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Jack Manning

Long-time Peninsula resident (and Library patron) Jack Manning died Aug. 31st.  (Scroll past the ad to read the entire Playbill obit).  Manning was a character actor whose career spanned seven decades.  He appeared on Broadway, in dozens of television programs, and in films including “The Owl and the Pussycat.” Manning was born in Cincinnati and [...]

You Had Me at "Hello"

A university psychology professor has studied why people quote lines from movies in daily conversation.  He discovered that those who do so most frequently cite comedies, in order to feel good about themselves, and to evoke laughter. Another man has self-published a book of movie quotes, and states that repeating lines from films is a way to [...]