Cigar Aficionado is an American magazine that is dedicated to the world of cigars. Published since September 1992, the magazine is known for its articles about different brands of cigars worldwide, and for the celebrities that have appeared on its cover. Cigar Aficionado - List of stars on Cigar Aficionado's cover. 1992: none 1993: Groucho Marx Winston Churchill 1994: Rush Limbaugh Fide ...

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Alfred Matthew "Weird Al" Yankovic (born October 23, 1959) is an American musician best known for his song parodies of contemporary radio hits. His lyrics depend largely on the satirizing of popular culture including television, movies, food, music, and news stories. Yankovic's work earned him three gold and five platinum records in the U.S., one platinum DVD of music videos, and three Grammy awards. [1] Though parodies earned him his fame, Al has recorded a greater number of humorous songs with original tunes. Some of these pi ...

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• "Weird Al" Yankovic - Works
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• "Weird Al" Yankovic - Television appearances
• "Weird Al" Yankovic - Trivia
• "Weird Al" Yankovic - Discography
• "Weird Al" Yankovic - Compilation albums international
• "Weird Al" Yankovic - Special Projects
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Cosmo Kramer (usually referred to by his last name only) is a fictional character on the US television sitcom Seinfeld (1989–1998), played by Michael Richards. Kramer is the wacky neighbor and friend of Jerry Seinfeld. Cosmo was known only as "Kramer" for many years on the sitcom; not even Jerry knew his real first name. It was George Costanza who found out his unusual name through an encounter with Kramer's mother, Babs. Cosmo Kramer - The real-life Kramer. Kramer's character is base ...

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• Cosmo Kramer - A Loathsome Brute
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Andrew Geoffrey Kaufman (January 17, 1949 – May 16, 1984) was a New York-born American entertainer. Though many refer to him as a comedian, Kaufman described himself as a "song and dance man", saying "I never told a joke in my life." He is one of the most famous practitioners of anti-humor. He was also a composer. He graduated in 1971 from a now-defunct Grahm Junior College where he studied television and completed projects that informed his later work. Andy Kaufman - Early work. Kaufman first caught peop ...

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• Andy Kaufman - Latka
• Andy Kaufman - Tony Clifton
• Andy Kaufman - Inter-Gender Wrestling Champion
• Andy Kaufman - The Fridays Incident
• Andy Kaufman - Trivia
• Andy Kaufman - Death
• Andy Kaufman - Rebirth
• Andy Kaufman - Steve Rocco
• Andy Kaufman - Jim Carrey
• Andy Kaufman - Legacy
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The city of Culver City is a city in western Los Angeles County, California. As of the 2000 census, the city had a population of 38,816. The community is mostly surrounded by the city of Los Angeles but also has a border with unincorporated Los Angeles County. Since the 1920s, Culver City has been a significant center for motion picture and later television production, in part because it was the home of MGM Studios. It also was the headquarters for the Hughes Aircraft Company from the 1930s to the 1980s. National Public Radio West and ...

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• Culver City California - Neighborhoods
• Culver City California - Points of interest
• Culver City California - Geography
• Culver City California - Schools
• Culver City California - Demographics
• Culver City California - Famous Culver City natives

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In 1964, a report was issued by the Council of Presidents of Washington state baccalaureate institutions, stating that another college was needed in the state to balance the geographical distribution of the existing state institutions. This report spurred the 1965 Washington legislature to create the Temporary Advisory Council on Public Higher Education to study the need and possible location for a new state college. In 1965-66, the Temporary Advisory Council on Public Higher Education (assisted by Nelson Associates of New York) concl ...

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The Evergreen State College, The Evergreen State College - History, The Evergreen State College - Notable Evergreen State College students and alumni, The Evergreen State College - Student groups

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In 1998, Seinfeld went on tour and recorded a comedy special entitled "I'm Telling You for the Last Time". An album of the same name was also released that year, and it featured samples of his stand-up performance. After his sitcom went off the air, Seinfeld returned to stand-up comedy. The process of developing and performing new material at clubs around the world was chronicled in a 2002 documentary, Comedian, directed by Christian Charles. His stand-up routine is highly acclaimed and Jerry was ranked #12 in the Comedy Central 100 Greatest Standups of All Time. Jerry Seinfeld has ...

