Today is National Pink Day in the United States. The National Day Calendar website has been unable to determine the origins of this celebration. A search of the Congressional Record — Congress often designates national days — has yet to… Continue Reading
It is Pride Month, so today we look back a leader in the cause of freedom to love. In Weimar Berlin, gay culture flourished, as we can read in the works of such notables as writer Christopher Isherwood, on whose works… Continue Reading
Juneteenth, also known as Juneteenth Independence Day or Freedom Day, is a holiday that commemorates the June 19, 1865 announcement of the abolition of slavery in Texas, and more generally the emancipation of African-American slaves throughout the Confederate South. The… Continue Reading
Today is Bloomsday, the annual celebration in which James Joyce’s Ulysses breaks out of the classroom and hits the streets. To commemorate his first date with his future wife, Nora Barnacle, Joyce set his novel on June 16, 1904. That date… Continue Reading
On June 14, 1825, Pierre Charles L’Enfant, the French-born American architect who laid out Washington, DC, died at age 70. L’Enfant is said to have been a Freemason and a friend of George Washington. When Congress decided to build a… Continue Reading
In the United States, June 12 is National Loving Day, commemorating the date 50 years ago when the Supreme Court unanimously ruled to disband all anti-miscegenation laws. In the decision, Chief Justice Earl Warren wrote, “We have consistently denied the… Continue Reading
It’s the time of the season When love runs high And this time, give it to me easy And let me try with pleasured hands “Time of the Season” –The Zombies “The Summer of Love wasn’t just about love —… Continue Reading
“It wouldn’t be the first time hipsters spoiled something for America,” says Smithsonian. According to Encyclopedia Britannica, “The word sherbet derives from the Persian sharbat, an iced fruit drink; iced desserts were introduced to the West via the Middle East. In… Continue Reading
Coffee, tea, and chocolate are delicious and enjoyed by many Thelemites. They can provide a quick pick-me-up during the day, and a relaxing moment in the evening. Tea can help cope with cold symptoms like congestion and sore throat. Some physicians… Continue Reading
Today, May 22, is the Feast for Life of Harvey Milk. Born 1930 in born in Woodmere, New York, to Minerva Karns and William Milk, Harvey Milk was a visionary civil and human rights leader who became one of the… Continue Reading