won the 2024 European Championships in Rome. She also won the 2024 Olympic gold in Paris. How great is it that a Ukrainian woman is doing so well on the world stage these days. 💙💛
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2024 European Championships gold medal winner in the high jump, Yaroslava Mahuchikh, in her track uniform, is smiling broadly with her arms outstretched, holding up a large yellow and blue Ukrainian flag behind her. AP Photo
May 4, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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The current administration feels threatened by the PBS News Hour and is strongly considering defunding PBS completely. By supporting our local PBS stations we can help keep their great programming on the air.
A publicity still from the PBS series Endeavour. Morse and Thursday are standing shoulder to shoulder and are staring directly into the camera. They are both wearing suits and overcoats and Thursday wears a hat. Behind them are the buildings of 1960’s Oxford U.K.
April 27, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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Alexandra “Sandy” Denny, of the British folk rock band Fairport Convention, tragically passed away on this day in 1978. Her composition “Who Knows Where the Time Goes?” was covered by Judy Collins, Eva Cassidy and Nina Simone. Sandy Denny was 31.
Copyright 2008 the Estate of Keith Morris
A black and white photo taken in 1972 of the British singer/songwriter Sandy Denny age 25. Sandy is looking directly into the camera, and has pulled a fur hood over her head. Copyright 2008 the Estate of Keith Morris
April 21, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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Talk about incompetence … DJT’s tariffs certainly aren’t working. Cherry tomatoes grown in Ontario sold in the US at a great price. Last week, the exact same product and packaging (Flavor Bombs) were Mexican exports.😊
A clear plastic package of cherry tomatoes (grown in Canada) sits on a maple cutting board.
March 30, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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Bruce Springsteen sitting in front of the Valmy Nevada Auto Court on a late evening in August 1977. The station included a post office, a grocery store, a bus depot and Shell gas pumps. Bruce’s rented 1965 Ford Galaxie 500XL sits in the foreground.
Copyright Eric Meola 2007
A black and white photo taken in the late evening of August 1977. Bruce Springsteen dressed in jeans and work shirt is sitting in front of a rural Nevada gas station. Signs in the windows advertise for groceries and postal services. His rented 1965 Ford sits in the darkened foreground.
March 22, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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To mark International Women’s Day, The Kyiv Independent published a series of images taken by photographer Marisya Myanovska, depicting the brave Ukrainian women soldiers defending their homeland. @kyivindependent.com
An exhausted female Ukrainian soldier sits to drink a cup of tea. She is dressed in green and brown battle fatigues. Her left hand covers her face, while her right hand holds a tin cup. Location: Kharkiv Ukraine
March 8, 2025 at 11:10 PM
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Rafael Edward “Ted” Cruz
Texas Senator, Trump Toady
Calgary, Alberta
March 7, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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The Beatles London photo shoot on this date in 1963. They had just finished a recording session, and decided to pose for some publicity shots. Taking the photo on Montagu Place is EMI staff photographer John Dove.
Just a feel good moment for these crazy times.😊
Black and white photo taken on this date in 1963. The Beatles gather around a parking meter on Montagu Place in London. They are dressed in dark heavy winter coats and in the background is a tree bare of leaves and a row of residential buildings.
March 5, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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Please stay away from the Washington Post. Bezos pulled that paper’s endorsement of Kamala Harris just before the election. Cartoonist Ann Telnaes quit the Post in protest when Bezos refused to print one of her sketches. Here is one of her latest cartoons. @anntelnaes.bsky.social
March 3, 2025 at 2:09 AM
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Happy Anniversary💙
February 9 1964
The Beatles appear on The Ed Sullivan Show.
PhotoAP
The Beatles appear on the Ed Sullivan Show February 9 1964. Happy Anniversary.
February 9, 2025 at 3:25 PM