A DATE WITH HISTORY:  Monday, July 31, 1978

In the Top Ten: The Groove Line by Heatwave https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_uiR1O_lvw On the Bestseller List: Gnomes by Will Huygen and Rien Poortvliet Photo credit: abebooks.com New In Theaters: Hooper https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfbD6lBYZzQ New In Comic Shops: Laff-A-Lympics #5 Photo credit: mycomicshop.com On TV: Good Times https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6gNo4-1r6k Magazine Roulette: Crawdaddy Photo credit: worthpoint.com Sports: Pittsburgh Pirates at Montreal Expos …

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Care Package for Friday, July 31, 2020

Poetry: Still Waiting by Harryette MullenPlease approach with care these figures in black.Regard with care the weight they bear,                     the scars that mark their hearts.Read more (https://poets.org/poem/still-waiting) Song In My Head: Find the River by R.E.M. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIJGlTu5sEI Art: Ibrahim El-Salahi’s Untitled Photo credit: artsy.net Quote: “If …

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A DATE WITH HISTORY: Tuesday, July 30, 1957

In the Top Ten: Old Cape Cod by Patti Page https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HT2ao0rcxoA On the Bestseller List: The Town by William Faulkner Photo credit: rarebookcellar.com New In Theaters: The Cyclops https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2iiYH7NmTdQ New In Comic Shops: Annie Oakley and Tagg Photo credit: mycomicshop.com On TV: Broken Arrow https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QiohFugbkF8 Magazine Roulette: Sports Illustrated Photo credit: worthpoint.com Sports: Brooklyn Dodgers …

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Care Package for Thursday, July 30, 2020

Poetry: Coyote by Alexander PoseyA few days more, and then There’ll be no secret glen,Or hollow, deep and dim,To hide or shelter him.Read more Song In My Head: I Hope Yer There by Tim Fite https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mx0YXJA35hM Art: Shafic Abboud’s Portrait de Michele Rodiere Photo credit: artnet.com Quote: “What is the first part of politics? Education. The …

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WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS NOW, episode 7: Big, Chunky, and Easy to Hold

It’s a new episode of the podcast. Summer has begun, and with it comes adventures with baby raccoons, the return of live music, and the arrival of Troy’s new single, I Miss You. Troy and Ethan also discuss the power of words and being mindful of their meanings, along with more thoughts on the Black …

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