Yearbooks and daily planners were important factors in a Supreme Court nomination: A look back at 2018

In 2018: The XXIII Olympic Winter Games were held in Pyeongchang, South Korea; Nikolas Cruz killed 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School;  The last northern white rhinoceros died;  Prince Harry wed Meghan Markle;  France won the 21st World Cup in Russia;  Apple Inc, became the first public company to achieve a market capitalization… Continue reading Yearbooks and daily planners were important factors in a Supreme Court nomination: A look back at 2018

The check for all three is in the blackmail

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017) After seven months with no arrests for the violent rape and murder of her daughter, Angela, Mildred Hayes (Frances McDormand) rents three billboards chastising the police for their lack of progress. This sets off a firestorm of controversy in her small town where people revere the local sheriff Bill… Continue reading The check for all three is in the blackmail

Everything that follows is older than Carl Grimes: A look back at 1998

In 1998, The Drudge Report broke the story about Bill Clinton’s affair with Monica Lewinsky; The Unabomber pled guilty; The Winter Olympics took place in Nagano, Japan; Titanic became the first film to gross over a billion dollars; France won the World Cup; Google was founded; Iranian President Mohammad Khatami retracted the fatwa against Salman… Continue reading Everything that follows is older than Carl Grimes: A look back at 1998

“You ain’t heard nothin’ yet”: A look back at 1929

In 1929: Mother Theresa arrived in India; Popeye debuted; Erich Maria Remarque published All Quiet on the Western Front; The Lateran Treaty established Vatican City as an independent sovereign nation; Five gangsters were murdered in the Saint Valentine’s Day Massacre; Herbert Hoover became the thirty-first President of the United States; Wings won the award for… Continue reading “You ain’t heard nothin’ yet”: A look back at 1929

The Quest – Episode 62

In this episode, Ben listens while I complain about the imminent demise of one of my favorite smaller streaming services, Film Struck. We discuss classic films and the issues of access.

Introducing the DeLorean: A look back at 1981

In 1981, Palau became an independent nation; The Iranian hostage crisis ended; Dick Beardsley and Inge Simonsen tied in the inaugural London Marathon; Bobby Sands began a fatal hunger strike; Ronald Reagan was shot by John Hinckley Jr,; Sandra Day O’Connor became the first female Justice of the Supreme Court; Donkey Kong was released; Ric… Continue reading Introducing the DeLorean: A look back at 1981