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Miss Shields Was on the Verge of Giving Birth During Her Iconic Performance

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Actor Tedde Moore known for her schoolmarm-like delivery as Miss Shields in A Christmas Story revealed she was eight months pregnant during filming. In fact, Moore didn’t want the role in the first place because no single woman would be pregnant and out in public in 1938. “The film took place in 1938,” she told NWI Times in 2009. “In 1938, pregnant women never stood in front of a classroom. In fact, it was rare for a married woman to stand in front of a classroom. Read More...

Power Book III: Raising Kanan Recap: Dont Fumble the Bag

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Power Book III: Raising Kanan It’s a Business, Man Season 2 Episode 6 Editor’s Rating 4 stars **** «Previous Next» « PreviousEpisode NextEpisode » Power Book III: Raising Kanan It’s a Business, Man Season 2 Episode 6 Editor’s Rating 4 stars **** «Previous Next» « PreviousEpisode NextEpisode » Kanan gets a new job as the brown-bag guy — and in true Kanan fashion, he fumbles the bag, literally and figuratively, on his first day. Read More...

Sir Brian Crowe obituary | Civil service

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Sir Brian Crowe spent 33 years in various roles with the Foreign OfficeView image in fullscreenSir Brian Crowe spent 33 years in various roles with the Foreign OfficeOther livesCivil serviceObituarySir Brian Crowe obituaryMy friend Sir Brian Crowe, who has died aged 82, was a diplomat who, after a career at the Foreign Office, spent his last eight years as a civil servant at the European Union, where as director general for external affairs he tried to create a common foreign and security policy for the EU. Read More...