ObservancesH.G. Wells founded the opposite half of science fiction from Verne. Where Verne loved the machine, Wells used the impossible to hold a mirror to humanity. A look at the divide that still runs through the genre.
ObservancesMovie Theatre Day is April 23. The honest case for the movie theater, why streaming is killing it, and what still makes the big screen worth the ticket.
ObservancesNational Popcorn Day is January 19. The history of movie popcorn, why it is tied to film forever, and the revival theater that made it special.
ObservancesNational Film Day is March 30. Why film matters as an art form, what separates great movies from product, and what writers can learn from the best films.
ObservancesNational Cinema Day is a Saturday in late August with a few-dollar tickets nationwide. What the day is, why theaters created it, and how to make the most of it.
ObservancesNational Short Film Day is December 21. Why short films matter, what the form teaches about compression, and why writers should study storytelling in miniature.
ObservancesNew Year's Day is January 1. A writer's take on the fresh start, why resolutions usually fail, and how to actually use the blank page a new year offers.
ObservancesMartin Luther King Jr. Day is the third Monday in January. The man behind the holiday was a writer first, and his words are why we still listen.
ObservancesPresidents' Day is the third Monday in February. The presidents we remember could write, and the words outlasted the terms. Why it still matters.
ObservancesLabor Day is the first Monday in September. An honest take on the holiday and the writing angle in it: writing is real labor, most of it invisible.
ObservancesColumbus Day is the second Monday in October. An honest look at the Columbian Exchange, the collision of two worlds, and a book that explains it.
ObservancesThanksgiving is the fourth Thursday in November. The family stories told over dinner vanish if no one writes them down. Why this is the day to start.
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