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History of Chinese New Year: Lunar New Year
Reading Time: 6 minutesHISTORY OF THE CHINESE NEW YEAR Chinese New Year is China’s oldest, longest, and most important social and economic holiday. Chinese New Year begins on the first day of the Chinese lunisolar calendar. It starts this year on February 17, though the celebrations continue for around two weeks. Chinese New Year, also known as the Spring Festival,…
Read MoreHistory of White Christmas: the most popular Christmas song ever
Reading Time: 4 minutesHISTORY OF WHITE CHRISTMAS: THE MOST POPULAR CHRISTMAS SONG Podcast version ing Crosby‘s White Christmas is the best-selling Christmas song ever. It has sold more than 50 million copies worldwide. Other estimates indicate over 100 million records have been sold, with at least 50 million of those being singles. It’s a Guinness World Record!…
Read MoreHistory of November: That In-between Month
Reading Time: 3 minutesHISTORY OF NOVEMBER November is the penultimate month of the year, meaning “next to the last.” It used to be the ninth month (Latin: novem) until the ancient Romans shoehorned in January and February. November enjoys the distinction of being situated between the two biggest holidays in the American calendar… at least revenue-wise. October has…
Read MoreRobert Redford tribute – The Natural: A Father Returns
Reading Time: 5 minutesHISTORY OF THE NATURAL: A Father Returns With all the tributes to Robert Redford, here’s my review of The Natural, my favorite Redford film: A classic movie with a timeless topic comes to mind in celebration of Father’s Day. The 1984 film The Natural asks the question: Can you return? If the movie Field…
Read MoreScience of Blue Moon
Reading Time: 2 minutesSCIENCE OF BLUE MOON “Do you see that full moon in the sky tonight? That happens once in a blue moon.” Scientifically, this happens 7 times in 19 years or about once in 3 years. A blue moon occurs today, August 19, at 2:26 PM EDT (18:26 GMT). It’s also a supermoon. I first wrote…
Read MoreHistory of James Bond: Dr. No – 60 Years Ago
Reading Time: 25 minutesHISTORY OF JAMES BOND: DR. NO – 60 YEARS AGO You’ve no doubt heard that it’s the 60th anniversary of James Bond. It was featured at this year’s Academy Award. But the actual 60th anniversary of the films is today: October 5, 1962, was the premiere of the first James Bond film, Dr. No. For…
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