The French artist Paul Cezanne never got around to signing or dating his landscape of the town of Auvers-su-Oise. Because of this, many art historians
Anton Pavlovich Chekhov – Words To Live By
Do silly things. Foolishness is a great deal more vital and healthy than our straining and striving after a meaningful life. – Anton Pavlovich Chekhov
Nietzsche – Words To Live By
One must still have chaos in oneself to be able to give birth to a dancing star. – Nietzsche
Happy 95th Birthday Paul Lynde
Today is the 95th birthday of Paul Lynde. He had a lengthy and varied career, but I remember him best as Uncle Arthur. Also, there
Happy 156th Birthday Karl Blossfeldt
Today is the 156th birthday of the photographer Karl Blossfeldt. Strikingly modern and inherently beautiful, his photographs of plants, flowers and seed heads are as
Vertigo (1958) – Hitchcock’s cameo
Alfred Hitchcock made cameo appearances in 40 of his 54 major films. For the films in which he appeared, he would be seen for a
Rosemary’s Baby (1968)
Fifty-three years ago today, the film Rosemary’s Baby premiered. I was too young the first time I saw this movie and remember thinking Ruth Gordon
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Forty years ago today, the film Raiders of the Lost Ark premiered. The first in a critically and financially successful series of movies that I
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986)
Thirty-five years ago today, the film Ferris Bueller’s Day Off premiered. It captures a very specific time in the mid-80s. You have to watch this
Carl Sagan – Words To Live By
We live in a society exquisitely dependent on science and technology, in which hardly anyone knows about science and technology. – Carl Sagan
Happy 111th Birthday Jacques Cousteau
Today is the 111th birthday of the modern-day explorer Jacques Cousteau. I remember watching reruns of his TV show The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau when
