Buck Rogers lived in many comic book, novel, movie, and TV renditions, but the one I grew up with was … More
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Katniss Everdeen’s Birthday (May 8).
Today is the birthday of Katniss Everdeen, who fought as tribute in the Hunger Games. How to Commemorate: Enter a … More
Happy Birthday to Miss Phryne Fisher! (21 Dec)
If Hercule Poirot had a fun sexy cousin from Australia, that would be Phryne Fisher. Miss Fisher (only remaining daughter … More
It’s not Christmas until you “call me Ishmael.”
The Pequod leaves New Bedford harbor on Christmas Day for a three-year voyage in search of “Moby-Dick, or The Whale.” … More
It’s not Christmas till Father Christmas gives weapons to children.
And on the sledge sat a person whom everyone knew the moment they set eyes on him. He was a … More
It’s not Christmas till Shaun Spencer guesses what his dad got him for Christmas.
Psych is maybe my all-time favorite tv show, and they made some excellent Christmas episodes. The series (if, you know, … More
It’s not Christmas till Margaret Schlegel helps Mrs. Wilcox with her Christmas shopping.
Loads of people have commemorated Christmas in fiction many, many (MANY!) times, so we’re doing a little series here called … More
Banned: Call of the Wild
In honor of Banned Books Week, we are sharing some reflections one of our team members wrote. Though not exactly … 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
