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B. Myint
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B. Myint is an editor at large. If he could choose to hear anyone's voice on his GPS, he'd pick Bobcat Goldthwait and would drive straight through the nearest Chinatown.
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'Annie,' the Movie Cast: Where Are They Now?
May 17, 2013 by B. MyintPost a commentWhat do you get when you combine the Great Depression, a dilapidated orphanage run by an alcoholic, and costume design reminiscent of Zoolander's Mugatu’s Derelicte...
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- Famous Lefties
- Guests on Glee
- The Ed Sullivan Show Guests
Carol Burnett
Actress, Comedian / 1933 -
Carol Burnett is a comedian and actress who had a long-running sketch and variety show, The Carol Burnett Show, in the 1960s and '70s.
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- People Who Played Scrooge
- Cast of Skyfall
- Famous Taureans
Albert Finney
Film Actor, Theater Actor / 1936 -
Albert Finney is an Oscar-nominated English actor known for playing Audrey Hepburn's love interest in Two for the Road and the title role in the musical version of A Christmas Carol, among several other roles.
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- Bewitching Women
- Celebrities Who've Written Children's Books
- Famous Pisceans
Bernadette Peters
Film Actress, Theater Actress / 1948 -
With bright eyes and bee-sting lips, Bernadette Peters is best know for her comedic musical performances, especially in period roles.
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Modern Explorers
October 8, 2012 by B. MyintIn a world where a GPS can fit in your back pocket, and a satellite image of virtually every nook on earth is just a few clicks away, you would think the age of...
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- Best Director Oscar Winners
- Best Picture Oscar Winners
- Famous Leos
James Cameron
Director, Producer / 1954 -
Oscar-winning director James Cameron is best known for the highly acclaimed, box-office hits Aliens (1986), Titanic (1997) and Avatar (2009).
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- Famous Virgoans
- Famous Explorers
- People Who Set World Records
Reinhold Messner
Explorer / 1944 -
Explorer and mountaineer Reinhold Messner is famous for making the first solo ascent of Mount Everest without supplemental oxygen.
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- Tech Giants
- Famous Cancerians
- Famous Inventors
Elon Musk
Entrepreneur, Engineer, Explorer, Inventor / 1971 -
Elon Musk is an entrepreneur known for co-founding Tesla Motors, X.com—which later became PayPal—and SpaceX, the last of which launched a landmark commercial spacecraft on May 22, 2012.
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'Django Unchained': Quentin Tarantino's Directorial Inspirations
December 23, 2012 by B. MyintThis Christmas marks the opening of Django Unchained, or Quentin Tarantino’s film equivalent of the most awkward Secret-Santa gift ever. For those of you looking...
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- Eerie Filmmakers
- Best Screenplay Oscar Winners
- Famous Dropouts
Quentin Tarantino
Film Actor, Television Actor, Director, Producer, Screenwriter / 1963 -
Quentin Tarantino jolted onto the Hollywood scene with his screenplay for True Romance, before directing the early 1990s films Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction.
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Modern Minds That Changed the World
September 18, 2012 by B. MyintWhether you call them visionaries, iconoclasts, or just plain nerds, the 21st century has been ushered in by a new breed of geeks—individuals whose brilliance has...
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- Tech Giants
- Famous Capricorns
- Famous Physicists
Stephen Hawking
Physicist / 1942 -
Stephen Hawking is known for his work regarding black holes and for authoring several popular science books. He suffers from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
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- Modern Titans of Tech
- Apple Icons
- Vegans
Steve Jobs
Entrepreneur / 1955 - 2011
Steve Jobs co-founded Apple Computers with Steve Wozniak. Under Job's guidance, the company pioneered a series of revolutionary technologies, including the iPhone and iPad.
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- Generous Donors
- Famous Lookalikes
- Modern Titans of Tech
Mark Zuckerberg
Entrepreneur, Computer Programmer, Philanthropist / 1984 -
Mark Zuckerberg is co-founder and CEO of the social-networking website Facebook, as well as one of the world's youngest billionaires.
- In these groups:
- Generous Donors
- Modern Titans of Tech
- Celebrities With Court-side Seats
Bill Gates
Entrepreneur / 1955 -
Entrepreneur Bill Gates founded the world's largest software business, Microsoft, with Paul Allen and became one of the richest men in the world.
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Scary Celebrity Close Up: Roger Corman, The B-Movie King
October 9, 2012 by B. MyintIf you’re like me, the end of the summer movie season means it’ll be at least nine months before your next chance to see a superhero on the big screen trading deathblows...
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- Celebrity Enlistees
- Famous Military Veterans
- Honorary Oscar Recipients
Roger Corman
Actor, Director, Producer / 1926 -
Roger Corman is a film director and producer who helmed B-Movie classics and helped launch the careers of James Cameron, John Sayles, Ron Howard and others.

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