Anya Josephine Marie Taylor-Joy was born on April 16, 1996. She was born in America, but her parents are English and Argentine, which means she has citizenship in three countries. She lived in Argentina until she was 6, when her … Continue reading Anya Taylor-Joy Night Thread
That’s right, yours truly was born 39 (!) years ago. I usually don’t post pics of myself, but a selfie was requested, so: Enjoy *my* birthday, post to your heart’s content, and eat something delicious in my honor. Continue reading Sonneta’s Birth Day Thread
William Daniels was born on March 31, 1927. I remember him as the wise Mr. Feeny from Boy Meets World. He also played Dustin Hoffman’s father in The Graduate, John Adams in 1776, and he was the voice of KITT … Continue reading Mr Feeny Night Thread
Vincent Van Gogh was born on this day in 1853. So enjoy some of his paintings: Continue reading Starry Night Thread
Happy Birthday to Mariah Carey! Mariah has a five-octave vocal range and she is one of the best-selling musical artists of all time. Continue reading Mariah Carey Night Thread
Robert Frost was born on March 26, 1874. Fun fact: He is the only poet to receive *four* Pulitzer Prizes for Poetry. Here’s one of my favorite Robert Frost poems: Fire and Ice Some say the world will end in … Continue reading Robert Frost Night Thread
It’s Aretha Franklin’s birthday, so you better show her some R-E-S-P-E-C-T! Continue reading Aretha Franklin Night Thread
Happy Birthday to Keegan-Michael Key, who turns 50 today! You may remember him from such TV shows as Mad TV and Key and Peele, as well as his appearance in the music video for Weird Al Yankovic’s “White and Nerdy.” … Continue reading Keegan-Michael Key Night Thread
Mary Dixon Kies, born on this day in 1752, was the first woman to receive a U.S. Patent. In 1809, she patented her technique of weaving straw and silk to make work bonnets. The picture in the header shows a … Continue reading Mary Dixon Kies Day Thread
Author Louis Sachar was born on March 20, 1954 in New York state. He wrote the book Holes, which won the Newberry Medal in 1999. Sachar also wrote the screenplay for the 2003 movie adaptation of Holes. Holes is the … Continue reading Louis Sachar Day Thread
Astronaut Kalpana Chawla was born in India on March 17, 1962. According to the internet, “The name Kalpana means ‘idea’ or ‘imagination.’ Her full name is pronounced CULL-puh-na CHAV-la” (space.com). She was the first woman of Indian origin to go to … Continue reading Kalpana Chawla Day Thread
In 1999, the BBC and WGBH (Boston PBS) adapted Elizabeth Gaskell’s unfinished novel Wives and Daughters (published in 1864) into a 4-part miniseries. I found the miniseries highly enjoyable and would recommend it. IMDB describes the plot as: “The daughter … Continue reading Wives and Daughters Day Thread
“In the beginning, the universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move.” – Douglas Adams, The Restaurant at the End of the Universe Douglas Adams was born on … Continue reading Don’t Panic, it’s the Night Thread
That brings you back. On that you can rely. Continue reading The Night Thread Has A Hook
Sidney Poitier was born on February 20, 1927 in Miami. His family lived in the Bahamas, but he moved to New York when he was 16. He won an Oscar in 1963 for Lilies of the Field. His other movies … Continue reading Sidney Poitier Day Thread
The ability of writers to imagine what is not the self, to familiarize the strange and mystify the familiar, is the test of their power.—Toni Morrison, “Black Matters,” in Playing in the Dark: Whiteness and the Literary Imagination (1992) Writer … Continue reading Toni Morrison Night Thread
Charles Dickens was born on February 7, 1812. Some people hate his works by way of being forced to study them in high school (or other school levels); but enough people love his works that they’ve been adapted and readapted. … Continue reading Charles Dickens Night Thread
Writer and activist James Mercer Langston Hughes was born on February 1, 1902. He was a leader of the Harlem Renaissance and was of the first writers of “jazz poetry.” Here’s one of his poems: Dreams Hold fast to dreamsFor … Continue reading Langston Hughes Night Thread
Are you a taphophile (someone who is interested in graves and cemeteries)? Are you interested in stories about historic Hollywood? Do you just need a YouTube video to help you “chill out” for a while? WELL, do I have the … Continue reading Hollywood Graveyard Night Thread
James Earl Jones turns 90 today! He has one of the most recognizable voices out there. He is an EGOT award-winner, as long as you count honorary Oscars (and Jones got his for “Lifetime Achievement,” so I think we should). … Continue reading James Earl Jones Night Thread
Hello, all. If you’ve never been here until now, this is a place for “serious” discussions. And they don’t have to be “sad” things either. Sexuality, masturbation, concern of relatives and friends, other issues–all are fair game here. So, without … Continue reading “In All Seriousness” Thread – 01/12/2021
