Charles Apple
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Creator of nationally-distributed Further Review pages for the Spokesman-Review. Based in Lilburn, Georgia. First book was published in November 2024.
"Cast Away" starring Tom Hanks and Wilson the volleyball opened in theaters a quarter-century ago Monday. My Further Review in today's Spokesman-Review.
December 21, 2025 at 3:51 PM
"Cast Away" starring Tom Hanks and Wilson the volleyball opened in theaters a quarter-century ago Monday. My Further Review in today's Spokesman-Review.
"Doctor Zhivago" starring Omar Sharif, Julie Christie, Geraldine Chaplin, Rod Steiger and Alec Guinness premiered 60 years ago Monday. It won five Oscars and is the ninth highest-grossing movie ever released. My Further Review in today's Spokesman-Review.
December 19, 2025 at 2:04 PM
"Doctor Zhivago" starring Omar Sharif, Julie Christie, Geraldine Chaplin, Rod Steiger and Alec Guinness premiered 60 years ago Monday. It won five Oscars and is the ninth highest-grossing movie ever released. My Further Review in today's Spokesman-Review.
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Truly, genuinely floored by this.
December 18, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Truly, genuinely floored by this.
It's a week before Christmas, so it's time to run a number of common Christmastime myths through the ol' fact checker. My Further Review in today's Spokesman-Review.
December 18, 2025 at 2:16 PM
It's a week before Christmas, so it's time to run a number of common Christmastime myths through the ol' fact checker. My Further Review in today's Spokesman-Review.
"The Oscars will leave longtime partner ABC after the 100th Academy Awards in 2028. Starting in 2029, YouTube will be the exclusive home of the show ... YouTube will broadcast the awards show globally for free."
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JUST IN: The Oscars Will Move Exclusively to YouTube in Seismic Industry Shift
The Oscars will leave longtime partner ABC after the 100th Academy Awards in 2028. Starting in 2029, YouTube will be the exclusive home of the show.
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December 17, 2025 at 8:55 PM
"The Oscars will leave longtime partner ABC after the 100th Academy Awards in 2028. Starting in 2029, YouTube will be the exclusive home of the show ... YouTube will broadcast the awards show globally for free."
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The little orange bars on the right are what Trump is calling “the greatest economy in history.”
December 16, 2025 at 11:03 PM
The little orange bars on the right are what Trump is calling “the greatest economy in history.”
The nude body of a woman -- an anesthesiologist and the mother of two children -- was found Sunday morning in a freezer in a Dollar Tree store in Miami.
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Questions linger after woman from Nicaragua is found dead inside Dollar Tree freezer in Miami
Miami police are investigating after a 32-year-old woman was found dead inside a Dollar Tree freezer in Little Havana.
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December 17, 2025 at 1:16 AM
The nude body of a woman -- an anesthesiologist and the mother of two children -- was found Sunday morning in a freezer in a Dollar Tree store in Miami.
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The comic book hero Captain America debuted in Timely Comics 85 years ago this month, in a comic with the cover date of March 1941. The Nazi-hunting hero predated the U.S. entry into WW2 by a full year. My Further Review in today's Spokesman-Review.
December 16, 2025 at 12:21 PM
The comic book hero Captain America debuted in Timely Comics 85 years ago this month, in a comic with the cover date of March 1941. The Nazi-hunting hero predated the U.S. entry into WW2 by a full year. My Further Review in today's Spokesman-Review.
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Meta calculated that about 19% of that money – more than $3 billion – was coming from ads for scams, illegal gambling, pornography and other banned content, according to internal Meta documents reviewed by Reuters.
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Meta tolerates rampant ad fraud from China to safeguard billions in revenue
A Reuters investigation reveals the owner of Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp decided to accept high levels of fraudulent advertisements from China. Internal company documents show Meta wanted to mini...
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December 16, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Meta calculated that about 19% of that money – more than $3 billion – was coming from ads for scams, illegal gambling, pornography and other banned content, according to internal Meta documents reviewed by Reuters.
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He had hair then! One of Rob Reiner's first TV appearances was in Season 2 of "Batman" in January 1967. He played a guy who delivered a meal to the Penguin.
December 15, 2025 at 2:38 PM
He had hair then! One of Rob Reiner's first TV appearances was in Season 2 of "Batman" in January 1967. He played a guy who delivered a meal to the Penguin.
Identities not yet released. But keep an eye on this one: The reported ages of the victims match the ages of Reiner and his wife.
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2 found dead at Brentwood mansion that belongs to director Rob Reiner
A man and woman were found dead inside a home in Brentwood that records and neighbors tie to director Rob Reiner.
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December 15, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Identities not yet released. But keep an eye on this one: The reported ages of the victims match the ages of Reiner and his wife.
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I'll be home for Christmas
You can count on me
Please have booze and things that ooze
Out from under the tree...
You can count on me
Please have booze and things that ooze
Out from under the tree...
December 14, 2025 at 5:41 PM
I'll be home for Christmas
You can count on me
Please have booze and things that ooze
Out from under the tree...
