A Brief History On July 30, 2025, Together was released in the United States by Neon, a nifty film in the genre we love best, horror! Digging Deeper Right off the bat Together throws a different wrinkle at the audience by starring a real life married couple, Dave Franco and Alison Brie as a not married pair of live in partners with a slightly troubled relationship.  When the couple moves to an out of the way, remote small town, their troubles escalate and take a dark turn toward the secret of this particular burg. Written and directed by Michael Shanks, the…

A Brief History On July 30, 1969, President Richard Nixon went to South Vietnam to visit the South Vietnamese President and US military commanders.  You may not know that this visit to Vietnam was Nixon’s 8th visit to that country, although the first as President. Digging Deeper Nixon was not the first US President to visit Vietnam, as Lyndon Johnson had also gone there in 1967.  In fact, John F. Kennedy had also visited Vietnam in 1951, before JFK was President. Some misunderstandings about the Vietnam War include the number of American draftees involved.  The actual portion of draftees was…

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…

A Brief History On July 22, 1942, due to wartime demands on gasoline, the US instituted a national rationing program for this fuel.  World War II saw many items rationed, including fuels, tires, and even cars.  But it gets worse! Digging Deeper World War II begat the issuance of ration stamps, resulting in black market and counterfeit stamps. Dog food in cans disappeared, and toothpaste tubes were limited.  A national 35 mph speed limit was instituted, coffee availability was cut in half, shoes, bicycles, rubber products, many foods, coal, firewood, and medicines such as penicillin were rationed.  Silk was rationed,…

A Brief History On July 21, 2012, Turkish-American adventurer Erden Eruç, completed an historic first ever human powered circumnavigation of the Earth.  His official jumping off point was Bodega Bay, California on July 10, 2007, taking a rowboat across the Pacific Ocean. Digging Deeper He completed his journey around the World by rowboat, bicycle, canoe, kayak, and on foot until he reached California in 2012, the first person to accomplish the feat on his own power. The intrepid, brave, and sturdy man had traveled an incredible 41,196 miles in the 5 year odyssey, crossing the Equator twice but skipping some…