Daily Grind 4.30.2018

WORD OF THE DAY

Foil - hinder or prevent

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1933: Willie Nelson born.  Read more.

1945: Adolf Hitler commits suicide.  Read more.

1948: Original Land Rover debuts at auto show.  Read more.

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Did you know?

Daily Grind 4.26.2018

WORD OF THE DAY

Cornice - a molding at the corner between the ceiling and the top of a wall

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1865: John Wilkes Booth dies.  Read more.

1954: Polio vaccine trials begin.  Read more.

1977: Studio 54 opens.  Read more.

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What is it about the dark?


Nightfall from Jessica Xu on Vimeo.

Daily Grind 4.25.2018

WORD OF THE DAY

Pretentious - making claim to or creating an appearance of importance or distinction

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1719: Robinson Crusoe is published.  Read more.

1983: Andropov writes to U.S. student.  Read more.

1989: Father is exonerated after 21 years.  Read more.

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Keep your mouth shut and work harder.


One Woman - Oona from Matthew James Reilly on Vimeo.

Daily Grind 4.24.2018

WORD OF THE DAY

Conflagration - a very intense and uncontrollable fire

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1800: Library of Congress established.  Read more.

1980: Hostage rescue ends in disaster.  Read more.

1996: Marathon hockey game.  Read more.

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Is fashion art?

Daily Grind 4.23.2018

WORD OF THE DAY

Gradual - proceeding in small stages

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1564: William Shakespeare born.  Read more.

1954: Hank Aaron hits home run.  Read more.

1987: Chrysler buys Lamborghini.  Read more. 

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How will you share the good news?

Daily Grind 4.20.2018

WORD OF THE DAY

Profligate - recklessly wasteful

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1999: Massacre at Columbine High School.  Read more.

2008: First woman to win Indy Race.  Read more.

2010: Deepwater Horizon.  Read more.

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What is wrong with us?

Daily Grind 4.19.2018

WORD OF THE DAY

Audacious - unrestrained by convention or propriety

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1897: First Boston Marathon held.  Read more.

1993: Branch Davidian compound burns.  Read more.

1995: Truck bomb explodes in Oklahoma City.  Read more.

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What is your outlet?


A Cartoonist’s Life, Stripped Down from Great Big Story on Vimeo.

Daily Grind 4.18.2018

WORD OF THE DAY

Disposition - your usual mood

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

2009: Mark Martin wins NASCAR race.  Read more.

2012: Dick Clark dies.  Read more.

2014: Single deadliest day on Mt. Everest.  Read more.

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It's not necessarily healthy.


ASICS - FOOD & LYCRA from Emma Backman on Vimeo.

Daily Grind 4.17.2018

WORD OF THE DAY

Sanctity - the quality of being holy

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1964: Ford Mustang debuts at World's Fair.  Read more.

1970: Apollo 13 returns to Earth.  Read more.

2002: General Hospital airs 10,000th episode.  Read more.

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She is not yours to own.


Don't Date A Girl From The Mountains from Inmist on Vimeo.

Daily Grind 4.16.2018

WORD OF THE DAY

Frugality - prudence in avoiding waste

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1889: Charlie Chaplin born.  Read more.

1943: Hallucinogenic effects of LSD discovered.  Read more.

2007: Virginia Tech shooting.  Read more.

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Ace of spades.


Gaz Coombes – Walk the Walk from Najeeb Tarazi on Vimeo.

Daily Grind 4.13.2018

WORD OF THE DAY

Ascetic - someone who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1964: Sidney Poitier wins Best Actor Oscar.  Read more.

1970: Apollo 13 oxygen tank explodes.  Read more.

1997: Tiger Woods wins his first Masters.  Read more.

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Skateboarders can be scary.


Different This Year from Meghann Artes on Vimeo.

Daily Grind 4.12.2018

WORD OF THE DAY

Inextricable - incapable of being disentangled or untied

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1861: The Civil War begins.  Read more.

1864: The Fort Pillow Massacre.  Read more.

1914: First movie "palace" opens.  Read more.

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Who is Gerard Pivaut?


Gérard Pivaut - An Artist Portrait from FKY on Vimeo.

Daily Grind 4.11.2018

WORD OF THE DAY

Beneficent - generous in assistance to the poor

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1961: Bob Dylan plays first NYC gig.  Read more.

1970: Apollo 13 launched to moon.  Read more.

1977: Carter hosts Easter egg roll.  Read more.

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Unrealistic or realistic?


Childhood from evergreen on Vimeo.

Daily Grind 4.10.2018

WORD OF THE DAY

Bullion - a mass of precious metal

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1933: Civilian Conservation Corps created.  Read more.

1953: First color 3-D film opens.  Read more.

2005: Tiger Woods wins fourth Masters.  Read more.

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What is behind door number one?


Doors of Berlin from Jacco Kliesch on Vimeo.

Daily Grind 4.9.2018

WORD OF THE DAY

Pejorative - expressing disapproval or contempt

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1962: Kennedy throws first pitch.  Read more.

1984: Bomb rocks small community of Horton, England.  Read more.

2005: Prince Charles & Camilla Parker Bowles wed.  Read more.

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"A wise traveler never despises his own country."  - William Hazlitt

Canada: Coast to Coast | 8K from Dominic on Vimeo.