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Jerry Seinfeld, Jerry Seinfeld - Seinfeld, Jerry Seinfeld - Post-Seinfeld, Jerry Seinfeld - Books, Jerry Seinfeld - Family, Jerry Seinfeld - Compensation

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Difficult for non-Masons to comprehend, completion of the first three Masonic degrees represents the attainment of the highest rank in all of Masonry. Any third degree Master Mason stands as an equal before every other Master Mason, regardless of position, class, or degree. For this reason, the higher degrees are sometimes referred to as appendant degrees. Appendant degrees represent a lateral movement in Maso ...

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Scottish Rite, Scottish Rite - The Degrees, Scottish Rite - Systems of Degrees, Scottish Rite - History, Scottish Rite - Scottish Rite Creed

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Since it is broadcast live, SNL has had several infamous events that were either unplanned or provoked sufficient controversy to receive media coverage. Several hosts and musical guests have also been banned from returning due to their actions during the show. On the second season premiere (September 18, 1976) Chevy Chase, playing Gerald Ford during a Ford/Carter debate sketch, falls over an unpadded podium and injures his testicles in the process. He misses the next two shows. October 30, 1976, John Belushi acci ...

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Saturday Night Live, Saturday Night Live - Format of the show, Saturday Night Live - History, Saturday Night Live - Cast, Saturday Night Live - Current repertory players, Saturday Night Live - Current featured players, Saturday Night Live - Notable tenures, Saturday Night Live - Family connections, Saturday Night Live - Cast member deaths, Saturday Night Live - Contracts, Saturday Night Live - The Studio, Saturday Night Live - Production process, Saturday Night Live - When it's not live, Saturday Night Live - When it's less than live, Saturday Night Live - Rights to SNL, Saturday Night Live - Infamous moments, Saturday Night Live - Banned from the show, Saturday Night Live - Frequent hosts, Saturday Night Live - Last-minute replacements/changes, Saturday Night Live - Recurring characters and sketches, Saturday Night Live - Movies based on SNL skits, Saturday Night Live - Trivia

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The park consists of two sections: Future World and World Showcase. Both are patterned after the kinds of exhibits which were popular at World's Fairs in the first half of the 20th century. Epcot - Future World. Future World consists of a variety of pavilions that explore innovative aspects and applications of technology. Spaceship Earth, the eighteen-story-tall geodesic sphere covered in 11,324 triangular silver panels made of alucobond, is the gateway to Future World. Inside is a slow ...

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Epcot, Epcot - History, Epcot - The planned community, Epcot - The theme park, Epcot - Opening Day, Epcot - Facts and Figures, Epcot - Park layout, Epcot - Future World, Epcot - World Showcase, Epcot - Timeline

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The area was once occupied by the Chumash people, and 2000-year old cave drawings may still be seen at the Chumash Interpretive Center, in the Lang Ranch section of the city. The area's recorded history dates to 1542 when Spanish explorer Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo landed at Point Mugu and claimed the land for his country. It eventually became part of the 48,671-acre Rancho El Conejo land grant by the Spanish government, thus becoming the basis of the name Conejo Valley (conejo means "rabbit" in Spanish, of which there are many in the area). It served as ...

