Saturday, March 29, 2014

Where did the word 'OK' come from?

Where did the word 'OK' come from?

What’s It Like Reading ‘Peyton Place’ Today?

What’s It Like Reading ‘Peyton Place’ Today? 

Song of the Day

Nena - 99 Luftballons German Version - YouTube:

Ah-Ha!

Daylight saving time linked to heart attacks

I Miss the Old Days

18 Wonderful And Rare Color Photos Of Disneyland In 1955

Today's Vintage Ad


Dion DiMucci of the Belmonts on the Doo-Wop ABCs

Dion DiMucci of the Belmonts on the Doo-Wop ABCs

20 Essential Books for Sustaining Civilization

Brian Eno’s Reading List: 20 Essential Books for Sustaining Civilization

PaperBack



Peter Cheyney, Undressed to Kill (Try Anything Twice), Avon, 1959

And You Thought Your School Was Rowdy?

Blackpool’s South Shore Academy: Troubled school calls in MARINES to help keep unruly pupils under control 

Elect Him to Congress

Pennsylvania student Suvir Mirchandani could help US government save $400m   

Hat tip to Doc Quatermass.

6 Upsetting TV Character Replacements

The Darrin Factor: 6 Upsetting TV Character Replacements

11 Essential Stephen King Books

11 Essential Stephen King Books

How To Write a Book Review

JOAN REEVES aka SlingWords: How To Write a Book Review

Or Maybe You Do

10 Facts You Might Not Know About 'Police Academy' On Its 30th Anniversary  


Link via mental_floss.

AbeBooks: Family Sagas

Gone With the Wind by Margaret MitchellAbeBooks: Family Sagas: Every family has its secrets and stories, and the deepest and darkest of them can be found in the captivating literary genre of the family saga. Family sagas have a long standing history in literature, often telling a complicated, compelling story through multiple generations.

I Miss the Old Days

Forgotten Hits: 50 Years Ago This Weekend

Dangerous Crossing

dancross - YouTube:

Friday, March 28, 2014

Uh-Oh

Nicolas Cage’s ‘Left Behind’ Set for Oct. 3 Release: “My greatest hope for the film ‘Left Behind’ is that it works as something that people will be entertained and thrilled by, but they’ll also go home and they’ll have conversations with their family and they’ll ask ‘do you think this could happen or couldn’t happen’ and it’ll inspire discussions and closeness.”

Hat tip to Vince Keenan.

Kasey Lansdale Video Interview

Kasey Lansdale shows off her powerful voice