#18 July

[wiiildflowerrr]

Ash spots Luke and Cal in the balcony!

The Belasco, 18 July 2024

(just5sosstuff on tiktok, via 5secondofsummer2011)

[lostamber]

[newyorkthegoldenage]

Norma Shearer and Irving Thalberg arrive in New York aboard the liner Majestic, July 18, 1933. The couple had been traveling in Germany, England, France, and Scotland.

Photo: Associated Press via the Hollywood Reporter

[greendayauthority]

Montreal, Canada, 18 July 2009

[dracula-dictionary]

Dracula Dictionary, July 18th

Varna: a large city in Bulgaria, on the coast of the Black Sea

Whitby: a seaside town in the north of England

silver sand: a fine white sand used in gardening

Bosphorus: The Bosporus Strait, cuts through Istanbul to connect the Black Sea to the Sea of Marmara

Backsheesh: a tip, or a bribe paid to expedite services

Dardanelles: a strait that connects the Sea of Marmara to the Mediteranean Sea

Cape Matapan: the southernmost point of Greece

larboard: the left side of a ship

eight bells: referencing the ship's bell that is rung to time watches, with eight strikes per four hour watch. likely meaning 8pm here

deck-house: a cabin on top of a ship's deck

companion-way: a stairway or ladder that leads from one deck to another

bows: the frontmost point of a ship

hatchway: an opening in the deck

allay: calm, put to rest

stem: the most forward part of the bow

stern: the backmost part of the ship

handspike: a wooden bar, typically used in a capstan to raise the anchor

helm: the ship's wheel for steering

abreast: side by side

[dateinthelife]

18 July 1968

The Beatles record the longest take of their career, a version of "Helter Skelter" that goes on 27 min 11 seconds.

Despite Mark Lewisohn's later campaigning, the this take is not included on Anthology 3.

[itaviv]

Second picture for today's entry because Ed Regis is a clown

[mistfunk]

Mistigram: the United Nations proclaimed Jul 18 #NelsonMandela International Day, so AdeptApril has illustrated the South African statesman in #ANSIart.

[fuckthispost-andhappybirthday]

July 18: Happy Birthday Brianne Kovac (Maplelea)!!!!

[stairnaheireann]

#OTD in Irish History | 18 July:

1561 – Battle of Red Sagums: Shane O’Neill defeats the English, destroying much of Sussex’s withdrawing army. 1579 – James Fitzmaurice lands forces in Dingle with the intention of encouraging an uprising against England. 1689 – The Mountjoy ship breaks the blockading boom and ends the Siege of Derry after 238 days. 1794 – Feargus O’Connor, a leader of the Chartist movement, is born in…

[wiiildflowerrr]

@5SOSTOURUPDATES: 'Luke and Calum at Ashton's show tonight via onlyangelpaige!'

'Luke and Calum dancing to Straight To Your Heart while Ashton was performing tonight via bleachedxheart'

[lostamber]

Wow, Matt Dracula Daily is sure having an adventure, first he has to stop a time travelling Mina from saving our good friend, Jonathan Harker. next he's selling us a book, and now he's challenging Bram Stoker's zombie over how Dracula (1897) should be presented. What an adventure!

Oh yeah the Demeter crew.

[newyorkthegoldenage]

Yankees' rookie Joe DiMaggio receives the 1935 Most Valuable Player in the Pacific Coast League trophy from movie star Joe E. Brown at the Polo Grounds, July 18, 1936. DiMaggio played for the San Francisco Seals that year.

Photo: Associated Press via Stadium Talk

[greendayauthority]

[nelsonmandeladay]

"No one truly knows a nation until one has been inside its jails.

“A nation should not be judged by how it treats its highest citizens, but its lowest ones.” Nelson Mandela

[rabbitcruiser]

National Caviar Day 

Caviar can be expensive, but for one day indulge in the delicacy. Varieties from some fish are cheaper than others, so shop around and try it out.

There’s a delicacy that is the very definition of elegance in the minds of most people, it’s a mysterious word that brings together a longing for the better things in life, with a strange revulsion once you think too carefully about what it is. There are many things that are referred to by the same name, but only one of them stands as the one true caviar. True Caviar comes from one of a few types of sturgeon, and National Caviar Day celebrates this taste of decadence, and the history behind it.

History of National Caviar Day

Caviar has a strange history, when you consider the place that it holds in society today. The origins, however, remain the same. Caviar is the roe (or eggs) of the female of a number of species of sturgeon, with beluga being the most popular and well known variety of sturgeon. Long ago caviar was served for free in much the same way peanuts often are today, given away free to foster thirst and encourage people to imbibe even more. Proper caviar comes in many colors, though it is most often a deep pearlescent black color, and can account for as much as 25% of a sturgeon’s body weight. For those who don’t know, a sturgeon can weigh in at 300lbs+, meaning a single sturgeon can produce up to 75lbs at a time. Caviar was so popular and the supplies so abundant that North America supplied almost all of the 600 tons a year that went to Europe each year.

Once the ban was put on Sturgeon fishing in the 1906 to protect the dwindling number of them in the ocean, the price of caviar started climbing. By the 1960’s, it was of such a price that it practically defined what it meant to have an elegant, expensive meal. The price has only gone up since then.

How to celebrate National Caviar Day

Celebrating National Caviar Day is delicious and adventurous. While beluga sturgeon may be outside the financial means of many people, that’s not the only kind of caviar there is. National Caviar Day celebrates all of them, even the ‘imposters’ like Salmon, trout, carp, lumpfish, and many more. Get out there and explore the culinary delight that is caviar, and if you’re especially fortunate you can enjoy it from the bowl of a mother-of-pearl spoon. There’s no reason we shouldn’t all be able to eat like King’s and billionaires, if only for one day.

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