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...life. In 1925, Tennessee made it unlawful for public schools to contradict the "Divine creation of man" by teaching that man instead "descended from a lower order of animals." John T. Scopes, a high school biology teacher in Dayton, taught just that to bring the law into court. Clarence Darrow, the celebrity defense attorney, and William Jennings Bryan, three-time presidential loser and evangelical orator, headlined the opposing legal teams...
...landmark 1925 Scopes Trial which challenged a law that prohibited the teaching of the theory of evolution in Tennessee schools. Called the “trial of the century,” the case put three-time presidential candidate Bryan up against the pro-evolution politician Clarence Darrow (played by John de Lancie). The play is presented in the form of a radio program broadcast directly from the courtroom. The actors read from the script, and the set is minimal. As Bryan, Asner cites the Bible as he rails against evolutionism. Yet Asner is a self-proclaimed Darwinist.As director Brendon...
...role on “The Mary Tyler Moore Show,” as the prosecution attorney and three-time presidential candidate William Jennings Bryan. Other notable cast members included John De Lancie from Star Trek, who played the role of defense attorney and public agnostic Clarence Darrow. But this performance wasn’t all about the theatre stars. “Make no mistake, my friends, the battle between evolution and Christianity is a fight to the death!” Asner proclaimed in the role of Bryan at the start of the performance. Before the show...
Last week, however, Monopoly changed its face. At least the doggy-and-thimble part. In Hasbro's Monopoly: Here and Now edition, the game has been made over, and upscaled, for the 21st century. The properties, named by designer Charles Darrow for locales in Atlantic City, now include real estate from around the country, selected by online vote. The railroads have become airports. Weimar-style hyperinflation has set in--for passing Go, you collect $2 million--but Times Square is a bargain at $4 mil, and while it's a refreshing admission that, yes, you can buy the White House...
...giant gorilla King Kong was never able to consumate his affection for his beloved Ann Darrow because it is not biologically feasible, but things might have turned out differently if he had been a chimpanzee. After early human and chimpanzee ancestors branched off from a common ancestor, they may have mated to create a hybrid species, according to a new study by researchers at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard published in the journal Nature last week. The study also found that the divergence between humans and chimps occurred nearly a million years later than previously estimated...