This is the grave of Don Knotts. One of the all time greats, Knotts was born Jesse Donald Knotts in Morgantown, West Virginia in 1924. He had a real rough childhood. His father was schizophrenic and used to chase the boy around with a knife,...
Author: Erik Loomis
This fascinating 1943 film, surprisingly out of MGM, is a great 10 minute introduction in the midcentury American art scene. It focuses on a few painters, some of which don't.
This is the grave of Charles McLean Andrews. Born in 1863 in Weathersfield, Connecticut, Andrews grew up the son of a Catholic Apostolic minister. I admit I had to look.
This 1938 animation is technically an advertisement for a toothpaste company, but it's not like tooth care comes up more than a couple of times in this 9 1/2 minutes. Rather, it's a great cartoon about a boy who brings a dog home, faces his...
I am glad this happened: The estate of Leonard Cohen is suing Trump over his hijacking of Hallelujah. That is a sentence I never in a million years could have.
One thing people often miss when talking about the horrors of Sean O'Brien and the Teamsters is that in the last election, he was the democratic anti-corruption reform candidate taking.
I can't wait for Democrats to get blamed for the skyrocketing price of milk if Trump wins and then puts Stephen Miller in charge of the ethnic cleansing campaign: Over the years, Peter and his family have found ways to manage the declining value of...
On October 16, 1937, the Buchanan Dam, which dammed the Colorado River of Texas, west of the town of Burnet, was dedicated. This event might not seem to have a.
This is the grave of John Cassavetes. Born in 1929 in New York, Cassavetes grew up in a Greek family. In fact, they moved back to Greece shortly after his.
President Barak Obama Equal Pay Bill Signing East Room It's rare that a single person's fight for justice results in a law being named for them that will be remembered for the entire history of this country. RIP to this legend.
This is the grave of Fred Dutton. Born in 1923 in Julesburg, Colorado, Dutton grew up in San Mateo, California after his family moved there when he was a child..
Yesterday is history and so let's have tonight's film club be the highlights from last night's glorious game. Just inject it into my veins.