Had a little bit of down time at work today. Rather than drool over the 2018 ACL lineup for the twentieth time, I browsed through my news…… Read more ““Gatsby-Worthy” Mansions”
Tag: History
Stephen Hawking
And another one bites the dust. Stephen Hawking has died at the age of 76. Dr. Hawking was a Cambridge University physicist and best-selling author who pondered…… Read more “Stephen Hawking”
Hubert de Givenchy
Walking back from the break room to get my afternoon snack, my phone lit up with news notifications. Hubert de Givenchy, gentle giant and fashion icon, has…… Read more “Hubert de Givenchy”
December 27, 2017
It’s the friends you can call up at 4 a.m. that matter. -Marlene Dietrich Happy birthday Marlene! Props to Sasha Velour for creating such a magnificent Google…… Read more “December 27, 2017”
December 11, 2017
The Arabs understandably did everything they could to protect their monopoly. Coffee beans were treated before being shipped to ensure they were sterile and could not be…… Read more “December 11, 2017”
December 6, 2017
All this has caused me much pain. Who could have foreseen it! -Chopin https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZpuROwy_8mg
December 1, 2017
On this day in 1903, the first Western film, The Great Train Robbery, premiered. Tot think 114 years ago films were primitive pieces of silence that emphasized…… Read more “December 1, 2017”
November 27, 2017
When the power of love overcomes the love of power the world will know peace. -Jimi Hendrix Jimi, today would have been your 75th birthday. Why did…… Read more “November 27, 2017”
November 11, 2017
To us in America, the reflections of Armistice Day will be filled with solemn pride in the heroism of those who died in the country’s service and…… Read more “November 11, 2017”
November 9, 2017
Because you don’t live near a bakery doesn’t mean you have to go without cheesecake. -Hedy Lamarr True dat. She was every nerd’s pin-up girl back…… Read more “November 9, 2017”
November 3, 2017
In 1793, Olympe de Gouges was accused of being a Girondist, a group not being favored by the radical Jacobins that ruled during the Reign of Terror.…… Read more “November 3, 2017”
Birthday Excursion Part Un – The Horse He Rode In On & Insomnia Cookies (Baltimore)
The evening started with a best 2 out of 3 chess match in the hotel lobby with one of my more nerdier friends as we waited for…… Read more “Birthday Excursion Part Un – The Horse He Rode In On & Insomnia Cookies (Baltimore)”
October 10, 2017
I demolish the bridges behind me… Then there is no choice but to move forward. -Fridtjof Nansen, Norwegian explorer and Nobel Peace Prize laureate
October 9, 2017
It’s like, how did Columbus discover America when the Indians were already here? What kind of shit is that, but white people’s shit? -Miles Davis, Miles: The…… Read more “October 9, 2017”
September 18, 2017
When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford. -Samuel Johnson Happy 308th birthday…… Read more “September 18, 2017”
