Under a federal law passed by Congress in 1942, the date for Thanksgiving in the United States varies from year to year. It’s the fourth Thursday of the month. But…
The Top 10 Quotes about and by US Marines…
November 10th is the official birthday of the United States Marines, which were established by the Second Continental Congress during the Revolutionary War, on November 10, 1775. So, today, I’d…
The bridge between the living and the dead . . .
The Bridge of San Luis Rey is the second novel by the great American writer Thornton Wilder (1897- 1975). The first edition of the book was published by the Albert…
“The Famous Quotes of October 8th,” a short film script by Robert Deis…
EXTERIOR. SMALL CAFÉ IN KEY WEST, FLORIDA – MORNING An old, gray-haired man is sitting at one of the tables at an outdoor café in Key West, sipping Cuban coffee,…
Mae West was very good at being bad…
Mae West (1893-1980) was like Marilyn Monroe, Madonna and Dorothy Parker all combined in one package. She was sensuous, smart and funny. She was a singer, actor, playwright and screenwriter…
A little tea and sympathy (and sex and censorship)…
Back in my college days, I tended to snigger at drug references in rock songs. So, I probably sniggered when I first heard Mick Jagger sing the lines in the…
What is the “It” the Greeks had a word for? And what does that saying come from?
You’ve probably heard the saying “the Greeks had a word for it” (sometimes given as “the Greeks have a word for it”). But you may not be aware of how…
The ironic dual anniversary of “subliminal advertising” and the Bushism “subliminable”…
On September 12, 1957, market researcher James Vicary held a press conference that made a new term famous. Vicary claimed to have developed “hidden” ads that could be used in…
On this date in 1813, Oliver Hazard Perry launched two immortal naval quotations…
On September 10, 1813, American ships under the command of Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry engaged a British naval squadron on Lake Erie during the War of 1812. Perry’s flagship was…
“The Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost” become official
The fracturing of the Christian religion into various churches and doctrines with different beliefs started in the early centuries of Christianity. One source of division was a debate between Christians…