Astronomers arguably made the most accurate measure of the distance to Polaris in the mid-1990s. The star, five times as massive as the sun, is a so-called Classical Cepheid: a rapidly aging giant star that has used up its hydrogen fuel and is now burning helium in its core.
The Studio Movie Grill in Chatham on Chicago's Southside shows first-run movies but also has a year-round Black World Cinema. | Photos courtesy of Studio Movie Grill. The bar at the new Studio Movie Grill in the Chatham neighborhood of Chicago. | Photos courtesy of Studio Movie Grill.
Because Casablanca the film wasn't based on Casablanca the city. And it wasn't filmed in Morocco, but in a Hollywood studio 6,000 miles away. So Rick's Cafe - despite its enormous grand piano, roulette table and potent mojitos - is to Casablanca what Planet Hollywood is to California - a big, embellished fantasy.