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  Charlie Chaplin & Buster Keaton Go Toe to Toe (Almost) in a Hilarious Boxing Scene Mash Up from Their Classic Silent Films

  

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  Coke or Pepsi? Boxers or briefs? Charlie Chaplin or Buster Keaton? A difficult choice that usually boils down to personal taste... In the case of the two silent screen greats, they evinced different personalities, but both were possessed of physical grace, a tremendous work ethic, and the ability to make audiences root for the little guy. Their […]

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  When Albert Einstein & Charlie Chaplin Met and Became Fast Famous Friends (1930)

  

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  Photo via Wikimedia Commons “You do not really understand something unless you can explain it to...

  Photo via Wikimedia Commons “You do not really understand something unless you can explain it to your grandmother,” goes a well-known quote attributed variously to Albert Einstein, Richard Feynman, and Ernest Rutherford. No matter who said it, “the sentiment… rings true,” writes Michelle Lavery, “for researchers in all disciplines from particle physics to ecopsychology.” As […] When Albert Einstein & Charlie Chaplin Met and...

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  How Charlie Chaplin Used Groundbreaking Visual Effects to Shoot the Death-Defying Roller Skate Scene in Modern Times (1936)

  

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  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPcEFHA3X0c When I think of roller skates, I first think of 1997’s Boogie Nights and De...

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  What Would the World of Charlie Chaplin Look Like in Color?: Watch a Colorfully Restored Version of A Night at the Show (1915)

  

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  When we imagine Charlie Chaplin, we imagine a man somehow existing in black-and-white. The obvious reason...

  When we imagine Charlie Chaplin, we imagine a man somehow existing in black-and-white. The obvious reason is that he became not just a movie star but a cultural icon in the 1910s and 20s, the era before sound came to the movies, let alone color. But to attain such success required skills tailored to the […] What Would the World of Charlie Chaplin Look...

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