The word “Man”, was used as a form of greeting back in the 16th century,
but in the contemporary U.S. it most likely comes from African American
jazz musicians. Willie Mays inspired a song by The Treniers and a generation
to say “Hey” instead of “Hi”.
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This is Ben
The term Fanzine was coined in 1940 to distinguish fan created publications from professionally produced Hollywood fan mags. Later, the shortened term zine became associated with a punk rock DIY aesthetic and often featured interviews with iconoclastic musicians like Weasel Walter.
That Tone is Long
The National Autonomous University of Mexico became a UNESCO world heritage site
in 2007. A lesser known attraction, also located in Mexico City’s Coyoacán
borough, is the home of film director El Indio Fernández.
Was It Real?
Little Italy’s San Gennaro Festival has been the backdrop of multiple movies, including Spike Lee’s Jungle Fever, where an intern got to spin cotton candy.
Going to Look
When it opened in 1926 The Shoreland advertised itself as The World’s Finest Residential Hotel. From 1976 to 2008, the University of Chicago used it as a dormitory.
Paul Mason Fotsch 