June 23rd
Glenn Danzig, Joel Edgerton, Peter Falk, Bob Fosse, Frances McDormand, Steve Shelley, Joss Whedon
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BORN (HAPPY BIRTHDAY): Selma Blair, Bryan Brown, June Carter-Cash, Vint Cerf, Glenn Danzig, David Dobkin, Pawo Choyning Dorji, Duffy, Joel Edgerton, Chet Faker, Bob Fosse, Maggie Greenwald, Sian Heder, Leo Hurwitz, Alfred Kinsey, Frances McDormand, Memphis Bleek, Joe Menendez, Jason Mraz, Russell Mulcahy, Brendan O’Brien, Aaron Ruell, Michael Shaara, Steve Shelley, Joe Taslim, KT Tunstall, Joss Whedon
DEAD (R.I.P.): Bobby Bland, Vincent Chin, Gene Colan, Peter Falk, Frederic Forrest, Frank Giering, Donald Hall, Michael Herr, John Laurie, Richard Matheson, Ed McMahon, Magali Noël, Maureen O’Sullivan, Michael Pfleghar, Pete Quaife, Mick Ralphs, Jonas Salk, Betty Shabazz, Hiroshi Shimizu, Aaron Spelling, Ralph Stanley, Chuck Taylor, Dick Van Patten, Boris Vian, Roscoe Ward - Clive Davis (6/22/2026), Alan Greenspan (6/22/2026)
DEEP THOUGHTS: Everything I lose creates space for everything I need.
EAT ME: National Detroit Style Pizza Day, Pecan Sandies - Famous Dave’s (6/23/1994), Hardee’s (6/23/1960)
FOODIE: The general recommendation is to drink 91 ounces (11.5 cups) of fluids per day for women and 125 ounces (15.5 cups) for men. This includes water, other beverages, and moisture from food. Individual needs can vary based on activity level, climate, and other factors.
HOLIDAY: Hydration Day, Let It Go Day, Pink Day, Public Service Day, Typewriter Day, International Widows Day - NBA Draft (2026)
HOROSCOPE: You’ll be torn a new asshole this week by some of the top reconstructive surgeons in the country.
HOW-TO: Stay Hydrated, Type
JOKE: What do you call a woman who knows where her husband is at all times? A widow.
PLAYLIST: Billy Bragg and Wilco: Mermaid Avenue (6/23/1998), Leon Bridges: Coming Home (6/23/2015), Bully: Feels Like (6/23/2015), Dinosaur Jr.: Farm (6/23/2009), Bob Dylan: Saved (6/23/1980), Geese: 3D Country (6/23/2023), Melodies On Hiatus (6/23/2023), Jeff Tweedy: Together at Last (6/23/2017) - Misfits: Static Age (1978/1996), Sonic Youth: EVOL (1986)
Check out The Big Beat Playlist: June Edition - Danzig, Misfits, Sonic Youth
PODCAST: The Prof G Pod: Heather Cox Richardson, The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart
QUESTION: Was the QWERTY keyboard purposely designed to slow typists?
READ: The Atlantic: Trump Can’t Spin His Way Out of His Two Latest Crises, Heather Cox Richardson: Yesterday Once More
New Book Releases: Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan: Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump, Daniel Kraus: The Sixth Nik, Taylor Sheridan and Tom Nelson: How to Not Die in Prison, Matthew Wolfe: Fires in the Night
REASONS TO BE CHEERFUL: Mapping the World of Fungi Beneath Our Feet
RELIGULOUS: Tulsi Gabbard, her guru and the mysterious messages that helped shape her political career - Everything in this administration is an Onion headline
RIDICULOUSNESS: South Carolina law legalizes pinball for youth, ending decades-old prohibition
SCIENCE!: Today’s Moon Phase
SHAMELESS PLUG: The ExitEnter Store - Resist and Unsubscribe
SHITASS: John McAfee, Clarence Thomas
SIGNIFICANT DIGITS: 4 States Holding Primaries Today: Maryland, New York, South Carolina, Utah - Trump’s newest obsession seems to be over the number 22 - but nobody knows what it means
SPORT: NBA Draft Preview - Giannias broke my heart
STREAM: Asteroid City (6/23/2023), Batman (6/23/1989), Past Lives (6/23/2023) - Check out the ExitEnter Films of the Day - Ryan Hamilton: This Just Hit Me (Netflix), The Welcome Table (HBO Max), Widow’s Bay (Apple) - The Daily Show
New Blu-Ray/Streaming Releases: Desperate Living (Criterion Collection), Hairspray (Criterion Collection), Magellan (Criterion Collection) - Blue Heron (PPV), Carolina Caroline (PPV), Eagles of the Republic (PPV), I Love Boosters (PPV), Power Ballad (PPV), Tuner (PPV)
TRAVEL: European Hot Spot Wants to Jack Tourist Fee by 900%
UNFUCK THE WORLD: Scott Galloway: Europe IRL, Thom Hartmann: Italy Called Trump an “Asshole” - Why Won’t America’s Media be Similarly Candid?, Chris Hedges: The Joke is on Us, The Independent Ink: Long Story Short
WELLNESS: Just Let That Shit Go!
WIRECUTTER: I’m So Bad At Drinking Enough Water. Help!
WORD: Quail
WTF?!: France Introduces Alcohol Ban Amid Deadly High Temperatures
YOUTUBED: Comfortably Numb Re-Imagined - Danzig at the Beach - Danzig Getting Knocked Out - Train Dreams
HISTORICAL CONSCIOUSNESS: 2022 - Senate Passes Gun Bill: Fifteen Republicans joined Democrats in supporting the measure, helping to shatter nearly three decades of inaction on substantial gun legislation. 2018 – Twelve boys and an assistant coach from a soccer team in Thailand were trapped in a flooding cave, leading to an 18-day rescue operation. 2016 - The United Kingdom voted in a referendum to leave the European Union, by 52% to 48% - 4 fucking points. 2013 – Nik Wallenda became the first man to successfully walk across the Grand Canyon on a tight rope. 1993 - Lorena Bobbitt sexually mutilated her husband after he raped her. 1982 – Chinese American Vincent Chin died after being beaten into a coma in Highland Park, Michigan, by two automotive workers who were angry about the success of Japanese auto companies. 1972 – Title IX of the United States Civil Rights Act of 1964 is amended to prohibit sexual discrimination to any educational program receiving federal funds. 1972 – Watergate scandal: U.S. President Richard M. Nixon and White House Chief of Staff H. R. Haldeman are taped talking about using the CIA to obstruct the FBI’s investigation into the Watergate break-ins. 1917 – In a game against the Washington Senators, Boston Red Sox pitcher Ernie Shore retired 26 batters in a row after replacing Babe Ruth, who had been ejected for punching the umpire. 1868 - Christopher Latham Sholes received a patent for an invention he called the “Type-Writer.”
“Remember where you came from, where you’re going, and why you created this mess you got yourself into in the first place.” Richard Bach
