Daily Grind 12.15.2017

WORD OF THE DAY

Indignation - a feeling of righteous anger

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1791: The Bill of Rights becomes law.  Read more.

1961: Architect of the Holocaust sentenced to die.  Read more.

2001: Leaning Tower of Pisa reopens.  Read more.

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How are you making a difference?


ALLSTATE: The Lost Girls of Chicago from Atlantic Re:think on Vimeo.

Daily Grind 12.14.2017

WORD OF THE DAY

Gavel - a small mallet used by a presiding officer or a judge 

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1900: The birth of quantum theory.  Read more.

1967: Blizzard ravages Navajo reservation.  Read more.

2012: Newton, Connecticut school shooting.  Read more.

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"Put your cellphone down you square."
Unexpected Discoveries from Fern on Vimeo.

Daily Grind 12.13.2017

WORD OF THE DAY

Saccharine - overly sweet

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

2000: Al Gore concedes presidential election.  Read more.

2000: Texas Seven prison break.  Read more.

2003: Saddam Hussein captured.  Read more.

SHOW AND TELL

How do you take your tea?


Society Tea - for the Tea Society called India from Sachin Sundareshan Pillai on Vimeo.

Daily Grind 12.12.2017

WORD OF THE DAY

Maudlin - effusively or insincerely emotional

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1901: Marconi sends first Atlantic wireless transmission.  Read more.

1913: Mona Lisa discovered in Florence.  Read more.

1980: Da Vinci notebook sells for over 5 million.  Read more.

SHOW AND TELL

How are you exorcising demons?


The Last Viper from Tim Sessler on Vimeo.

Daily Grind 12.11.2017

WORD OF THE DAY

Dingy - thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1944: Toronto endures record snowfall.  Read more.

1946: UNICEF founded.  Read more.

2008: Bernard Madoff arrested.  Read more.

SHOW AND TELL

Where do you want to live?  Why?


Casey Brown - This Is Home from Ride Shimano on Vimeo.

Daily Grind 12.6.2017

WORD OF THE DAY

Torso - the body excluding the head, neck, and limbs

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1865: 13th Amendment ratified.  Read more.

1884: Washington Monument completed.  Read more.

2005: Brokeback Mountain premieres.  Read more.

SHOW AND TELL

What little gestures can impact someone in a big way?


Brief Encounter from Annette Okoturo on Vimeo.

Daily Grind 12.5.2017

WORD OF THE DAY

Homogeneous - all of the same or similar kind or nature

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1933: Prohibition ends.  Read more.

1984: Eddie Murphy stars in Beverly Hills Cop.  Read more.

2000: O Brother, Where Art Thou? soundtrack released.  Read more.

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What part of history do you want to preserve?


A Master of Forgotten Music | Funk Plus One from Great Big Story on Vimeo.

Daily Grind 12.4.2017

WORD OF THE DAY

Peerless - eminent; beyond or above comparison

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1952: Smog kills thousands.  Read more.

1992: Troops ordered to Somalia.  Read more.

2009: Amanda Knox convicted of murder.  Read more.

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What do you want to believe in?


Benjamin Booker ‘Believe’ Dir: James Lees from James Lees on Vimeo.

Daily Grind 12.1.2017

WORD OF THE DAY

Factious - dissenting (especially dissenting with the majority opinion)

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1913: Ford's assembly line starts rolling.  Read more.

1955: Rosa Parks ignites bus boycott.  Read more.

1958: Chicago school fire.  Read more.

SHOW AND TELL

The Christmas season is upon us.

Merry Christmas Memphis - Harding Academy Lip Dub from Harding Academy on Vimeo.