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10 Best Billie Holiday Songs

10 Best Billie Holiday Songs

Billie Holiday was an American jazz singer and songwriter. Holiday was born Elanora Fagan on April 7, 1915. Dubbed "Lady Day" by her musical partner and close friend Lester Young, Holiday combined the blues, gospel, and jazz with steady, distinctive tempo uncustomary of the era. Holiday's music...

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Top 10 Non-Christmas Christmas Movies

If you get sick of the irritatingly-sweet Christmas movies, you're in luck. It seems that this festive holiday somehow brings out the most twisted imaginations of our favorite filmmakers. Christmas may be mentioned in these Yule-tide favorites, but they're definitely not on Santa's good list....

The 50 Most Influential Directors of the Century

The 50 Most Influential Directors of the Century

In the theatre there are 1,500 cameras rolling at the same time- in the cinema, only one,” as quoted by Orson Welles, the prolific director of the most studied film of all time, Citizen Kane. Within the last century cinema has grown from pioneering silent films into orchestrated musicals, “spaghetti...

10 Best Fiona Apple Songs

10 Best Fiona Apple Songs

American singer, songwriter, and pianist Fiona Apple McAfee Maggart is notorious for offering sweet melodies full of truth. With critical acclaim, commercial success, and a far reaching range of raw talent, her music stands a testament of her experiences with heartbreak, healing, and human nature....

75 Great Black History Month Quotes

75 Great Black History Month Quotes

Black History Month is the annual remembrance of the events and individuals in the history of African diaspora beyond their traditional homeland. The United States and Canada have celebrated Black History Month every February since its inception in 1976, with the United Kingdom recognizing Black...

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25 Eclectic Songs to Set the Mood for Love

Whatever your musical tastes, or your style of love, one of the following twenty five songs is sure to be perfect for setting the mood for love. Let us know what your favorite songs are for love and sex in the comments! 1. Lets Get It On by Marvin Gaye 2. Feelin' Love by Paula Cole 3....

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Top 50 Songs for Cheaters & Their Heartbroken

Contrary to popular belief, with 90% of people finding the issue of infidelity morally wrong, humans are inherently not monogamous. The veil of secrecy cast over the issue of cheating paired with recent statistics that 50-65% of husbands and 45-55% of wives, one out of every 2.7 couples become...