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”
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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”
Today is Curling Is Cool Day.
I’m not sure how many millions of dollars will be lost with the number of people are taking the day off from work. Do not make a rookie mistake; just encourage all those involved – Celebrate Responsibly.
It’s a party today
The seventh day of the first lunar month is known as Ren Ri, also called “People’s Day” or the “Birthday of Mankind.” It is celebrated as a key part of the Lunar New Year festivities and is traditionally regarded as the day when everyone grows one year older, effectively serving as a shared birthday forContinue reading “It’s a party today”
Happy National Margarita Day
Margarita, in Spanish means Daisy Remember, because of today’s blizzard, you probably don’t have work tomorrow – celebrate responsibly.
Get rid of your trash
Today is the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, and the garbage from the first five days of celebrating is piling up. The rubbish from the first to the fourth day of the Lunar New Year is considered “wealth,” but after the fifth day, that garbage becomes a sign of “poverty.” So, on theContinue reading “Get rid of your trash”
There’s talk on the street, it sounds so familiar …
February 22, 1977 –The single New Kid in Town, the first release from the album Hotel California, was the Eagles’ first to be certified gold for selling more than 1 million copies on this date. Glen Frey mentioned in an interview at the time that the song was about Steely Dan whom the band sawContinue reading “There’s talk on the street, it sounds so familiar …”
Monsoon Wedding premiered
February 22, 2001 –Mira Nair’s wonderful Monsoon Wedding, opened in both Los Angeles and New York on this date. (if you don’t already know it, Ms. Nair is the mother of the mayor of New York City, Zohran Mamdani.) A large portion of the original footage (including the wedding itself) was ruined by an airportContinue reading “Monsoon Wedding premiered”
It Happened One Night premiered
February 22, 1934 –Frank Capra’s romantic comedy It Happened One Night, starring Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert, opened at Radio City Music Hall on this date. Clark Gable gave the Oscar he won for his performance in this movie to a child who admired it, telling him it was the winning of the statue thatContinue reading “It Happened One Night premiered”
And I thought I liked my birthday
Associate with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation; for it is better to be alone than in bad company – George Washington Young George Washington was born on February 11, 1731 (or so he thought.) Unfortunately for him, England had been tenaciously clinging onto the Julian calendar – they wanted noneContinue reading “And I thought I liked my birthday”
The Haus of Dcaligari 