A DATE WITH HISTORY: Wednesday, Jan. 8, 1964

In the Top Ten: Popsicles and Icicles by The Murmaids https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Xo_EKpyP0w On the Bestseller List: The Group by Mary McCarthy Photo credit: eveningstarbooks.net New In Theaters: The Fall of the Roman Empire https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJlxa64mKro New In Comic Shops: The Atom #10 Photo credit: mycomicshop.com On TV: The Farmer’s Daughter https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81ChA3OONps Magazine Roulette: Yankee Photo credit: pinterest.com …

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Care Package for Friday, Jan. 8, 2021

Poetry: Solitude by Irvin W. UnderhillOh, solitude, where is the sting,    That men ascribe to thee?Where is the terror in thy mien?     I look, but cannot see.Read More Song In My Head: Stone Cold Coup d’Etat by They Might Be Giants https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjpTmng9bV4 Art: Zeruah H. Guernsey Caswell’s Embroidered Carpet Photo credit: metmuseum.org Quote: …

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A DATE WITH HISTORY: Thursday, Jan. 7, 1954

In the Top Ten: Rags to Riches by Tony Bennett https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y22tIJ6toPY On the Bestseller List: Désirée by Annemarie Selinko Photo credit: abebooks.com New In Theaters: Seven Brides for Seven Brothers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Sxc4RNxAQ8 New In Comic Shops: Justice Traps the Guilty #58 Photo credit: mycomicshop.com On TV: Doctor IQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7wLJTEEHDU Magazine Roulette: Sports Photo credit: abebooks.com Zodiac/Horoscope: …

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Care Package for Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021

Poetry: A New National Anthem by Ada LimónThe truth is, I’ve never cared for the NationalAnthem. If you think about it, it’s not a goodsong. Too high for most of us with “the rockets’red glare” and then there are the bombs.(Always, always there is war and bombs.)Read More Song In My Head: This Land is …

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