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Comfortably nestled in the Atlantic Ocean, 93 miles west of the Moroccan coastline, the Canary Islands are a Spanish archipelago made up of rugged volcanic isles, complete with black- and white-sand beaches, year-round sunshine, and some of Europe’s best late-night parties. Situated in the second largest of the eight islands is Gran Canaria, whose capital Las Palmas was founded in 1478.

Two-time Emmy award-winning Mary Lou Belli has been directing television for over 30 years. She was recently nominated for a Primetime Emmy for Comedy Directing as well as another Emmy in the Children’s Programming category.

Laura Torenbeek was working for a film school when she noticed a problem. While overseeing student projects, she discovered the volume of waste that the young film workers produced, and felt that something had to be done.

At the rate super numbers are being generated by The Super Mario Bros. Movie, box office analysts are betting that the video game adaptation could hit the $1 billion benchmark.

In 2019, Carol Burnett, already a winner of five Golden Globes out of 17 nominations, was the recipient of the first Carol Burnett Award for Achievement on television, that was named after her. A TV special, Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love, will air on April 26, her 90th birthday.

A US Navy Vessel entered an extremely secluded area of the Pacific, where suddenly it was attacked by canon fire from a tiny nondescript island. As it turned out, two Japanese soldiers who had not been informed that World War II had ended years before, had dutifully held their positions there and were now firing at the perceived enemy ship.

While The Super Mario Bros. Movie is a super hit worldwide, grossing $500 million in the international market in a week, it didn’t do that well in China, earning a so-so $17.

When, quite literally, Neile Adams ran into Steve McQueen at the age of 23 on Broadway, she had no idea that the moment would change her life and turn into a scene in a movie. Neile Adams, who grew up in the Philippines, had been through rehearsals at Carnegie Hall.

It was a desire to protect her community that led Marta Cunningham from being an actor to becoming a director. Her compassion for the young trans girl Latisha King and her family after she was gunned down by a classmate in 2011, made Cunningham venture into a new career path.

On Feb 25, 2020, Anders Hofman completed the first long-distance triathlon in Antarctica, the Iceman. His goal was to show that limitations are mere perceptions.