It’s not Christmas till Margaret Schlegel helps Mrs. Wilcox with her Christmas shopping.

It’s not Christmas until Margaret Schlegel helps Mrs. Wilcox with her Christmas shopping.  Because you never know when you might … More

It’s not Christmas till Lucy saves Peter from getting run over by a train.

Few romantic comedies warm our hearts as much as While You Were Sleeping, am I right? …Well, I’m pretending you … More

It’s not Christmas till Hans Gruber falls from Nakatomi Plaza.

When you hear the big, bad sound of Run-D.M.C.’s Christmas in Hollis and think of Argyle dropping John McClane off in Nakatomi … More

Halloween arrives in Green Town, Illinois. (Oct 24)

“But one strange wild dark long year, Halloween came early.  One year Halloween came on October 24, three hours after midnight.” … More

Treat Yo Self Day (Oct 13).

Tom and Donna (Parks and Rec) have an annual tradition to splurge on themselves and hit the three S’s: spa, … More

Mean Girls Day (Oct 3).

On this date, Aaron Samuels turned around and finally spoke to Cady, asking her what day it was. “It’s October … More

Robinson Crusoe is shipwrecked. (Sept 30, 1659)

Basically, Crusoe gets stranded on this island for 28 years. Yeah. The English major among us wants you to know … More

Mr. Collins arrives at Longbourn (29 Sept)

On Michaelmas the condescending clergyman Mr. Collins arrives at Longbourn to stay with his relatives the Bennets. Oh, and choose … More

A Monet is stolen from the Metropolitan Museum of Art. (late Sept)

A group of bungling thieves-for-hire sneak into the museum by hiding in a statue of a horse and later pose … More

Talk like a Pirate Day (Sept 19).

Today is the day when we celebrate the dialect that we all have heaaarrrrrrty feelings about–Talk Like a Pirate Day! … More