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Norma Shearer died on this date 40 years ago in 1983. She was the first 5-time Oscar acting nominee. "An adventure" she said, "maybe worn as a muddy spot or worn as a proud insignia. It is the woman wearing it who makes it the one thing or the other." and "Being a motion picture actress is the pitch of ecstasy." God Bless Freedom

The second of April is Camille Paglia's birthday.. She saw a womanliness in Liz Taylor that's not seen now. Happy Birthday ........

A man convicted of possessing child porn is now preaching and leading a ministry at an Iowa Christian and Missionary Alliance church—all with the pastor’s full knowledge and blessing. In 2014, Michael James Colwell pleaded guilty to an aggravated misdemeanor of purchasing or possessing material depicting a minor in a sex act, according to his case records. Colwell now regularly preaches and leads a couples’ ministry at Grace Community Fellowship (GCF) in Missouri Valley, Iowa. According to GCF’s pastor, Brad Westercamp, Colwell is a changed man. “There was a drastic conversion, just a change in his life,” Westercamp said in...