10 Years Since the Premier of Alias

10 Years since the American premier of the hit TV show Alias.

See where the cast is now.

Fall TV

All sorts of new shows on. What are you watching? What aren't you watching?

Do you watch live, DVR, Hulu, etc?

How is your TV watching changing?

Blog Post I'm Considering

Here's blog post I'm considering writing on StrangeCultureBlog.com. Feel free to use these thoughts for your own blog:

• Moral Lessons from Captain America: The First Avenger



• Considering the sequelability of a stand alone Captain America film as well as repeat roles by the cast of Captain Planet in a follow up feature.



• Book review on Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close as well as a film preview



• Sandra Bullock's turn 47 this week (Born July 26, 1964)



• Food as an expression of individualism, potentially exploring ideas of isolation as well as the transition from choice/personal preference to conviction.



• The debt ceiling and whether or not it's appropriate to compare the American financial situation to individual household budgets.



• Response to the 30 Rock episode "The Bubble" (season 3) regarding attractive people.



• Further exploration on concepts of giving



• The "Christian" film industry in 2011



• Christmas in July

December 6, 2010

• 4 years ago since NASA revealed pictures from Mars Global Surveyor indicating that there may be water on Mars (1996)
  
• Ulf Ekberg, founding member of Swedish 90s sensation Ace of Base turns 40
  
• Christkind, a day in central Europe that is a gift giving day with the view that the baby-Jesus-like-sprite brings gift to children
  
• The main feast of St. Nicholas for whom the Santa Clause tradition is based. Saint Nicholas day is celebrate December 6 in many parts of Europe through gift-giving.
  
• The 2nd "season" of NBC's television show The Sing-Off premiers. The five episode show is a reality competition game-show that features accapella vocalist

November 14, 2010

• 20 years ago, November 14 2010 a treaty confirmed Oder-Neisse Line as the border between Poland and Germany
  
• 40 years ago (1970) Southern Airways Flight 932 crashes near Huntington, West Virginia killing 75 people including members of the Marshall Univeresity football team.
  
• World Diabetes Day, November 14 (as introduced in 1991 by the International Diabetes Association). The Day was chosen because it is the birthdayday of Fredrick Banting (1922) who with Charles Best conceived the idea that led to insulin
  
• TLC premiers the 8 episode TV show Sarah Palin's Alaska tonight