"A monster had arrived in the village...He took away the automobiles, the electricity, the machines—because they displeased him—and he moved an entire community back into the dark ages—"
"It's a Good Life"
Short story by Jerome Bixby, Teleplay by Rod Serling
"In every country in which there has been a loss of freedom, where does it begin? It begins in news media, in public print, in books, and on the proscenium. That's where they attack you first right there. That's the bread basket."
—Rod Serling
December 25, 1924: 100 years ago, Rod Serling is born.
As he put it: “I was a Christmas present that was delivered unwrapped.”
Lois Nettleton (“The Midnight Sun”) called him “a lovely gift to the world,” and who could disagree?
A toast to all on the centennial of Rod’s birth!
MIND-BENDING 🧠
1954: A scientist created a tank to "turn off" reality.
He stayed in it for 48 hours with:
• No light
• No sound
• No gravity
What he discovered haunts scientists to this day:
This is Einstein at Princeton, 1935.
He was tasked to find which young physicists would revolutionize science.
His unconventional method found Oppenheimer, Wheeler, and Nobel-Prize winners before anyone knew their names.
Here is his ONE method to spotting genius: 🧵
November 24, 1958: Desilu Playhouse airs "The Time Element," a Rod Serling story about a man who time travels to Pearl Harbor on December 6, 1941.
Here's how it came about—and how it led to the debut of The Twilight Zone less than a year later: https://t.co/ZxwYBeaSro
The Beatles Now and Then was released a year ago today.
Interestingly if you speed it up, it sounds like a John Lennon song from 64.
Im playing it here (unplugged) on a JL Hofner Club 40. His first electric 🎸
What you think?
Just because Donald Trump acts goofy doesn’t mean his presidency wouldn’t be dangerous. And you don’t have to take my word for it. Lately, some of the people who know Trump the best have been saying in no uncertain terms that he should not be president again.