NBC, via YouTube November 30, 1924 - Shirley Chisholm "I Ran for the Presidency, Despite Hopeless Odds, to Demonstrate the Sheer Will and Refusal to Accept the Status Quo. " Shirley Chisholm was the first candidate for any office that I voted for, putting in hours on … [Read more...]
10 by Sondheim, One WoW Writer’s Essential Picks*
GOODBYE FOR NOW (REDS, 1981) Sondheim's work for film is rare. Well, he did write the screenplay for The Last Of Sheila (1973), a neo noir directed by Herbert Ross and written with Sondheim's friend Anthony Perkins, and starring Richard Benjamin, Dyan Cannon, James Coburn, … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Blond Bombshell, Anna Nicole Smith
Photo via YouTube Screen-grab November 28, 1967– Anna Nicole Smith: “I love the paparazzi. They take pictures, and I just smile away. I’ve always liked attention. I didn’t get it very much growing up, and I always wanted to be, you know, noticed.” Anna Nicole Smith … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Rock Icon, Jimi Hendrix
1967, Wikimedia Commons November 27, 1942 – James Maurice Hendrix: "Music Is Getting Too Heavy." Hendrix could have stayed in the US Army, where he probably would have been sent to Vietnam. Instead, he pretended he was gay. That was all it took to be discharged … [Read more...]
#RIP: The Greatest Broadway Songwriter of All Time, Stephen Sondheim
In 1974, Masterworks via YouTube Stephen Sondheim has died, gone at 91 years old. With a celebrated career spanning more than 60 years, he raised the status of the Broadway musical, which had often been considered comforting, if unadventurous family entertainment, … [Read more...]
Coast to Coast, ‘Wojnarowicz’ Documentary Is Inspiring Creativity and Political Action
This week, incendiary documentary Wojnarowicz" F*ck You F*ggot F**ker dazzled audiences in New York, where artist David Wojnarowicz lived until his untimely death. Next week, the film screens in Los Angeles with an in-person Q&A featuring key people who documented … [Read more...]
The Top 10 Things That We’re Thankful For 2021! The WOW Report for Radio Andy!
World of Wonder Co-Founder Fenton Bailey, Chief Creative Officer Tom Campbell, and WOW Report Editor James St. … [Read more...]
Thanksgiving Leftovers: Ideas from F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896 – 1940)
Jazz-Age writer F. Scott Fitzgerald has some jazzy suggestions for leftovers from The Crack-Up, a terrific posthumous collection of the great writer's essays, notebook excerpts, and letters. Under the heading Turkey Remains And How To Inter Them With Numerous Scarce … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Puppeteer, Wayland Flowers
Via YouTube screen-grab November 26, 1939 – Wayland Flowers: “Madame uses some dirty words. And there are complaints from time to time, but for the most part audiences aren’t offended because Madame doesn’t use the words for their actual meaning.” In no small way, I am … [Read more...]
Most Popular Thanksgiving Side Dishes (Indiana, Since When Are Deviled Eggs Are a Side..?)
Thrillist.com has compiled a map that lists the most popular Thanksgiving Day side dishes across the U.S. Iowa likes corn (of course)California likes mashed potatoesTexas & Michigan like the green bean casseroleOklahoma loves rolls (ROFL)All of New England seems to love … [Read more...]
