Fun National Pencil Day Pencils are magical. And so are erasers, for that matter. A long time ago, in a youthhood far, far away, I wrote a love poem Jessi-James Grey Posted on March 30, 2023
TV, Movies & Recaps Sweatpants & Movies | Review and Preview of “Darkest Hour” If you need to take a break from the typical holiday movie, check out Darkest Hour starring Gary Oldman. Lesley Gayle Posted on December 17, 2017
Culture, Life Sweatpants & Culture | George Orwell: Cultural Visionary Those who control the past, control the future. Those who control the present, control the past. —George Orwell, 1984 Eric Jessi-James Grey Posted on June 24, 2017
Culture Sweatpants & Culture | Alan Turing’s One-hundred and Fifth Birthday Thanks to the official apology from then-Prime Minister Brown, the pardon from Queen Elizabeth II, and—of course—a film Jessi-James Grey Posted on June 22, 2017
Culture Sweatpants & History | Happy Birthday to the Leader of the Night Witches, Marina Raskova! Today, we’re celebrating the birthday of another badass woman in history: Marina Raskova! Jessi-James Grey Posted on March 27, 2017
Culture Sweatpants & History | The Legacy of FDR By Jessica Grey On this day, one hundred and thirty-five years ago, the Hyde Park branch of the esteemed Roosevelt family Jessi-James Grey Posted on January 29, 2017
Culture Sweatpants & Equality | Human Rights Day Today is Human Rights Day. We take a quick look at the history and significance of the day and look optimistically into the future. Jessi-James Grey Posted on December 9, 2016