“For fools rush in where angels fear to tread”
Eartha Kitt was an iconic actress, singer, songwriter, dancer and activist. Kitt started her career as a member of the Katherine Dunham Company in 1943. She appeared in the 1945 original Broadway theatre production of the musical Carib Song. In the … Continue reading Eartha Kitt Birthday Night Thread (1/17)
January 17 is the birthday of THULSA DOOM… or, more accurately, the great American actor James Earl Jones. Jones was born in Arkabulta, Mississippi, but moved to Jackson, Michigan, to live with his maternal grandparents when he was five. The … Continue reading The Thulsa Doom Day Thread (1/17)
January 16 marks the 70th birthday of horror maestro John Carpenter. He began his career with a series of short films, eventually leading up to his first feature length film Dark Star (a comedy parodying Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey) … Continue reading The Master of Horror’s Night Thread
I don’t know why, but it’s funny as hell to me when some extremely normal product tries to luxe itself up. Presenting: Food brands with “king” in their name. Continue reading The Day Thread of Food Kings
If you have not yet sat down with your family to mourn the tragic event that occurred a scant hundred years ago (and which was already covered this morning, so I don’t need to go over it again), please do … Continue reading The Big Honkin’ Molasses Disaster Night Thread
On January 15, 1919, 2.3 million gallons of molasses swept through the streets of Boston after a storage tank burst open, wreaking significant destruction and casualties. The scale of the tragedy has since been attributed at least in part to … Continue reading The Boston Molasses Flood Day Thread
As of tonight I’m in a college classroom for the first time in 11 years. Let’s see if I have better luck learning how to be a blackjack dealer than I did as a CJ major. Card dealing opens opportunities … Continue reading The Night Thread Prepares
Today’s Day Thread is dedicated to Heather Douglas also known as Moondragon. She was recently reintroduced to the main Marvel Universe at the end of Infinity Wars, along with her love Phyla- Vell. They are both being teased to be … Continue reading Moondragon Day Thread
Django Jane by Janelle Monáe is probably my favorite song of 2018. (some of the SFW lyrics) (NSFW language) Have a spectacular night! Continue reading Django Jane NIGHT THREAD (1/13)
Look, people are heavier than air, it was always going to be an uphill battle. Please take a moment to appreciate the brave insanity of our forebears, creators of such mighty aircraft as– The Fokker V.8! Capable of seating 1⅔ … Continue reading Day Thread of the Bad Airplanes
Today is Issa Rae’s birthday. Issa Rae is an amazing actress, writer, director, producer, and web series creator. She first gained notice for her hilarious web series Awkward Black Girl. She went on to create, co-write and star in the … Continue reading Issa Rae Night Thread (1/12)
Since I had fun writing about Starscream yesterday, let’s do another Decepticon header! This time, it’s Unicron, the planet eating Transformer voiced by Orson Welles. He doesn’t have too much screentime in the film but every scene with him is … Continue reading Scott OT #164: The Day Thread of Unicron (1/12)
With Bumblebee out right now, I thought it would be good to showcase the last time a Transformers movie was any good with 1986’s Transformers: The Movie. Specifically, one scene: Starscream’s coronation. It is just a wonderful scene, mainly because … Continue reading Scott OT #163: The Night Thread of Starscream’s Coronation (1/11)
Red Rocks Amphitheatre is an outdoor concert venue in Morrison, Colorado, about ten miles west of Denver. Though it’s hosted concerts since the first decade of the 20th century, the amphitheatre was built by the Works Projects Administration and the … Continue reading The Day Thread rocks at Red Rocks
The world getting you down? Feeling so angry you want to scream? Remember these wise words from Sifl and Olly: Angry man say dangity-dang He go to the park to hangity-hang, but He’s not CRESCENT FRESH His whole life’s a … Continue reading The Crescent Fresh Night Thread (1/10)
The Boys are back in Town. And they’re here to judge you. Well, not you specifically, your inventions. It’s an inventions showcase. Like Shark Tank. But no money will be exchanged. Because they don’t have any … Continue reading The Boys Judge You a Day Thread
Emmuska Orczy, a Baroness of Hungary, left her estate in Budapest at a young age. In 1868, her parents packed up when they feared a peasant revolution. Eventually she ended up in London, where she married an English clergyman. After … Continue reading The Night Thread is the King of the Beasts in Pastels (1/9)
Today is J.K. Simmons’ birthday! Simmons is an extraordinary actor who has had a long and notable career. Some of his work includes: Continue reading J.K. Simmons Day Thread (1/9)
Because, you know, “Manos.” But not in so many words. El Paso insurance and fertilizer salesman Harold P. Warren once met Academy Award winning screenwriter Sterling Silliphant. They got to talking, and Warren mentioned that horror movies aren’t that hard … Continue reading Manos, the Night Thread of Fate (1/8)
Today is the birthday of John McTiernan, director of two of the greatest action movies of all time, Die Hard and Predator (again). He’s directed numerous other popular movies like The Hunt for Red October, Die Hard With a Vengeance, … Continue reading Scott OT #162: The Day Thread of John McTiernan
In 1990, a video was released called Playground, about Michael Jordan. Here’s the description of it: “This made-for-video production mixes highlights of Michael Jordan from the ’80s with a fantasy storyline of a high school teen named Walt, who has … Continue reading Scott OT #161: The Night Thread of Michael Jordan’s Playground (1/7)
