by Chexy on December 21, 2011
by Chexy on December 4, 2011
by Chexy on October 17, 2011

The oddly ornate Zucca’s on West 49th Street, offering an Italian smorgasbord.
Proprietor Louis Zucca’s daughter Rita was better known as one of the “Axis Sallys,” who allegedly broadcast Axis propaganda out of Italy, signing on to each show with “Hello, suckers!”
She probably stole that bit from nightclub owner Tex Guinan.
Mildred Gillars, another “Axis Sally” (for Nazi Germany), spent 12 years in prison.
Rita’s cousin says it’s not true, that all Rita did was sing American songs on the government run RAI radio out of Rome, which picked up Mildred’s propaganda transmissions out of Berlin and relayed them to the front.
Here’s what Zucca’s looks like today… Oceana, part of a massive skyscraper.

The interior of Oceana…

The Italian Badoglio government tried Rita for collaboration, on the basis of her employment with RAI during the war. She had renounced her American citizenship, so Hoover didn’t prosecute her for treason.
Lovely but cross-eyed Rita was sentenced to 4 and a half years and released after nine months. She was portrayed by Alexandia Maria Lara in the Spike Lee movie, “Miracle at St. Anna.”
Mildred Gillars later became a music teacher in Columbus, Ohio.
At Oceana, try the Manhattan Clam Chowder.
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Real Gone Places, coinkydink, food, little known facts
by Chexy on October 6, 2011
by Chexy on September 1, 2011

Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have found that people are afraid of creative ideas.
The studies’ findings include:
- Creative ideas are by definition novel, and novelty can trigger feelings of uncertainty that make most people uncomfortable.
- People dismiss creative ideas in favor of ideas that are purely practical — tried and true.
- Objective evidence shoring up the validity of a creative proposal does not motivate people to accept it.
- Anti-creativity bias is so subtle that people are unaware of it, which can interfere with their ability to recognize a creative idea.
Read the rest of the article here.
ty Steven D.
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coinkydink, oddities, science
by Chexy on August 11, 2011
by Chexy on July 27, 2011

It’s Wednesday.
I like to wear green on Wednesday, I don’t know why.

Rimbaud said that U was green.

Mint Chocolate Chip is my second favorite ice cream flavor. One dip.

Ryan Reynolds taking a dip.
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coinkydink, green, just for fun
by Chexy on June 27, 2011
by Chexy on April 25, 2011
by Chexy on April 19, 2011