August 18th
Romy Madley Croft, Alain Delon, Edward Norton, Roman Polanski, Robert Redford, Andy Samberg, John Sturges
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BORN (HAPPY BIRTHDAY): Aphex Twin, Craig Bierko, Phil Bonyata, Elayne Boosler, Carole Bouquet, Maxine Brown, Marcel Carné, Carlos Carrera, Sarita Choudhury, Frances Bean Cobain, Romy Madley Croft, Virginia Dare, Everlast, Jim Florentine, Sibil Fox-Richardson, Cody Jinks, Denis Leary, Masta Killa, Luke Montagnier, Edward Norton, Kaitlin Olson, Roman Polanski, Robert Redford, Andy Samberg, Henry G. Sanders, Christian Slater, Timothy Snyder, Madeleine Stowe, Tracy Tracy, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Max Winkler, Shelley Winters
DEAD (R.I.P.): Honoré de Balzac, Elmer Bernstein, Martin Cahill, Alain Delon, Phil Donahue, Pervis Jackson, Genghis Khan, Anita Loos, Don Pardo, Joseph E. Seagram, B.F. Skinner, John Sturges, Zachary Andrew Turner - Terence Stamp (8/17/2025)
DEEP THOUGHTS: If freedom is a requisite for human happiness, then all that’s necessary is to provide the illusion of freedom.
EAT ME: Fajitas, Ice Cream Pie, Pinot Noir
FOODIE: “Pinot Noir a hard grape to grow. It's thin-skinned, temperamental, ripens early. It's not a survivor like Cabernet, which can just grow anywhere and thrive even when it's neglected. No, Pinot needs constant care and attention and in fact it can only grow in these really specific, little, tucked away corners of the world. And, and only the most patient and nurturing of growers can do it, really. Only somebody who really takes the time to understand Pinot's potential can then coax it into its fullest expression. Then, I mean, oh its flavors, they're just the most haunting and brilliant and thrilling and subtle and... ancient on the planet.” Miles Raymond
HOLIDAY: Couple’s Day
HOROSCOPE: Admitting to past mistakes is never easy, so it's a good thing you happen to be an unrepentant bitch.
HOW-TO: Be a Perfect Couple, Drink Wine for Health
JOKE: A woman can fake an orgasm for the sake of a relationship. A man can fake a relationship for the sake of an orgasm - A couple drove down a country road for several miles, not saying a word. An earlier discussion had led to an argument and neither of them wanted to concede their position. As they passed a barnyard of mules, goats, and pigs, the husband asked sarcastically, 'Relatives of yours?' 'Yep,' the wife replied, 'in-laws' - When Dating: HaHaHaHa! OMG, You are so funny!, In a Relationship: Is everything a fucking joke to you?!!
PLAYLIST: At the Drive-In: In/Casino/Out (8/18/1998), Bon Jovi: Slippery When Wet (8/18/1986), Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds: Kicking Against the Pricks (8/18/1986), Grizzly Bear: Painted Ruins (8/18/2017), Parquet Courts: Light Up Gold (8/18/2012), Wall of Voodoo: Dark Continent (8/18/1981), The Who: Who Are You (8/18/1978), Yes: Drama (8/18/1980) - Everlast: Eat at Whitey’s (2000)
Check out the Daily Playlist… Dig it! - Aphex Twin, Elmer Bernstein, Everlast, The Lonely Island, The xx
Check out the Big Beat with Rascal PHX Station, Check out the Big Beat with Rascal PHX Chill Station
QUESTION: Siri, why am I so bad at relationships with women? "This is Alexa."
READ: Timothy Snyder: On Freedom (2024) - The Atlantic, The Beautiful Mess: Hey MAGA America, Trump is Putin You On, Civil Discourse: The Week Ahead
RELIGULOUS: Christian nationalists want what they want. Not what Christ wants.
SHITASS: Robert Novak, Cathy Smith, Shirley Jane Turner
SIGNIFICANT DIGITS: 6 European Leaders to join Zelenskyy in Washington after Trump embraces Putin stance on war - Awesome, now he has cards.
STREAM: Deliverance (8/18/1972) - Bad Day at Black Rock (TCM), The Magnificent Seven (Hoopla/Prime), Ordinary People (Hoopla/Kanopy) - Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
STREAM (CRITERION): Starring Alain Delon (Criterion) - Children of Paradise (Criterion)
Roman Polanski Film Festival - The Pianist, Chinatown (Hoopla/Kanopy), Rosemary’s Baby (Hoopla/Kanopy), Repulsion, The Tenant (Kanopy), Knife in the Water (Criterion/HBO Max), Macbeth, Tess (Criterion), The Ghost Writer (Hoopla/Kanopy/Prime), Bitter Moon, An Officer and a Spy, Death and the Maiden (Kanopy/Prime), Carnage, Venus in Fur (Kanopy), The Fearless Vampire Killers, Cul-De-Sac, Frantic, Oliver Twist, The Ninth Gate (Hoopla), Based on a True Story, The Palace - Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired
WELLNESS: Bibliotherapy
WORD: Delulu - Skibidi - Tradwife
WTF?!: Government papers found in an Alaskan hotel reveal new details of Trump-Putin summit - Only the best people run this country now. What the Fuck?
HISTORICAL CONSCIOUSNESS: 2020 - A bipartisan report released by the Republican-controlled Senate Intelligence Committee reaffirmed that Russia interfered in the 2016 presidential election to help President Trump and revealed new details about Russian links to the Trump campaign. 2019 – One hundred activists, officials, and other concerned citizens in Iceland hold a funeral for Okjökull glacier, which has completely melted after having once covered six square miles. 2008 - The domain name bitcoin.org was registered. On 31 October 2008, a link to a white paper authored by Satoshi Nakamoto titled Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System was posted to a cryptography mailing list. Nakamoto implemented the bitcoin software as open-source code and released it in January 2009. 2003 – One-year-old Zachary Turner is murdered in Newfoundland by his mother, who was awarded custody despite facing trial for the murder of Zachary's father. The case was documented in the film Dear Zachary and led to reform of Canada's bail laws. 1997 - Don Lewis disappeared after leaving his home in Tampa, Florida. The investigation into his disappearance has stretched from Lewis's Wildlife on Easy Street sanctuary in Tampa, co-owned with his second wife Carole Baskin, to land owned by Lewis in Costa Rica. No evidence of Lewis being killed has surfaced, but investigators believe it is unlikely that he disappeared on his own. Lewis left behind over $5 million in assets. 1977 – Steven Biko is arrested at a police roadblock under the Terrorism Act No. 83 of 1967 in King William's Town, South Africa. He later died from injuries sustained during this arrest bringing attention to South Africa's apartheid policies. 1969 - The Woodstock Music and Art Fair in Bethel, N.Y., concluded with a mid-morning set by Jimi Hendrix. 1962 - Ringo Starr made his first appearance as a Beatle. 1920 – The Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, guaranteeing women's suffrage - it only took 144 years. 1903 – German engineer Karl Jatho allegedly flies his self-made, motored gliding airplane four months before the first flight of the Wright brothers. 1868 – French astronomer Pierre Janssen discovered helium. 1587 - Virginia Dare became the first child of English parents to be born on American soil, on what is now Roanoke Island, North Carolina. The first anchor baby!!
“Solitude is fine but you need someone to tell that solitude is fine.” Honoré de Balzac
