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‘Tales of Wells Fargo’ Actor, Dean Jones Wife Was 92

‘Tales of Wells Fargo’ Actor, Dean Jones Wife Was 92

Published by Daniella Wilson

Lory Patrick, who portrayed a neighbor of Dale Robertson’s character on NBC’s Tales of Wells Fargo and appeared on such other shows as Wagon Train, Dr. Kildare and Bonanza, has died. She was 92. Patrick died Jan. 26 in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, a publicist announced. Patrick was married to Dean Jones, the star of such classic Disney family films as That Darn Cat!, The Love Bug and The Shaggy D.A., for 42 years until his September 2015 death from Parkinson’s disease at age 84. Her first husband was late science-fiction writer Harlan Ellison; they were married and divorced in 1966, and she was the second of his five wives. Soon after signing a contract with Universal in 1961, Patrick appeared on an episode of The Loretta Young Show, then was hired to play schoolteacher Tina Swenson on Tales of Wells Fargo. Her character lives with her sister (Mary Jane Saunders) and their widowed mother, Ovie (Virginia Christine), on a San Francisco ranch next to one owned by Robertson’s Jim Hardie. Patrick appeared on 15 episodes during …

Tales From ’85’ Release Date for Animated Spinoff

Tales From ’85’ Release Date for Animated Spinoff

Published by Daniella Wilson

Get ready to go back to Hawkins — on April 23. That’s the release date for the first Stranger Things universe spinoff, Stranger Things: Tales From ’85. The highly anticipated Netflix animated series from Stranger Things creators the Duffer Brothers and executive producer Shawn Levy, along with showrunner Eric Robles, will return to the setting of the flagship series for a new, untold story with new actors voicing the familiar characters. The teaser (below) ushers in that feeling of familiarity blended with something new, as the series returns viewers to the Upside Down following the Dec. 31, 2005, series finale. The teaser kicks off with Will showing up at Eleven’s door and being warned by Hopper to behave, before the gangs heads off on their bikes and plays D&D in the basement — until something terrifying stops them in their tracks. Here’s the logline: “In the winter of 1985, snow blankets the town and the horrors of the Upside Down are finally fading. Our heroes Eleven, Mike, Will, Dustin, Lucas and Max have settled back …

The Bible says little about Jesus’ childhood – but that didn’t stop medieval Christians from enjoying tales of him as holy ‘rascal’

The Bible says little about Jesus’ childhood – but that didn’t stop medieval Christians from enjoying tales of him as holy ‘rascal’

Published by Sam Flores

(The Conversation) — Manger scenes displayed around Christmastime usually feature an ox and an ass beside the infant Jesus. According to the Gospel of Luke, Mary placed her child in a manger – an animal feeding bin – “because there was no room for them in the inn.” No mere babysitters, the ox and ass harken back to the Book of Isaiah 1:3, a verse early Christians interpreted as a prophecy of the birth of Christ. In some early artwork, these beasts of burden kneel to show their reverence – recognizing this swaddled babe, who entered the world in humble circumstances, as lordly. The canonical Gospels, the accounts of Jesus’ life included in the Bible’s New Testament, make no mention of those animals welcoming the newborn. Yet the motif was already seen in art from the fourth century. It was further popularized by the Gospel of Pseudo-Matthew, an apocryphal text – that is, one not included in the canon of Scripture. Pseudo-Matthew was composed by an anonymous monk, probably in the seventh century, and includes …

Tales From the Neanderthal Nights: Why They Really Disappeared

Tales From the Neanderthal Nights: Why They Really Disappeared

Published by Jenni Sidey

In an interesting short essay at The Conversation last month, University of Durham Paul Pettitt observed, Despite the fact that we know that Neanderthals were capable of producing jewellery and using coloured pigments, there has been much objection to the notion that they explored deep caves and left art on the walls. But recent work has confirmed beyond doubt that they did. “Were Neanderthals capable of making art?, October 28, 2025 Why was there “much objection?” Did archaeologists feel that way about the Rosetta Stone? King Tut’s tomb? Not that I’ve heard. Pettitt doesn’t quite spell out the nature of the problem but maybe we can help. Briefly, this echo from the past (Neanderthal as artist) is an unwelcome one in some quarters. As I noted here earlier, many archaeologists have long assumed that Neanderthals were less mentally evolved than modern humans. They are quite sure that there has been a long, slow, gradual, and completely natural Ascent of Man from mud to mind. For any such Ascent, someone has to be the subhuman and …