Pro tip — if you missed the opportunity to celebrate “Star Wars” Day yesterday, May 5th is Cinco de Cryo.
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Cover to “Batman: The Killing Joke” #1, Brian Bolland & Richard Bruning, 1988
DC Comics.
Aquarium inside Center in the Square, Roanoke, Virginia, May 2024
“Death on the Pale Horse,” Gustave Doré, 1865
I call this haircut “The Polite Suburban Dad.”
Because of COURSE I will come to your bake sale, Neighbor.
“View of the Village of Louveciennes,” Camille Pissarro, 1870
Oil on canvas.
Throwback Thursday: the Roller Rink!
I remember. For us, it was Skate Grove in Middle Island, New York.
This meme actually fails to convey three elements that were key to the experience — flashing lights, crowds of kids and The J. Geils Band blasting on the speakers.
Source: “I Love the 80’s” on Facebook
Cover to “The New Champion of Shazam!” #1, Evan Shaner, 2022
DC Comics.
Throwback Thursday: this 1983 Washington Post article about Mary Washington College.
If you’re one of my alumni and you’re looking for a smile today, check out this this 1983 WaPo piece about campus life at Mary Washington College. It was written by Mary Battiata on the school’s 75th anniversary.
It sounds like even kids back then took a pretty dour attitude about how Mary Wash’s social life compared with that of other schools. And this was a full seven years before our graduating class even arrived as freshmen.
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“A Captivating Book,” circa 1900
Artist unknown.
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