What’s Christmas without your favorite version of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens? Death, humor, supernatural creatures, time travel–this story has everything! … More
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Charlie goes to his first real party (Oct 28, 1991).
“Five minutes of a lifetime were truly spent, and we felt young in a good way. I have since bought … More
Phileas Fogg wagers that he can travel around the world in 80 days. (Oct 2, 1872)
It was an eventful day for the rigidly scheduled Mr. Fogg. I mean, it’s a wonder he was able to get … 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
The First Week of August
“The first week of August hangs at the very top of summer, the top of the live-long year, like the … More
Harry Potter’s Birthday (31 July).
Happy birthday to the Boy Who Lived! How to Commemorate: Bake a cake with badly spelled frosting. Go shopping and … More
Bridget Jones attends a Tarts and Vicars party. Sort of. (29 July)
In my personal list of nightmare scenarios, the top three are: Going to work with no pants on Having to … More
Population of paper town Agloe, NY drops from 1 to 0 (May 29).
Margo Roth Spiegelman embodies excitement and enthusiasm, and after a night pulling retributory pranks—she vanishes. Quentin and his friends try … More
Lord Richard Croft goes missing in the field (May 15, 1985).
Lara Croft’s dad (Richard) goes missing on May 15, 1985, though we later find out that he was killed. That’s … More
The Battle of Hogwarts (2 May).
Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, and Ron Weasley return to Hogwarts after a year of searching for horcruxes, just in time … More
