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2 days ago · A soap opera, daytime drama, or soap for short, is typically a long-running radio or television serial, frequently characterized by melodrama, ensemble casts, and sentimentality. [ 1] The term "soap opera" originated from radio dramas originally being sponsored by soap manufacturers. [ 2] The term was preceded by "horse opera", a derogatory ...
21 hours ago · Donald E. Pease mocks American exceptionalism as a "state fantasy" and a "myth" in his 2009 book The New American Exceptionalism: [105] "Pease notes that state fantasies cannot altogether conceal the inconsistencies they mask, showing how such events as the revelations of prisoner abuse at Abu Ghraib prison and the exposure of government incompetence after Hurricane Katrina opened fissures in ...
2 days ago · t. e. Dubbing ( re-recording and mixing) is a post-production process used in filmmaking and video production, often in concert with sound design, in which additional or supplementary recordings ( doubles) are lip-synced and "mixed" with original production sound to create the finished soundtrack. The process usually takes place on a dub stage.
21 hours ago · The 2024 United States presidential election will be the 60th quadrennial presidential election, set to be held on Tuesday, November 5, 2024. [ 1] Voters in each state and the District of Columbia will choose electors to the Electoral College, who will then elect a president and vice president for a term of four years.
1 day ago · The Cold War was a period of geopolitical tension between the United States and the Soviet Union and their respective allies, the Western Bloc and the Eastern Bloc, that started in 1947, two years after the end of World War II, and lasted until the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991.
21 hours ago · e. The modern Olympic Games ( OG; or Olympics; French: Jeux olympiques, JO) [ a][ 1] are the world's leading international sporting events. They feature summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games are considered the world's foremost sports ...
21 hours ago · In 2011 Channel 5 HD was the sole applicant for a fifth high-definition channel slot on Freeview, [42] intending to launch in spring or early summer 2012. [43] On 15 December 2011, Channel 5 dropped its bid to take the fifth slot after being unable to resolve "issues of commercial importance". [ 44 ]
