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What a Creep: J. Paul Getty III Kidnapping

What a Creep Season 22, Episode 10 The Kidnapping of J. Paul Getty III In 1973, at the age of 16, John Paul Getty III was kidnapped in Italy. The kidnappers initially demanded a ransom of $17 million, but J. Paul Getty, the boy’s grandfather and one of the...

Book Vs. Movie “Home for the Holidays” (1995)

Book Vs. Movie: Home for the Holidays The Short Story by Chris Radant & the 1995 Jodie Foster Film The Margos are getting into the holiday spirit with the cult classic Home for the Holidays, based on a 1991 short story by Chris Radant, directed by Jodie Foster....

What a Creep “Crisis Pregnancy Centers”

What a Creep Season 22, Episode 8 Crisis Pregnancy Centers What started as a bunch of small, locally-run crisis pregnancy centers to discourage women from getting abortions has grown into an anti-abortion movement with political clout and government funding. These...

Book Vs Movie “Sweet Smell of Success” (1957)

Book Vs. Movie: Sweet Smell of Success  Ernest Lehman was an accomplished writer and adapter of material for the screen, known for his work on movies such as Hello Dolly!, The King and I, and Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? In 1950, he wrote an original short story,...