July 1st
Pamela Anderson, Dan Aykroyd, Marlon Brando, Debbie Harry, Walter Matthau, Fred Schneider, Sufjan Stevens
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BORN (HAPPY BIRTHDAY): Pamela Anderson, David Arkenstone, Dan Aykroyd, Claude Berri, Karen Black, Roddy Bottum, Andre Braugher, Geneviève Bujold, James M. Cain, Leslie Caron, James Cotton, Indigo De Souza, Willie Dixon, Missy Elliott, Jamie Farr, Fortune Feimster, Claire Forlani, Alice Guy-Blache, Mikael Hafstrom, Debbie Harry, Syl Johnson, Evelyn Champagne King, Charles Laughton, Jean-Xavier de Lestrade, Mike Malloy, Sonoya Mizuno, Julianne Nicholson, Sydney Pollack, Michael Pressman, Alan Ruck, Fred Schneider, Léa Seydoux, Diana Spencer, Sufjan Stevens, Liv Tyler, William Wyler
DEAD (R.I.P.): Peter Barnes, Renaldo Benson, Lucie Blackman, Marlon Brando, Dennis Brown, Betty Cody, Edward Dmytryk, Hugh Downs, Charles Goodyear, Laurens Hammond, Ossie Hibbert, Thorn Hollister, Cub Koda, Michael Landon, Karl Malden, Herbie Mann, Forrest Mars, Water Matthau, Anneliese Michel, Robert Mitchum, Juan Peron, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Robert Towne, Luther Vandross, Sir Nicholas Winton, Wolfman Jack - Victor Willis (6/30/2026)
DEEP THOUGHTS: Two paths diverged and America took the psychopath.
EAT ME: International Chicken Wing Day, Gingersnaps - Blueberry Month, Grilling Month, Hot Dog Month, Ice Cream Month, Picnic Month, Watermelon Month
FOODIE: Check out Canadian Recipes
HOLIDAY: Bronchiectasis Day, Canada Day, International Joke Day, International Reggae Day - Disability Pride Month
HOROSCOPE: Your first instinct this week will be to run, while your second instinct this week will be to find your legs.
HOW-TO: Claim Asylum in Canada, Talk Canadian, Tell a Joke
JOKE: A Seminary student was in a southern baptist church in the US, and noticed a small pedestal with an old black phone on it tucked into the corner of the apse, when he examined it, he saw a small brass plaque saying only $50,000 on it. He asked the Reverend about it, and was told “That’s the direct line to Heaven. You can talk to anybody who resides there, but it costs 50K per minute.” As he progressed in his schooling, he noticed these phones all over the world. In a cathedral in Munich, it cost €17,000. In Praetoria, it was R189,000, in Japan it was ¥28,900,000. Finally, he was sent to St Joseph Catholic Church in Toronto, and was shocked to see that the cost was only $0.25. He asked the priest about why it was so cheap. “You’re in Canada now, my son. Heaven is a local call”.
PLAYLIST: The Band: Music from Big Pink (7/1/1968), The Beatles “She Loves You” (7/1/1963), Crowded House: Woodface (7/1/1991), Herbie Mann: Push Push (7/1/1971), Meat Puppets: Forbidden Places (7/1/1991) - The B-52’s: Bouncing Off the Satellites (1986), Blondie: Blondie (1976), Indigo De Souza: Precipice (2025), Sufjan Stevens: Enjoy Your Rabbit (2001)
Check out The Big Beat Playlist: July Edition - The B-52’s, Blondie, Indigo De Souza, Herbie Mann, Reggae, Sufjan Stevens, Luther Vandross
PODCAST: Pivot
QUESTION: The U.S. goes fascist. How do you escape?
READ: The Atlantic: The Most Surprising Part of the Birthright-Citizenship Decision, Heather Cox Richardson: Yesterday Once More
REASONS TO BE CHEERFUL: Katie Phang Is A Badass
RELIGULOUS: Mayor Mamdani, who is a Muslim, is acting more Christian than any member of the U.S. government, who all claim to be Christians. For those wondering about my point: both Christianity and Islam share a deep, fundamental call for justice and helping our fellow humans. When we look past the headlines and the actions of a few extremists, we see so much common ground. Seeing Mamdani practice these values is a perfect reminder that doing what is right transcends religious boundaries. True faith is lived through actions, not just political slogans.
