(PCM) Does life imitate art? If the sales of fiction for our e-readers, smart phones and – oh yeah, books – tell us anything, it’s that it might be the other way around: life in the information age moves fast, and art (including literature) needs to keep up. In recent years, short fiction has become […]
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December 21 in Pop Culture History December 21st is… The First Day of Winter and the shortest day of the year! Crossword Puzzle Day Hamburger Day Humbug Day National French Fried Shrimp Day National Maine Day Phileas Fogg Win a Wager Day National Homeless Persons’ Remembrance Day Winter Solstice The Winter Solstice falls on or
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December 20 in Pop Culture History December 20th is… Cathode-Ray Tube Day Games Day Go Caroling Day Mudd Day Sacagawea Day Sangria Day December 20th is National Sangria Day. We’re not sure why, other than “because the internet says so,” but if you’ve made it this far into December, cheers! Who needs a better reason
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December 19 in Pop Culture History December 19th is… National Hard Candy Day Holly Day Look for an Evergreen Day Oatmeal Muffin Day 1732 – Benjamin Franklin published the first edition of Poor Richard’s Almanac in Philadelphia. 1843 – Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol was published. 1871 – Samuel Clemens received a patent (# 121,992) for “An Improvement in
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December 18 in Pop Culture History December 18th is… Answer the Phone Like Buddy the Elf Day Bake Cookies Day Flake Appreciation Day Ham Salad Day National Roast Suckling Pig Day National Twin Day The Thirteenth Amendment Section 1 Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have
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December 17 in Pop Culture History December 17th is… National Maple Syrup Day Wright Brothers Day Saturnalia Begins Saturnalia: December 17th – December 23rd In ancient Rome, the period between December 17th and December 23rd was known as the Saturnalia, a festival to honor the god Saturn. Saturn ruled over such things as abundance, destruction,
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December 16 in Pop Culture History December 16th is… Barbie and Barney Backlash Day Green Chili Day Chocolate-Covered Anything Day 1707 (Eruption) The last recorded eruption of Mount Fuji in Japan. 1773 – The Boston Tea Party. Massachusetts colonists, ‘the Sons of Liberty,’ disguised as Mohawk Indians board three British tea ships and dump 342
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December 15 in Pop Culture History December 15th is… Cupcake Day Bill of Rights Day Cat Herders Day Lemon Cupcake Day National Wear Your Pearls Day 1827 – In the city of Boston, Massachusetts, the School Committee voted to require, effective March 1, 1828, that public school students show that they had been vaccinated against
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December 14 in Pop Culture History December 14th is… Alabama Day National Bouillabaisse Day Monkey Day More Good Today Day Roast Chestnuts Day Screwdriver Day National Screwdriver Day A screwdriver is a popular alcoholic highball drink made with orange juice and vodka. Whether you’re a longtime fan or the screwdriver or want to try it
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