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Legends of Film: Dick Richards

During this episode we talk to Director Dick Richards. Mr. Richards’ directing credits include The Culpepper Cattle Co., Rafferty and the Gold Dust Twins, Farewell My Lovely, and March or Die. Richards discusses the origins of making March or Die, working with the late Robert Mitchum, and the allure of the journey in filmmaking.

Black-and-white photo of a man speaking from a podium decorated with the Olympic rings against a fluted backdrop.
Did you know Nashville has an Olympic history? It’s small, but real. While Atlanta hosted the 1996 Summer Games (and Salt Lake City the 2002 Winter Games), Nashville once mounted a strong campaign to host the 1996 Olympics—challenging ideas about its size and infrastructure.
Woman with small child washing hands.
We all want our children to learn good habits. But how do we teach them? Here are some simple, practical ideas to help you teach your toddler how to incorporate healthy, happy habits into their daily life!
Book cover for "Infinite Risk" featuring a face with striking blue eyes and lips.
Edie has lost everything dear to her since being dragged into the immortal game. Now, she is more determined than ever change the past to prevent the future that she has experienced.
B&W photo of a young girl with a "March for Jobs & Freedom" pennant at the 1963 March on Washington for Civil Rights.
The 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom called on the United States to hold to its promise of freedom and justice for all, not just for the few. Though we have come far, the Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King Jr.'s dream of freedom and equality, proclaimed that day, remains to be fully realized. The books below are a good place for preschoolers and other young children to begin learning about the March on Washington, MLK, Jr., and the Civil Rights Movement.
Teen recording keyboard music on a laptop.
Art and music production camps, daily 3D design and robotics, and a whole lot of what Studio NPL calls HOMAGO: Hanging Out, Messing Around, and Geeking Out.
Bailey School PTA Book
As another school year begins, thousands of parents will reconvene together with local schoolteachers in parent-teacher organizations and associations.