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Operation Chastise was one of the most extraordinary episodes of the Second World War, yet it has also become one of the most misunderstood. Max Hastings tells the gripping story of the Dambusters raid, from the invention of the bouncing bomb to the moonlit cockpits of young pilots flying at treetop height through lethal enemy fire. But Hastings also challenges what we think we know about the Dambusters, bringing to light the difficult truths that have often been left out of the legend.

A full-speed-ahead oral history of the nearly two-decade making of the cultural phenomenon Mad Max: Fury Road—with more than 130 new interviews with key members of the cast and crew, including Charlize Theron, Tom Hardy, and director George Miller, from the pop culture reporter for The New York Times, Kyle Buchanan.

Back in January 1995 in Los Angeles, California, a Singaporean pornstar named Annabel Chong took cultural rebellion to an extreme, on terms that had never been negotiated before. She was filmed having sex with a long receiving line of men, servicing them 251 times over a ten-hour period to set a new world record: The World’s Biggest Gangbang.

Beneath the stylized violence and thrilling car crashes, the Mad Max films consider universal questions about the nature of human life, order and anarchy, justice and moral responsibility, society and technology, and ultimately, human redemption. In Mad Max and Philosophy, a diverse team of political scientists, historians, and philosophers investigates the underlying themes of the blockbuster movie franchise, following Max as he attempts to rebuild himself and the world.

Funny Boy: The Richard Hunt Biography tells the life story of a gifted performer whose gleeful irreverence, sharp wit, and generous spirit inspired millions. Richard Hunt was one of the original main five performers in the Muppet troupe. He brought to life an impressive range of characters on The Muppet Show, Sesame Street, Fraggle Rock, and various Muppet movies, everyone from eager gofer Scooter to elderly heckler Statler, groovy girl Janice to freaked-out lab helper Beaker, even early versions of Miss Piggy and Elmo.

When a test flight of the new Kith Sunstorm ends in disaster, the Sirius Exhibition Station is plunged into a web of murder and intrigue. Someone - or something - is trying to reignite a war between the Varlon Empire and the Kith Oligarchy. As the fate of the galaxy hangs in the balance, only two investigators, the Doctor and Lucie, can hope to uncover the truth. So strap yourself in, engage thrust, and prepare for...Max Warp!

George Miller made his first film, Mad Max, in 1976 after hiring unknown Mel Gibson and editing it in his kitchen. It would become the most profitable film ever made. Miller and Max is the story of two heroes. One, a globally recognised dystopian warrior. The second, the artist who created him. Written with the cooperation of a role call of cast, crew, family and associates, author Luke Buckmaster gets behind the scenes of both the set and the man: revealing the Max in Miller.

Max Fleischer (1883-1972) was for years considered Walt Disney's only real rival in the world of cartoon animation. The man behind the creation of such legendary characters as Betty Boop and the animation of Popeye the Sailor and Superman, Fleischer asserted himself as a major player in the development of Hollywood entertainment. Out of the Inkwell: Max Fleischer and the Animation Revolution is a vivid portrait of the life and world of a man who shaped the look of cartoon animation.

"All the world's a stage...." In the enchanted forest of Arden, everyone has their way. Sins are forgiven, quarrels are resolved, and love rules over all. And - just as the author liked it - the frolic of clowns and comedy includes provocative insight into nature versus society and into humanity itself. Follow Orlando, Celia, Rosalind, and Touchstone the Clown from court to forest in this play that features disguised princesses, an unjustly deposed ruler, and a handsome leading couple. Actors Vanessa Redgrave (Rosalind) and Keith Michell (Orlando) head the cast of celebrity performers in this Shakespearean romp of mischief, intrigue, and surprise.

This book describes a technique developed and refined by the authors, all of them young actors, in their work with Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright David Mamet, actor W. H. Macy, and director Gregory Mosher. A Practical Handbook for the Actor is written for any actor who has ever experienced the frustrations of acting classes that lacked clarity and objectivity, and that failed to provide a dependable set of tools.

Hear live, in-studio performances and get the stories behind the songs.

Kabarett ist unanständig. Denn es bedeutet sich in aller Öffentlichkeit über sein Personal lustig zu machen. So etwas tut man nicht. Max Uthoff weiß das. Er tut es trotzdem. Und ist damit beim Publikum ebenso erfolgreich wie beim Feuilleton. Diese Box enthält seine drei Soloprogramme: "Sie befinden sich hier" (2011), "Oben bleiben" (2012) und "Gegendarstellung" (2015). Alle Soloprogramme des erfolgreichen Kabarettisten zum ersten Mal in einer Box, Mehr als 6.000 verkaufte Exemplare von "Gegendarstellung", Eigene Kabarettsendung im ZDF: "Die Anstalt", Ganzjährig auf Tour.

Poetry reading

College students Tucker Motyka and Max Levy have been close friends and bandmates since they met during their freshman year at the University of Miami. Join them for stories, music, and more.

Eine neu zusammengestellte Auswahl an Texten aus den Livelesungen von Max Goldt. (Nicht nur) Für alle, die Max Goldt noch nicht kennen. Inhalt: 1. Kleine grammatische Notiz; 2. Die Prophezeiung; 3. Neun Texte aus "Atlas van de nieuwe Nederlandse vleermuizen"; 4. Der Zauber des seitlich dran Vorbeigehens; 5. Wir desertieren; 6. Die Verbesserung von Jessicas Mutter mit Hilfe eines Mülleimers; 7. Unsere traurige technische Zukunft:Lupen und Taschenlampen; 8. Die Leutchen und die Mädchen; 9. Üble Beläge; 10. Die Beatles in München.

We’re told to always be in the present moment … we’re told to set goals and achieve them … we’re told that life’s short and to live every moment as if it where our last. Arrrgh, what does all this mean?? As one great lyricist wrote … “No-ones an island and sometimes it’s good to pretend” When was a time in your life you let yourself be ‘you’ and gave yourself the time to pretend? “Max’s Island” the podcast, exists so you can tell others WHY!

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Eine herrliche Auswahl von bekannten sowie bisher unveröffentlichten Geschichten, Gedichten, Liedern und Interviews von und mit Heinz Erhardt, der auch viele Jahre nach seinem Tod noch immer einer der beliebtesten, wenn nicht DER beliebteste Wortkünstler Deutschlands ist.

A Broadway understudy faces his worst fears when he has to go on at the last minute for the star of one of the biggest hits in musical theatre history, Mel Brooks’ The Producers. If he fails, he knows it’s curtains for his career.

An Interview Podcast focused on recent alumni from Peabody Conservatory