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Thousand Oaks California, Thousand Oaks California - History, Thousand Oaks California - Geography and demographics, Thousand Oaks California - Politics, Thousand Oaks California - Youth & professional sports, Thousand Oaks California - Notable residents, Thousand Oaks California - Points of interest

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List of Freemasons - Political and civil rights leaders. Domingo Faustino Sarmiento José de San Martín Carlos Pellegrini (source: ?) José Hernández Leandro Nicéforo Alem, Grand Master. Manuel Belgrano Bartolomé Mitre Justo José de Urquiza Miguel Juárez Celman Hipólito Yrigoyen

Culver City was founded by Harry Culver in 1913, and the city was incorporated in 1917. The first film studio in Culver City was built by Thomas Ince in 1918. In the 1920s, silent film comedy producer Hal Roach and Metro Goldwyn Mayer (MGM) built studios there. During Prohibition, speakeasies and nightclubs such as the Cotton Club lined Washington Boulevard. Culver City California - The Heart of Screenland. Hundreds of movies have been produced on the lots of Culver City's studios, including The Wizard ...

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Culver City California, Culver City California - History, Culver City California - The Heart of Screenland, Culver City California - Decline of the Studios 1960s & 1970s, Culver City California - Rebirth of Downtown 1990s & 2000s, Culver City California - Transportation, Culver City California - Neighborhoods, Culver City California - Points of interest, Culver City California - Geography, Culver City California - Schools, Culver City California - Demographics, Culver City California - Famous Culver City natives

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The character Frank Costanza (played by Jerry Stiller) created Festivus as an alternative holiday in response to the commercialization of Christmas. Frank Costanza explained its origins during the episode to the character Cosmo Kramer (played by Michael Richards), as related in the following dialogue: Frank Costanza: Many Christmases ago, about 30 years ago to be exact, I went to buy a doll for my son. I reached for the last one they had, but so did another man. As I rained blows upon him, I realized there had to be an ...

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Festivus, Festivus - The Strike, Festivus - Main elements of Festivus, Festivus - The Festivus Miracle, Festivus - Etymology and Origin, Festivus - Other references

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List of famous tall men - 7 ft 2.5 in 220 cm. Arvydas Sabonis — basketball player ...

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List of famous tall men, List of famous tall men - 10 ft 6 in 320 cm, List of famous tall men - 8 ft 11 in 272 cm, List of famous tall men - 8 ft 4 in 254 cm, List of famous tall men - 7 ft 9 in 236 cm, List of famous tall men - 7 ft 8 and 3/4 in 235 cm, List of famous tall men - 7 ft 7 in 231 cm, List of famous tall men - 7 ft 6 in 229 cm, List of famous tall men - 7 ft 4 in 224 cm, List of famous tall men - 7 ft 3 in 221 cm, List of famous tall men - 7 ft 2.5 in 220 cm, List of famous tall men - 7 ft 2 in 218 cm, List of famous tall men - 7 ft 1 in 216 cm, List of famous tall men - 7 ft ½ in 215 cm, List of famous tall men - 7 ft 213 cm, List of famous tall men - 6 ft 11 in 211 cm, List of famous tall men - 6 ft 10 in 208 cm, List of famous tall men - 6 ft 9 in 206 cm, List of famous tall men - 6 ft 8.5 in 204 cm, List of famous tall men - 6 ft 8 in 203 cm, List of famous tall men - 6 ft 7.5 in 202 cm, List of famous tall men - 6 ft 7 in 201 cm, List of famous tall men - 6 ft 6 in 198 cm, List of famous tall men - 6 ft 5 in 196 cm, List of famous tall men - 6 ft 4.5 in 194 cm, List of famous tall men - 6 ft 4 in 193 cm, List of famous tall men - 6 ft 3.5 in 192 cm, List of famous tall men - 6 ft 3 in 191 cm, List of famous tall men - 6 ft 2 in 188 cm, List of famous tall men - 6 ft 1 in 185 cm, List of famous tall men - Note

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MacDonald joined the cast of NBC's popular Saturday Night Live (SNL) program in 1993, where he occasionally did impressions of Larry King, Burt Reynolds, David Letterman, Bob Dole and others. However, his most notable position on SNL was his three-year stint as anchor of Weekend Update (WU), which is regarded by many fans as perhaps the best in the segment's history. Chevy Chase, the first anchor of WU, has noted that MacDonald is the only anchor since Chevy's tenure to have "done it right." His deadpan sty ...

