Tag Archives: Titanic

The Last Dinner on the Titanic: Historical Curiosity or Macabre Obsession?

By | Posted on April 11th, 2012
The Titanic on its maiden voyage (Bettmann/Corbis/AP Images))

On April 14, 1912, first-class passengers on the Titanic sat down to an 11-course meal. For many, it would be their final meal as that night the luxury liner hit an iceberg, broke apart and sank into the frigid waters of the Atlantic ...

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The Brit List: Titanic Disaster Still Captivates Audiences 100 Years Later

By | Posted on April 9th, 2012

Plenty of ships have gone down but few continue to fascinate like the Titanic, which sank into the Atlantic a hundred years ago.

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Sweet! Take a Peep at ‘Downton Abbey’ Reimagined By Fans

By | Posted on April 5th, 2012
'Peepton Abbey' by Caroline Chase, Valerie Boyle and Daniel Boyle, via Mentalfloss

Sorry to say, but there are at least nine more months until Season 3 of Downton Abbey starts on PBS. (Own Season 2 on DVD.

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‘Downton’ Roundup: News from the Abbey, Including Airdate for Julian Fellowes’ ‘Titanic’

By | Posted on February 29th, 2012

It’s been a little over a week with no Downton Abbey. No yearning looks exchanged between Lady Mary and Matthew. No evil plotting over a smoking break by Thomas and O’Brien.

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Is Harry Potter 7(b) The Third Greatest Film Of All Time?

By | Posted on August 10th, 2011

It’s official; JK Rowling is now more popular than JRR Tolkein, in terms of movie box office returns, at any rate.

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