A Shroud of Thoughts

It was on this date 100 years ago that Bettie Page was born in Nashville, Tennessee. I eulogized Miss Page upon the occasion of her death i...

My usual tree pollen allergies have me feeling a bit under the weather today, so instead of a full-fledged blog post, I thought I would leav...

It was only a little over a month ago that I wrote a post on the 25th anniversary of DVD Netflix. Sadly, it was yesterday that it was annou...

It was 85 years ago today, on April 18 1938, that Action Comics no. 1 (June 1938) hit newsstands. It was historic for featuring the first ap...

Ann Miller was born 100 years ago today. Long time readers of this blog probably realize that I am a big fan of Miss Miller. Indeed, she is ...

Al Jaffee, the longest running contributor to Mad , died on April 10 2023 at the age of 102. Among other things, he was responsible for such...

Here at A Shroud of Thoughts we realize that many people like a bit of cheesecake along with their Easter eggs and Peeps. Here then are thi...