Care Packages, which get posted each morning at ethandezotelle.com, have become the linchpin of my blog. They’re a nice way to start the day, putting together bits of culture to share with readers, and this year the positive response to them has gone through the roof. I look forward to continuing them in 2021. Here’s …
Month: December 2020
Top 10 Posts of 2020, Plus 1
It’s been quite a year for ethandezotelle.com. After taking over two years to get to 400 subscribers, I’m now at almost 550 after an additional five weeks. Post views skyrocketed, nearly quintupling over 2019. And the number of posts overall surpassed 1,000. Given the rapid growth, I thought it’d be fun to look back at …
A DATE WITH HISTORY: Friday, Dec. 31, 1982
In the Top Ten: Steppin’ Out by Joe Jackson https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJwt2dxx9yg On the Bestseller List: Goodbye, Mickey Mouse by Len Deighton Photo credit: abebooks.com New In Theaters: Kiss Me Goodbye https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPiF36HxBfU New In Comic Shops: Justice League of America #209 Photo credit: mycomicshop.com On TV: Texas https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RG6W07EZDOk Magazine Roulette: Atari Age Photo credit: mycomicshop.com Zodiac/Horoscope: Click …
Care Package for Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020
Poetry: Elegy for a Year by Joseph FasanoBefore I watched you die, I watched the dyingfalter, their hearts curled and purring in themlike kitfoxes asleepRead More Song In My Head: Missed the Boat by Modest Mouse https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JP_jaogKAdM Art: Joel Goodman’s 2016 New Years Day Photo credit: mymodernmet.com Quote: “I hope that in this year to …
A DATE WITH HISTORY: Saturday, Dec. 30, 1972
In the Top Ten: Me and Mrs. Jones by Billy Paul https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYOQDnWFXYI On the Bestseller List: Green Darkness by Anya Seton Photo credit: abebooks.co.uk New In Theaters: Hit Man https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UIxegXqfwM New In Comic Shops: Wonder Woman #203 Photo credit: mycomicshop.com On TV: Josie and the Pussycats in Outer Space https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIMrGPxh1AM Magazine Roulette: Overdrive Photo credit: …
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