Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Our thoughts and prayers are with Willie Nelson during this difficult times
Willie Nelson is widely regarded as one of the most acclaimed living performers in the genre of country music, and the contributions that he and his family have made to the field have served as an inspiration to a newer generation of country music artists. Willie Nelson is traveling the United States with the Nelson…
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Women perform a WWII classic, only to surprise the audience when special guests appear on stage.
You won’t be able to take your gaze away from this breathtaking performance. As Simon Cowell and his other judges prepare to be amazed on Britain’s Got Talent, nine women take the stage. The women are costumed as if they just stepped off a WWII-period film set, complete with military uniforms, victory rolls, pinned hair,…
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The fascinating and tragic story of Mary Ann Bevan
In many ways, I’m happy with how far our society has come in 2022. Sure, certain things were better in the old days, but if we look just a few centuries back, there are aspects of everyday life that well and truly belong in the dustbin of history. In the 19th century, ”freak shows” were…
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The tragedy that befell Carrie Underwood is heartbreaking.
Carrie Underwood is the most successful “American Idol” winner. Her career in country music extends far beyond that sentence. Underwood has five CMT Artist of the Year awards and seven Grammys. She sold over 60 million records and was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2018. She is happily married…
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Barbara Eden, 91, is still going strong more than 50 years after ‘I Dream of Jeannie.’
Barbara Eden, 91, has been acting for an incredible seven decades and is still going strong. The actress, singer, and producer is best known for her role in “I Dream of Jeannie,” which premiered in 1965, even though she had been on our screens ten years earlier. Generations of TV fans have watched I Dream…
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