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Maybe this person ISN’T your true love

Today’s gift count (156): you currently have Nine ladies dancing, 16 young woman engaged in the dairy industry (and possibly their union rep. I’ve also never considered whether or not the cows come with them), 21 Swans making a racket, 24 geese a’ laying (check to see if you can make omelets for all thoseContinue reading “Maybe this person ISN’T your true love”

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde premiered

January 2, 1931 – Rouben Mamoulian adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic tale, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, starring Fredric March, Miriam Hopkins, and Rose Hobart opened in NYC on this date. The remarkable Jekyll-to-Hyde transition scenes in this film were accomplished by manipulating a series of variously colored filters in front of the cameraContinue reading “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde premiered”

All Things Must Pass first went on sale

January 2, 1971 –George Harrison’s All Things Must Pass, his first album released after the breakup of The Beatles, begins a seven-week run at the top of the US albums chart on this date. Harrison had Phil Spector produce the album and brought in some outstanding musicians to play on it, including Eric Clapton, BobbyContinue reading “All Things Must Pass first went on sale”

Farewell My Concubine premiered

January 1, 1993 –Chen Kaige masterful adaptation of Lilian Lee’s novel, Farewell My Concubine, starring Leslie Cheung, Zhang Fengyi, and Gong Li opened in Hong Kong on this date. Jackie Chan was originally offered the role of Duan Xiaolou due to his own childhood experience of training in the Peking Opera. But he turned itContinue reading “Farewell My Concubine premiered”

Here is your guide to the Full Moons of 2026

If you didn’t get your Farmer’s Almanac this year or suffer from lycanthropy, : January 3th –The Full Wolf Moon. Amid the zero cold and deep snows of midwinter, the wolf packs howled hungrily outside Indian villages. In London, impeccably dressed werewolves are often seen on the prowl in search of a dish of beefContinue reading “Here is your guide to the Full Moons of 2026”

You may need to call a union rep

Today’s gift count (120 gifts): you currently have Eight young woman engaged in the dairy industry, 14 Swans making a racket, 18 geese a’ laying (fertilized goose eggs are going for about $82 per dozen), 20 golden rings, 20 calling birds, 18 French hens, 14 turtledoves and 8 partridges in their respective pear trees. TheContinue reading “You may need to call a union rep”