February 24, 2023 –A dark comedy thriller, inspired by the true story of a bear that ingested a large amount of cocaine, Cocaine Bear, directed by Elizabeth Banks and starring Keri Russell, O’Shea Jackson Jr., Alden Ehrenreich, Brooklynn Prince, Isiah Whitlock Jr., Jesse Tyler Ferguson, and Ray Liotta opened on this date. Ray Liotta’s finalContinue reading “Cocaine Bear premiered”
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The Late Shift premiered
February 24, 1996 –The HBO original movie The Late Shift, documenting the late-night television conflict between Jay Leno and David Letterman, directed by Betty Thomas, and starring Kathy Bates, John Michael Higgins, Daniel Roebuck, Bob Balaban, Ed Begley Jr., and Treat Williams debuted on this date. A few days after the film’s premiere, John MichaelContinue reading “The Late Shift premiered”
Looking for a good recipe
The eighth day of the Lunar New Year is believed to be the birthday of millet. As one of ancient China’s “Five Grains,” it has been a staple food for thousands of years and remains central to certain rituals during the 15-day Spring Festival. According to folk proverbs, if this day is bright and clear,Continue reading “Looking for a good recipe”
A snack for every mood.
Raise your Frozen Margaritas tonight (but don’t double dip,) today is National Tortilla Chip day. Contrary to popular belief, Tortilla Chips are not from Mexico. They were invented in Los Angeles in the late 1940s by Rebecca Webb Carranza.
They kept showing up at Ed’s place
February 23, 1964 –The Beatles appear for the third consecutive appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show on this date. They performed Twist and Shout and Please Please Me and closed the show once again with I Want to Hold Your Hand. The third broadcast, February 23, showed a performance taped earlier in the day ofContinue reading “They kept showing up at Ed’s place”
Belligerent ghouls run Manchester schools
February 23, 1985 –The Smiths scored their first UK No.1 album with Meat Is Murder on this date. The album’s sleeve uses a 1967 photograph of Marine Cpl. Michael Wynn in the Vietnam War, though with the wording on his helmet changed from “Make War Not Love” to “Meat Is Murder“. The Smiths produced MeatContinue reading “Belligerent ghouls run Manchester schools”
Mouse-Warming premiered
February 23, 1952 –The Looney Tunes cartoon, Mouse-Warming, directed by Chuck Jones and featuring Claude Cat debuted on this date. The rodent moving team bears a slight resemblance to the popular comedy sketch characters of Ralph and Ed from what would become the TV sitcom The Honeymooners a few years later.
The Unruly Hare premiered
February 23, 1945 – The Merrie Melodies cartoon, The Unruly Hare, directed by Frank Tashlin and starring Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd, debuted on this date. This was the final cartoon in which Frank Tashlin received onscreen credit; he was uncredited in his final four cartoons Behind the Meat-Ball, Tale of Two Mice, Nasty QuacksContinue reading “The Unruly Hare premiered”
Stage Fright debuted
February 23, 1950 – A nearly forgotten Alfred Hitchcock film,Stage Fright starringMarlene Dietrich, Jane Wyman, Richard Todd, and Michael Wilding, opened in New York City on this date. In an extraordinary move for the normally controlling director, Alfred Hitchcock provided Marlene Dietrich an exceptional amount of creative control for this movie, particularly in how sheContinue reading “Stage Fright debuted”
Civilisation premiered
February 23, 1969 –The BBC2 documentary series, Civilisation, hosted by Kenneth Clark, guided us through the history of Western art, architecture and philosophy, debuted on this date. While popular at the time of its release, the Civilisation series has been criticized over the decades for presenting a 19th-century worldview of history being shaped by relativelyContinue reading “Civilisation premiered”
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