A little Vangelis...

This version is lovely:

Who here has tried Clams Casino pizza besides mxyzptlk? Clams + Casino sounds awful.

I’m in the middle of a rewatch of Vertigo, which is a visually appealing film in many respects, but the scenes at the real-life mansion used for the McKittrick Hotel are perhaps the most fascinating to me. Apparently the gorgeous interior shots were from within the real mansion’s walls as well, so the fact that it did…

In 1954, July 26 marked the first public news reports of and, concurrently, the final military aerial action of the Hainan Incident. Little known today, the Hainan Incident set the stage for the international isolation of China from the United Nations and the world community. Three days earlier, on July 23, two…

Dinosaur Jr. — “Just Like Heaven”

In my childhood, this was something my dad would play somewhat often on an 8 track. I can still remember the ripples the label on the cassette had. That’s kind of weirdly specific memory, but there it is.

Now that’s a headline, ain’t it.

I wish I would have caught this on the original air date — I would have had time. I would likely have been enjoying my post-school snack of microwaved cheese and crackers. Is Donahue even still alive?

An important question.

The opening Act: Nilüfer Yanya