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…
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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…
A Brief History On July 3, 1958, The Andy Williams Show premiered on ABC, later to evolve into a long running show from 1962 to 1971 with minor comebacks in following years. Music was first provided by the New Christy Minstrels folk group and in 1962 the Osmond Brothers provided musical entertainment. Digging Deeper Typical of the day, the Andy Williams Show was clean, family-oriented entertainment. While movies and TV shows have made progress since then in production value, special effects, sets, costumes, and general quality, there are a few things we hate about modern video programming. Do you agree?…
A Brief History On July 2, 2025, Jurassic World Rebirth was released in the United States by Universal Pictures. Digging Deeper Among our favorite movie franchises, the Jurassic Park offer the eye candy and action we love so much, and this latest edition offers both the visuals and the action in spades! With the pedigree of the iconic dinosaurs films, this edition would reasonably expected to be a blockbuster, costing $180 to produce and returning a highly lucrative $53 million in barely over two weeks at the box office. British director Gareth Edwards earned his big screen chops with the likes…