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December 22, 2000 –Joel and Ethan Coen’s purported adaptation of The Odyssey, O Brother, Where Art Thou?, starring George Clooney, John Turturro, Tim Blake Nelson, Chris Thomas King, John Goodman, Holly Hunter, and Charles Durning, premiered in the US on this date. George Clooney, upon reading the script did not immediately understand his character andContinue reading “O Brother, Where Art Thou? premiered”

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Acme would like to, once again, bring you this new Christmas classic, Dear Satan, from the folks at Anomaly London. It’s popularity may have something to do with the fact that Sir Patrick Stewart narrated their video. So kids, remember, two letters transposed and literally, Bob’s yer uncle.

The Winter Solstice in Northern Hemisphere will be at 4:48 PM (EST), the shortest amount of daylight of the year and the longest night. It’s officially the first day of Winter and one of the oldest known holidays in human history. Anthropologists believe that solstice celebrations go back at least 30,000 years, before humans evenContinue reading “O, wind, if winter comes, can spring be far behind?”

December 21, 1969 –Diana Ross and the Supremes make their final television appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show, on this date. The song they sang, Someday We’ll Be Together, would become the last of their 12 number one singles.

December 21, 1963 – The Doctor Who story arc The Daleks, the second story of Season One, first aired on the BBC on this date. The episodes mark the first appearance of the Doctor’s mortal enemies, the Daleks, a race of genetically engineered mutants who abhor all other races.

December 21, 1937 –The first feature-length color and sound cartoon, Walt Disney’s Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, premiered on this date. The animation took over two years and a then astronomical $1.5 million to create. Disney had to mortgage his house to pay for the film’s production.

There are 25 days until someone’s birthday.(I happen to know that he likes a good scotch now and then.) Demand Euphoria!

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December 20, 1986 –The Bangles‘ hit Walk Like An Egyptian went to the No. 1 spot on the Billboard charts on this date. This was the biggest hit for the Bangles, but they considered it one of their least favorite songs, as their rock pedigree was compromised by a goofy song they had nothing toContinue reading “Walk Like An Egyptian topped the charts”