Bathroom Readers' Institute's Blog, page 19
June 23, 2019
Look Out, Spider-Man, It’s…Big Wheel?
Spider-Man is one of comicdom’s most popular, famous, and adaptable superheroes — the eighth big-budget movie about the teen web-slinger made since 2000 hits theaters this summer. Spider-Man: Far from Home features Mysterio, one of the more well-known villains from the comics. These others will probably never make it to the big screen. The Spot […]
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June 21, 2019
Dick Tracy Vs.…
The Dick Tracy movie hit theaters this week in 1990, reviving the 1930s comic strip franchise for a new generation. To demonstrate just now “ugly” the crimes committed by the bad guys in this law and order comic strip could be, creator Chester Gould made the villains physically grotesque. P.S. Tone The P.S. stands for […]
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Fun Facts About Elvis
The Sound Most of the King’s biographers attribute his singing style to black gospel and country music. But Elvis wanted to reach a wider audience, so he based his early vocal stylings on pop crooner Dean Martin. (For evidence, listen to Elvis’s first recording of “Love Me Tender.”) The Hit Elvis Presley’s biggest hit (and […]
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June 20, 2019
They Really Were Big in Japan
“Big in Japan” is a slightly derisive term in the music business. It refers to American singers and bands that haven’t quite found much success stateside, but who are supposedly “big in Japan.” Sometimes, it’s actually true. Rock and Roll Hall of Famers Cheap Trick didn’t really pop in the U.S. until after Live in […]
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June 19, 2019
The Most Disastrous Promotions in Baseball History
If you hit up a Major League Baseball game this year, be thankful if you get a free hat or bobblehead…and that it doesn’t descend into abject chaos. Ten Cent Beer Night It’s remarkable that anyone in the Cleveland Indians organization thought that it would be a good idea to let fans buy as much […]
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June 18, 2019
You Got That At Sears?
Sears filed for bankruptcy late in 2018, bringing an eventual end to a retail and catalog juggernaut that lasted for well over a century. Sears had such a huge customer base that it could sell just about anything. Optometry Kits Decades before every mall (often anchored by a Sears) featured a chain optician service, Americans […]
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June 17, 2019
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Pickles
“Dill” you like facts about brined cucumbers? Sweet! HOW OLD IS THAT JAR IN THE FRIDGE? Pickling is one of the earliest methods of food preservation, and one that hasn’t fundamentally changed all that much in the past few thousand years. Historians have found evidence that cucumbers originated in India, and that they were first […]
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June 14, 2019
A Tale of Two (Kansas) Cities
Have you ever wondered why there are two cities named Kansas City…specifically how the larger one isn’t even in Kansas at all? Kansas City vs. Kansas City There are two places in the Midwest named Kansas City, and they both sit and prosper along the Missouri River…although on opposite sites. There’s the major metropolis of […]
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June 13, 2019
Happy Flag Day!
“The Flag” of the United States wasn’t created overnight out of whole cloth (pardon the pun). It evolved over time, involving many different designs and people. • Up until the signing of the Declaration of Independence in 1776 and into the early years of the subsequent American Revolution, several flags were in use throughout the […]
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June 12, 2019
Happy Father’s Day to the Heroic Dads Out There
A lot of people think of their father as their hero…especially the kids of the dads in these amazing news stories. Hero Dad vs. Speeding Car Early in the evening of November 16, 2018, Michael Devore and his 11-year-old daughter were walking through a crosswalk in Los Angeles. They’d nearly crossed the street when a […]
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