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Norm MacDonald comedian, Norm MacDonald comedian - Saturday Night Live, Norm MacDonald comedian - After SNL

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A number of recurring characters also appeared during the show's run: Jay Thomas appeared in several episodes as tabloid talk show host Jerry Gold, who became a friend of Murphy's, and an occasional love interest, despite their significantly different journalistic values. Colleen Dewhurst appeared in a number of episodes as Murphy's mother, Avery Brown. Dewhurst won several Emmy Awards for her appearances. When Dewhurst passed away in 1991, the writers chose to have her character die as well, and Murphy, who was pregnan ...

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Murphy Brown, Murphy Brown - Running Gags, Murphy Brown - Recurring Characters, Murphy Brown - Awards & Nominations, Murphy Brown - Awards Won, Murphy Brown - Awards Nominated, Murphy Brown - Other Trivia

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Seinfeld - Main characters. Jerome (Jerry) Seinfeld (played by Jerry Seinfeld)—A standup comedian who seeks out relationships with very attractive women which rarely last more than one episode. He usually notices some very minor defect they have and makes a big deal about it, causing his relationships to end in very embarrassing ways. He is always making observations about everything and mocking people. Of the main characters, he seems to be the most sensible, in that he usually just sarcastically comme ...

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Seinfeld, Seinfeld - Overview, Seinfeld - Characters, Seinfeld - Main characters, Seinfeld - Recurring characters, Seinfeld - Memorable incidents, Seinfeld - The Contest, Seinfeld - Moops, Seinfeld - The Junior Mint, Seinfeld - Dolores!, Seinfeld - The Move, Seinfeld - The Soup Nazi, Seinfeld - The Dry Heave, Seinfeld - Serenity NOW!, Seinfeld - Catchphrases, Seinfeld - Fictional Products, Seinfeld - Product placement, Seinfeld - Music, Seinfeld - Ending, Seinfeld - Awards, Seinfeld - Jerry Seinfeld, Seinfeld - Michael Richards, Seinfeld - Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Seinfeld - Jason Alexander, Seinfeld - Writing, Seinfeld - Criticism, Seinfeld - Cast careers after Seinfeld, Seinfeld - DVDs

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Adrian Monk, graduate of University of California, Berkeley, was originally a detective of the San Francisco Police Department. Due to an unusual upbringing (the scope of which has not yet been revealed), Monk grew up with a variety of quirks and tics. After the murder of his wife, Trudy, and his inability to solve it (the only case in his career Monk has never been able to solve), Monk suffered a nervous breakdown, and his eccentricities manifested themselves as obsessive compulsive disorder, which cost him his job. He refused to leave his ...

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Monk TV series, Monk TV series - Series overview, Monk TV series - Series history, Monk TV series - Characters, Monk TV series - Main characters, Monk TV series - Secondary characters, Monk TV series - Monk's phobias, Monk TV series - Awards and nominations, Monk TV series - Emmy Awards, Monk TV series - Golden Globes, Monk TV series - Screen Actors Guild, Monk TV series - Edgar Award, Monk TV series - Monk in other countries, Monk TV series - Reruns/syndication, Monk TV series - Spinoff

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The park consists of two sections: Future World and World Showcase. Both are patterned after the kinds of exhibits which were popular at World's Fairs in the first half of the 20th century. Epcot - Future World. Future World consists of a variety of pavilions that explore innovative aspects and applications of technology. Spaceship Earth, the eighteen-story-tall geodesic sphere covered in 11,324 triangular silver panels made of alucobond, is the gateway to Future World. Inside is a slow ...

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Epcot, Epcot - Dedication, Epcot - History, Epcot - The planned community, Epcot - The theme park, Epcot - Opening Day, Epcot - Facts and Figures, Epcot - Park layout, Epcot - Future World, Epcot - World Showcase, Epcot - Timeline

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