douglas

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The gladiator depicted on the cover of “Those Who Are About to Die” has the beginnings of a pot belly and bears not the slightest physical resemblance to Kirk Douglas or Russell Crowe.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Its founder, Tommy Douglas, is largely credited with being the father of Canada's universal health care system.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

The CTG: FWD initiative this season will bring “Riverdance 30 - The New Generation,” “Clue” and “The Music Man” to the Ahmanson Theatre, and “Dog Man” to the Kirk Douglas Theatre.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 29, 2026

Catherine Zeta-Jones and Michael Douglas have dramatically decreased the asking price of their Hudson River home by $2.25 million—nearly two years after they listed it for $12 million.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 25, 2026

Douglas Massey and Nancy Denton’s book, American Apartheid, documents how racially segregated ghettos were deliberately created by federal policy, not impersonal market forces or private housing choices.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander