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"It's not on any map. True places never are." Herman Melville, #botd in 1819. Though he found himself stuck working in a customs house for 20 years after the publication of Moby Dick, he continues to take millions off the map to waters unknown. #booksky #writers

With his chemistry background, Primo Levi, #botd in 1919 in Turin, was at first able to get industrial work, but when he later joined a resistance group he was captured. He admitted he was Jewish to avoid being shot. Of the 650 in his transport group to Auschwitz, 20 survived. #booksky #writers

The cinematic adaptations of Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights see only the doomed romance, but it's so much more: A dark story of generational loss written by a young woman #botd, who understood the world beyond her sheltered life and died a year after publication. #booksky #writers #moviesky

It's hard to overstate the impact of Peter Bogdanovich's 3 back-to-back 70s hits: The Last Picture Show, What's Up, Doc and Paper Moon (below). And then came...Daisy Miller. The gravity-defying ascendance was over, and more losses followed. But he and his art endured. #botd #filmsky #moviesky

So westerns aren't your thing. You might check out The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond. Kind of an oddity, a 1960 b&w film deliberately over lit and under lit in places, starring Ray Danton, better known for tv. (With Warren Oates below) Still, it has a certain surly power. #botd #filmsky #moviesky

Ah, back in the old timey days of books. Now in our ever elastic IP era, we have a new LOTR movie scheduled for December 2027 "based on the characters." Who's to say? Could be good. #otd #booksky #writers #filmsky

He and Myrna Loy set the standard, but he and Carole Lombard are also charming together in My Man Godfrey, which they made several years after their divorce IRL. He was also involved with Jean Harlow until her tragic death of kidney failure at 26. He liked young blonds. #BOTD #filmsky #moviesky

Fear not! As usual, your friend Brett helpfully laid out suggestions for how to win in your next try. And you can bet there will be another try. These people won't quit until they've remade the Constitution to their liking. It's time for the rest of us to get the memo. #OTD

That she invested her royalties in property so that the land could be preserved in its pastoral state--she left over 4,000 acres in her will and donated more in her lifetime--seems peak Potter. #booksky #writers #illustrators #botd

He won the Pulitzer, the National Book Award and the Book Critics Award for his collection Self-Portrait in a Convex Mirror, and was the first living poet to be included in the Library of America series. So, yeah, he didn't have to do much explaining. #booksky #poetry #writers #botd

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Put The Blame On Mame - Gilda (1946)YouTube video by Polina Figłowskayoutu.be

In a career that went up and down, Charles Vidor, #botd in 1899, made his most famous film in 1946. The noir-ish Gilda starring Glen Ford and the sublime Rita Hayworth is a reasonably sturdy film, but is most famous for Hayworth rendition of Put the Blame on Mame. #filmsky #moviesky

Today, America is scarier than The Shining, more farcical than Strangelove. A good day to watch a film by Stanley Kubrick, #botd in 1928. #moviesky #filmsky

On second thought, it's a perfect day for Xmas in July. #booksky #writers #moviesky #filmsky

The penultimate Inspector Grant novel by Josephine Tey (#botd in 1896 as Elizabeth MacKintosh) has the Inspector investigating clues as to the crimes and real nature of Richard III, and surprise, finds him a blameless victor of Tudor slander. Shakespeare might disagree. #booksky #writers #mysteries

Even if you haven't seen the works of Maxfield Parrish, #botd in 1870, you've seen his influence at work in all kinds of media. Parrish created illustrations for children's books, calendars and more. Below, Daybreak, one of the most successful commercial prints of the 20th century. #booksky #art

Since last year, our HHS Sec has spent a lot of time spreading lies about vaccines and trying to promote himself (although his Noem multi-milion dollar ad campaign just got shelved), when he gets the chance no doubt he'll be back spouting bullshit about the cause of AIDS. #otd

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