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
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
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
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
Harry Potter takes his son to Platform 9 ¾ (1 Sept 2017)
In the final book in the Harry Potter series, we are flashed forward 19 years to the day that we … More
Rex Manning Day (April 8)
Local music store Empire Records is about to be sold to become yet another flavorless Music Town. Unless the quirky … More
Max Skinner inherits a bad winery in Provence. (National Drink Wine Day: Feb 18)
Author Peter Mayle has a thing for southern France, and I can’t say I blame him. Several of his novels … More
Basement Week: Assistant Mayor Bellweather gives info to Officer Hopps and Nick Wilde. (Zootopia)
Powerful people are sent to basements. So to give hope to those us who live/work in them, we are featuring … More