RIDICULOUSNESS: Parasite that causes ‘explosive diarrhea’ is spreading across the US
SCIENCE!: Today’s Moon Phase
SHAMELESS PLUG: The ExitEnter Store
SHITASS: David Duke, Joni Ernst, Jimmy Swaggart - Ruben Gallego
SIGNIFICANT DIGITS: Trump Pulled In at Least $2 Billion After Returning to the White House
SPORT: Happy Bobby Bonilla Day
STREAM: Check out the ExitEnter Films of the Day - Elle (Prime), Enola Holmes: Season 3 (Netflix), X-Men ‘97: Season 2 (Disney)
New Film Releases: Minions and Monsters
TRAVEL: Canada
UNFUCK THE WORLD: JoJoFromJerz: Megyn Kelly Can Go Fuck Herself, Paul Krugman: The Humbling of the Once Almighty Dollar, Media Matters, Mother Jones: Tom Kean Jr. Sought Help for Depression. He Hasn’t Made It Easy for Others To Do the Same - The asshole spent nearly two decades voting against paid leave.
WELLNESS: Do you lean optimistic or pessimistic? Take this quiz and find out
WIRECUTTER: How to Clean Produce
WORD: Birthright Citizenship - The Supreme Court yesterday has affirmed this simple truth: If you were born here, you are an American citizen. No president can change this fact. Go fuck yourself Stephen Miller.
WTF?!: Stella Adler was an acting teacher and told her class to act like chickens with a nuclear bomb about to drop. Everyone panicked and ran around clucking — except Marlon Brando, who calmly pretended to lay an egg. When asked why, he said, “I’m laying an egg… What does a chicken know of bombs?”
YOUTUBED: Hey Fred Scheinder, Whatcha Doin’? - Sir Nicholas Winton
HISTORICAL CONSCIOUSNESS: 2024 - AK got his drivers license. 2024 - In a landmark ruling, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled 6–3 that presidents have presumed absolute immunity from criminal prosecution for official acts taken in exercising constitutional powers while serving as president, and have no immunity for “unofficial acts”. The end is near. 2024 - Human Scab Steve Bannon heads to prison for 4 months. It’ll be an upgrade from the rock he lives under. 2021 - In a 6-to-3 vote along ideological lines, the Supreme Court upheld voting restrictions in Arizona, further weakening the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Democracy is almost gone. 2005 - My dog Ringo and I left Amarillo and made it to Arizona to reunite with my wife and kids. What a fucking week. 2004 - Actor Marlon Brando died at age 80. 1997 - Hong Kong reverted to Chinese rule after 156 years as a British colony. 1987 – The American radio station WFAN in New York City is launched as the world’s first all-sports radio station. 1984 – The PG-13 rating is introduced by the MPAA. 1981 – The Wonderland murders occur in the early morning hours in Los Angeles. Plenty of fireworks and Night Ranger music was played. 1980 – “O Canada” officially becomes the national anthem of Canada. 1979 – Sony introduced the Walkman. 1963 – ZIP codes are introduced for United States mail. 1908 – SOS is adopted as the international distress signal. 1903 – Start of first Tour de France bicycle race. 1874 – The Sholes and Glidden typewriter, the first commercially successful typewriter, goes on sale. 1874 - The Philadelphia Zoo opened, the first zoological gardens in the U.S. 1867 – The British North America Act of 1867 takes effect as the Province of Canada, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia join into confederation to create the modern nation of Canada. Sir John A. Macdonald is sworn in as the first Prime Minister of Canada. This date is commemorated annually in Canada as Canada Day, a national holiday. 1863 – American Civil War: The Battle of Gettysburg began.
“Time passes, shit happens, you do the best you can. We put so much drama into everything. You gotta remember to breathe.” Pamela Anderson
