The Three Weeks in Review: April 1 - April 22

The more I say I'm going to post these with more regularity, the longer I go between posts. My Weeks in Review need more fiber. And if it seems like this is a small number of stories for three weeks, you're right - I had a week off for my friend Lisa's wedding.

Mental Floss

10 World's Fairs. I feel like World's Fairs don't get that much attention these days. That's a postcard from the 1964 Fair in New York, which featured several exhibits from Disney, including the debut of everyone's favorite nightmare-inducing ride, It's a Small World.

10 Imelda Marcos-esque Collections. I someday hope to rival her shoe collection. In my dreams. The best part about this story is the comments, though. It's fascinating to see what people collect!

The Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. My friend and I are spending a couple of nights there over Memorial Day Weekend and I'm super excited about it! Some people might be excited to see starlets getting wasted at Teddy's or sleeping off a hangover by the famous pool, but I'm hoping to catch a glimpse of starlets who used to hang by the pool 50 years ago... i.e., Marilyn Monroe. She haunts the place, you know, and so does Montgomery Clift. I know I'm not really going to see anything, but I'm excited about getting myself spooked anyway.

How 10 Works of Art Were Discovered. I've actually seen half of these. I'm not super-schooled in the arts, only about two years' worth (I have a minor), but I definitely appreciate it, especially in person. And in person, the Winged Victory of Samothrace is AMAZING. And so is the Colossus of Constantine.

10 Places I Demanded to Stop on my Road Trip. 10 places I demanded, but only 7 of those were heeded. :) Don't worry, Elvis... I'm coming back for you.

10 Facts About St. Peter's Basilica. It's kind of funny... looking at these posts over the last three weeks, I can totally tell that my head is on a new adventure. I keep writing about places that I loved and things I've seen and trips I'm planning on taking. I've been to St. Peter's a number of times - most of them when I was studying abroad in Rome between my sophomore and junior years of college. Then Paul and I went again on our honeymoon and got special seating because we were newlyweds. Some newlyweds even wore their wedding outfits to the mass, because if you were willing to do that then the Pope would bless you personally. Um, my wedding dress weighed like 30 pounds and was fairly voluminous, so I wasn't really willing to bring it overseas with me. Wow, I'm really rambly today. Anyway. Even if you're not Catholic, St. Peter's is very cool and awe-inspiring, if not just for the architecture and sculpture.

10 Facts About MGM Studios. The most important thing you should take away from this post is that MGM has Bill and Ted 3 slated fot release in 2010. Yeah.

Lunchtime Quiz: MacGyver. A rerun, but still fun.

10 Hermits. Including the musical variety.

10 Serious Things That Happened on April 1. Word to the wise: if you want your death to be taken seriously, don't kick it on April 1.

Neatorama

Movie Trivia: Heathers. What's Your Damage? "I love my dead gay son!!!" Best line from the movie. OK, I can't really say that with confidence. There are sooooo many good lines in that movie, it's not really fair to pick just one. Also, delivered perfectly by Ms. Shannen Doherty: "Veronica, why are you pulling my dick?"

Things You Didn't Know About Napoleon. Including the story of his traveling penis and how it ended up in the United States. C'mon, you know you're intrigued.

The Current Careers of Six Former Teen Idols. What would you do if you got busted by Bobby Sherman?!

Movie Trivia: The Nightmare Before Christmas. This was a Tim Burton double feature, since I missed a Sunday when I was on vacation. Nightmare is a favorite around our house; we have Jack Skellington and Co. decor in the house year-round, including two cookie jars, Deadly Nightshade salt and pepper shakers and a figurine collection (we buy one of the WDCC pieces every time we are at Disney).

Movie Trivia: Big Fish. I am a cold, cold soul. Ask my husband. I don't cry at anything. Well, that's not entirely true. I don't cry at things most girls cry at; I save it all up for something entirely stupid and not cry-worthy and then the floodgates open and I sob for like half an hour and freak Paul the hell out. My point is, I'm not much of a crier, but the end of this movie gives me this big, immovable lump in my throat that I'm unable to swallow for a good 20 minutes. It's heartbreaking and feel-good all at the same time.