Featured image: Different Seasons is a 1982 collection of novellas – one for each season of the year – by Stephen King. Among the four novellas are The Body, the basis for iconic coming-of-age drama Stand By Me, and Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption.
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A literary twist on a familiar format. I’ll give you four book* title words by a single writer; your job is to guess the writer’s name. *Book can mean novel, novella, play or non-fiction title
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Featured image: Gene Jones as “Gas Station Proprietor” in No Country for Old Men
Pop Quiz, Hot Shot!
***** CONTENT WARNING: THIS POST CONTAINS REFERENCES TO TR*MP AND MENTAL HEALTH STUFF ***** Y’all, I’m TIRED. Tired of our republic hanging by a thread, tired of the hate and the vitriol, tired of war, tired of pregnant people dying because they can’t access basic health care. Tired of millions of people still supporting anContinue reading “Pop Quiz, Hot Shot!”
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Bonus material – fun facts, YouTube clips, etc. – to follow (I’m struggling right now, y’all).
Pop Quiz, Hot Shot!
This one’s simple: I’ll provide a movie quote (along with the year of release), and you have to guess the film’s title. Later in the week, I’ll publish the answers—along with clips and fun facts!
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The Sound of Music soundtrack was the #1 album in the UK for three out of four years. What album temporarily overtook it in 1967? Read the full post for the answer!
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Apparently, this is an all-pop quiz blog now. Not literally, of course, but I am having a lot of fun coming up with new ideas. This one combines my love of film and music. Each clue contains three songs from a single motion picture; your job is to name the film that includes those songs.Continue reading “Pop Quiz, Hot Shot!”
Awesome Albums from ’84, Vol. 2
***** CONTENT WARNING – THIS POST CONTAINS BRIEF MENTIONS OF NUCLEAR WAR, SPOUSAL ABUSE, SUICIDE, DEPRESSION, AND A CERTAIN CONVICTED FELON/FORMER PRESIDENT/CURRENT PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE ***** These albums are all turning forty this year. This list is in chronological order by release date and covers albums released between May and August of 1984. CHART POSITION: #115Continue reading “Awesome Albums from ’84, Vol. 2”
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Featured image: Philip Seymour Hoffman in Almost Famous
PB & Julie + Julie C. Trivia 