Breaking Barriers demonstrates what it takes to build and drive a vehicle faster than anyone on the planet. Follow American automobile entrepreneur John Hennessey's pursuit of the production vehicle land speed record and trace the roots of land speed racing from the early days of hot rodding to today. We discover that since the advent of the automobile, the pursuit of speed and the fight for the title of ?fastest car? are intrinsically connected.
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by A.A. Cristi - July 10, 2019
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by Tori Hartshorn - July 03, 2019
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Katie Couric, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton And Muriel Fox To Be Honored At The 9th Annual Elly Awards
by Stephi Wild - June 13, 2019
The Women's Forum of New York will present the 9th Annual Elly Awards Luncheon benefiting The Education Fund of the Women's Forum on Monday, June 17th, at The Plaza Hotel in New York City. The awards, named for the Women's Forum founder Elinor Guggenheimer, will honor outstanding women leaders. This...
2019 Outfest Los Angeles LGBTQ Film Festival Announces Gala Screenings
by Kaitlin Milligan - May 20, 2019
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by A.A. Cristi - May 07, 2019
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IDENTITY LA Concert Event to Celebrate Asian American Pacific Islander Women
by Kaitlin Milligan - April 10, 2019
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Adam Davenport Signs New Single WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH YOU to Break It Down Music
by Tori Hartshorn - April 08, 2019
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Tony Award Winning Producer Irene Gandy Honored With The 1st Annual 'Shattered Glass Ceiling Award'
by A.A. Cristi - March 28, 2019
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The Highlander Theatre Company Presents SILENT SKY
by Stephi Wild - March 07, 2019
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by A.A. Cristi - January 23, 2019
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by A.A. Cristi - January 10, 2019
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VIDEO: Carol Burnett Receives the Inaugural Carol Burnett Award at the GOLDEN GLOBES
by Kaitlin Milligan - January 06, 2019
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by BWW News Desk - January 04, 2019
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by Julie Musbach - December 28, 2018
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Photo Flash: Young Artists From Queens And Haiti SING FOR HOPE
by A.A. Cristi - December 18, 2018
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