On this day, in 1949, George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four was first published by Secker & Warburg. You decide whether this is a doubleplusgood or doubleplusungood thing to commemorate. Under the spreading chestnut tree, I sold you, and you sold me… Continue reading The Nineteen Eighty-Four Day Thread

Welcome back to Los Angeles, folks.  I’m glad you could join me on this beautiful June morning. What do you say we grab a bite to eat and take a look at one of the signature architectural styles of the … Continue reading The Googie Day Thread

“Oh, ye gods, my header is ruined! But what if… I were to co-opt a dumbass meme and disguise it as my own original content? Oh ho ho, delightfully devilish, Promethea.” Promethea with her crazy explanations The Avocados gonna need … Continue reading I Hope You’re Prepared for an Unforgettable Day Thread!

Early color photography fascinates me. There was a long period of time between when the color theory was worked out and when it translated into a financially viable medium. It took so long, in fact, that between the eras of … Continue reading The Cinecolor Day Thread

The Typewriter is a concert piece composed by Leroy Anderson, a man who John Williams once called “one of the great American masters of light orchestral music.” You May not know his name, but you have heard his work… specifically … Continue reading The Typewriter Day Thread 6/4

Today was Josephine Baker’s birthday. Baker was an American-born French singer, actress, dancer, is World War II spy and Civil Rights activist. Baker was the first person of color to become a world renowned performer and star in a major … Continue reading Josephine Baker DAY THREAD (6/3/18)

Because You Asked about the Line Between Prose and Poetry Sparrows were feeding in a freezing drizzle That while you watched turned into pieces of snow Riding a gradient invisible From silver aslant to random, white, and slow. There came … Continue reading Prose v. Poetry Day Thread

Because it’s JUUUUNNNNNNEEEE JUNE JUNE JUNE Just because it’s JUNE JUNE The 1945 Broadway musical Carousel was written by the powerhouse duo of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein. It was their second ever musical, following after the massively popular Oklahoma! … Continue reading June is Bustin’ Out All Over the Day Thread 6/1

Hmmm…I could have worded that headline better. People and things come in to your life and stay. Sometimes they leave. This is one of those times. This it, I am gone, leaving not coming back. Shakespeare once said “All the … Continue reading Pulp’s Last Day Day Thread

On this day in 1536, King Henry VIII married for the third time. He had annulled his first marriage with Catherine of Aragon and had his second wife, Anne Boleyn, executed for treason. Jane Seymour, who had been a lady-in-waiting … Continue reading Queen Jane Seymour Day Thread