A Brief History On July 24, 1901, short story writer, William Sydney Porter, was released from prison in Ohio after serving three years for embezzlement. You know him better by his pen name, O. Henry. Digging Deeper Many famous writers have spent time in the slam, including: Daniel Defoe, author of Robinson Crusoe, jailed for sedition in 1703 and again another time for anti-establishment writing. The Marquis de Sade ran afoul of sodomy laws and found himself in and out of jail, finally ending up in an insane asylum in 1801, continuing to write while locked up. Fyodor Dostoyevsky, the…
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A Brief History Slasher fans, here is your chance to be among the first in Cleveland, Ohio to see I Know What You Did Last Summer on Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 7:00 PM at Cinemark Valley View 24 + XD, Aud #12, at 6001 Canal RD in Valley View, Ohio 44125! For your chance to get a pair of passes, please go to https://events.sonypictures.com/events/user/screening-info/SUMMERHH16. Passes are first-come, first-serve. The theater is overbooked slightly to ensure a full audience. Therefore, seating is not guaranteed. So, please arrive early! Saving seats for other parties is prohibited. Digging Deeper In I Know What…
A Brief History On July 14, 2013, a statue of Rachel Carson was erected at Woods Hole, Massachusetts, commemorating her environmental activism, including writing the book, Silent Spring in 1962 that served to alert Americans about the dangers of pesticides. Digging Deeper Many persons have done service to mankind and deserve a statue. Today, we ask you, who you would dedicate a statue to that does not already have statues in their honor? Here are some people we think are worthy of being immortalized on statues, and in any instance in which a statue already exists depicting any of these…
A Brief History On July 11, 2025, Superman was released in the United States by Warner Bros. Pictures. Digging Deeper The premier superhero in the DC cinematic universe, the alien from Krypton, and believe us, the “alien” part is prominently mentioned repeatedly in the film, is not the sure, confident, unflappable and invincible hero we have come to know from previous Superman movies! More emotional and sensitive than previous iterations, this Kal-El has been accused by some movie goers and critics of being “woke.” We disagree! Just because the character, played by David Corenswet, is more sensitive and vulnerable than…
A Brief History On July 9, 1994, the world suffered the loss of another Bill, this time Bill Mosienko, a Ukrainian-Canadian former pro hockey player. Scoring a “hat trick” in an NHL record 21 seconds and being named “the most gentlemanly player in the league” by winning the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy in 1945 are feats worthy of a song being sung about this Hall of Fame skater. Digging Deeper The name “Bill” appears in many notable songs, which today we list, asking you what “Bill” songs you would add? “Don’t Take Your Guns to Town,” a plea to a…