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Ash Barty: Majorly Cool.

This savvy Aussie possesses a potent serve and forehand, an elegant all-court game, poise under pressure…and 3 Major championship trophies, on three different surfaces. A class act.

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The Wide Receivers {vol. 12}.

DeVonta Smith, Jaxon Smith-Njigba, and Tyreek Hill: all uniquely brilliant talents. Absolutely among the top receivers I have ever witnessed. Insane explosiveness.

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The Punk Rock, Vol. 1.

A sampler, featuring Sex Pistols, The Cramps, The Dickies, Wall of Voodoo, 999, The Adolescents, and Sham 69.

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Vocalists of Note, Goddess Division {Vol. 2}.

A sampler of mesmerizing performances by phenomenally gifted vocalists, of the Goddess persuasion.

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Star Trek: The Amok Time.

One of the canonical Trek episodes, in which Kirk and Spock find themselves battling to the death. Guest characters include T’pring, the great Stonn, and the indomitable T’pau.

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Robocop 2 {1990}.

This Sci-Fi Adventure film depicts the battle between the mostly mechanical police officer Alex Murphy (Peter Weller) and archvillain drug lord Cain (memorably portrayed by Tom Noonan). A certain mayor (Willard E. Pugh) may also momentarily almost lose his composure.

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The Alan King Tennis Classic. Featuring Howard Cosell and Arthur Ashe.

Intro by Howard Cosell.
Alan King player Intros.
Not a lot of wind.
Just Magnificent.
Bulldoggishness; Wind imperceptible.

And so; the Two Great Men have met. The action is described by the nonpareil elocutionist, Howard Cosell, and by The Arthur A.

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Hannibal {2001}.

Ridley Scott‘s psychological thriller Hannibal features Anthony Hopkins, Gary Oldman, Julianne Moore, and Giancarlo Giannini, who all turn in memorable performances. Stylishly directed by Mr. Scott, this film features some seriously dark humor to both lighten yet enhance the considerable sense of dread. An under-heralded masterwork.

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Prime Suspect {1991}.

This gripping police procedural details the travails and triumphs of Jane Tennison (Helen Mirren), and features chilling perpetrators, such as George Marlow (John Bowe) and Milan Lukic (Oleg Menshikov).

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The Maltese Falcon {1941}.

This film noir from John Huston features Humphrey Bogart, in a truly iconic, star-making performance, and the great Sydney Greenstreet, in his debut on the big screen. Peter Lorre, Mary Astor, and Elisha Cook, Jr. are also all brilliant, with the latter portraying the “Gunsel” (a term author Dashiell Hammett snuck by the Powers That Be).