You can count on me
Please have booze and things that ooze
Out from under the tree...
60 years ago Monday, two NASA space missions -- Gemini 7 and Gemini 6A -- met up in Earth orbit. It was a skill NASA would need for its upcoming moon missions. But that first rendezvous was not easy. Just about everything went wrong at first. My Further Review in today's Spokesman-Review.
December 14, 2025 at 3:28 PM
60 years ago Monday, two NASA space missions -- Gemini 7 and Gemini 6A -- met up in Earth orbit. It was a skill NASA would need for its upcoming moon missions. But that first rendezvous was not easy. Just about everything went wrong at first. My Further Review in today's Spokesman-Review.
Inside Friday's San Diego Union-Tribune: Dummy hed atop dummy copy for the Falcons/Buccaneers game story.
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December 14, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Inside Friday's San Diego Union-Tribune: Dummy hed atop dummy copy for the Falcons/Buccaneers game story.
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December 12, 2025 at 2:40 AM
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Showcase your creativity on a global stage and compete with the best in the industry.
✨ Don’t miss your chance to be part of this prestigious event!
Entry is absolutely FREE.
My second Further Review in today's Spokesman-Review is a quick look at this year's slate of 47 college football bowl games. Games begin tomorrow and will run through the Nat'l Championship game on Jan. 19.
December 12, 2025 at 12:57 PM
My second Further Review in today's Spokesman-Review is a quick look at this year's slate of 47 college football bowl games. Games begin tomorrow and will run through the Nat'l Championship game on Jan. 19.
"The Color Purple" -- starring newcomer actors Whoopi Goldberg and Oprah Winfrey, directed by Stephen Spielberg and based on Alice Walker's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel — premiered in NYC 40 years ago next Tuesday. This is the first of two Further Review pages in today's Spokesman-Review.
December 12, 2025 at 12:56 PM
"The Color Purple" -- starring newcomer actors Whoopi Goldberg and Oprah Winfrey, directed by Stephen Spielberg and based on Alice Walker's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel — premiered in NYC 40 years ago next Tuesday. This is the first of two Further Review pages in today's Spokesman-Review.
My Further Review book is now on sale at the campus bookstore at my alma mater, Winthrop University in Rock Hill, S.C. They're displaying it on the table with other books by alumni and faculty members. We're working on setting up a lecture+book signing event next semester.
December 11, 2025 at 10:50 PM
My Further Review book is now on sale at the campus bookstore at my alma mater, Winthrop University in Rock Hill, S.C. They're displaying it on the table with other books by alumni and faculty members. We're working on setting up a lecture+book signing event next semester.
So Disney is going to license its characters to Sora, OpenAI’s short-form video platform. And Disney is buying a $1 billion stake in OpenAI.
I'm sorry. But this is downright Goofy.
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I'm sorry. But this is downright Goofy.
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Disney Agrees to Bring Its Characters to OpenAI’s Sora Videos
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December 11, 2025 at 3:36 PM
So Disney is going to license its characters to Sora, OpenAI’s short-form video platform. And Disney is buying a $1 billion stake in OpenAI.
I'm sorry. But this is downright Goofy.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/11/b...
I'm sorry. But this is downright Goofy.
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My baby brother, Artie Apple, turns 53 today. Here he was when he was 10, posing with a friend and with a tiger I had built in the snow on the front stoop of our house in McCormick.
December 11, 2025 at 2:55 PM
My baby brother, Artie Apple, turns 53 today. Here he was when he was 10, posing with a friend and with a tiger I had built in the snow on the front stoop of our house in McCormick.
Que serif, serif...
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At State Dept., a Typeface Falls Victim in the War Against Woke
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December 10, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Que serif, serif...
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Are you being ripped off by Dollar General and Family Dollar? Interesting investigative piece by the Guardian...
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How the dollar-store industry overcharges cash-strapped customers while promising low prices
A Guardian investigation reveals Dollar General and Family Dollar stores often fail to honor their shelf prices – charging more at checkout for everything from frying pans to Frosted Flakes
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December 10, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Are you being ripped off by Dollar General and Family Dollar? Interesting investigative piece by the Guardian...
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Good grief! Has it actually been 60 years since the "A Charlie Brown Christmas" holiday TV special was first shown on CBS? Yep: 60 years ago tonight, in fact. My page in today's Spokesman-Review is what Further Review is all about, Charlie Brown ...
December 9, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Good grief! Has it actually been 60 years since the "A Charlie Brown Christmas" holiday TV special was first shown on CBS? Yep: 60 years ago tonight, in fact. My page in today's Spokesman-Review is what Further Review is all about, Charlie Brown ...
Cher's latest holiday music offering is brought to you by the copy desk of Alden Global Capital.
December 9, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Cher's latest holiday music offering is brought to you by the copy desk of Alden Global Capital.
Oh, I want a big rhinoceros for Christmas ...
December 9, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Oh, I want a big rhinoceros for Christmas ...