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"Anytime you try to teach the subjects without teachers who love the subject, it is doomed to failure and is a foolish thing to do."
Richard Feynman
May 11, 1918 – February 15, 1988
Richard Feynman
May 11, 1918 – February 15, 1988
February 15, 2026 at 8:06 AM
"Anytime you try to teach the subjects without teachers who love the subject, it is doomed to failure and is a foolish thing to do."
Richard Feynman
May 11, 1918 – February 15, 1988
Richard Feynman
May 11, 1918 – February 15, 1988
"Nat King Cole's voice is really one of the great gifts of nature. He was never trained as a singer. And so his voice is absolutely pure. He's a baritone with perfect pitch..." — Daniel Mark Epstein
Nat King Cole
March 17, 1919 – February 15, 1965
Nat King Cole
March 17, 1919 – February 15, 1965
February 15, 2026 at 8:05 AM
"Nat King Cole's voice is really one of the great gifts of nature. He was never trained as a singer. And so his voice is absolutely pure. He's a baritone with perfect pitch..." — Daniel Mark Epstein
Nat King Cole
March 17, 1919 – February 15, 1965
Nat King Cole
March 17, 1919 – February 15, 1965
The celebrated American soprano and actress Renée Fleming #botd is known for performances in opera, concerts, recordings, theatre, film, and at major public occasions...
February 14, 2026 at 8:40 AM
The celebrated American soprano and actress Renée Fleming #botd is known for performances in opera, concerts, recordings, theatre, film, and at major public occasions...
Alan Parker #botd, the British film director and tireless champion of film culture, directed many beloved favourites including Bugsy Malone, Angel Heart, Midnight Express, Fame, Shoot the Moon, Mississippi Burning, and Birdy...
February 14, 2026 at 8:40 AM
Alan Parker #botd, the British film director and tireless champion of film culture, directed many beloved favourites including Bugsy Malone, Angel Heart, Midnight Express, Fame, Shoot the Moon, Mississippi Burning, and Birdy...
Federico Fellini's masterpiece 8 1/2 (Otto e mezzo) had its premiere in Rome on February 13, 1963, and was released across Italy the next day...
February 13, 2026 at 2:27 PM
Federico Fellini's masterpiece 8 1/2 (Otto e mezzo) had its premiere in Rome on February 13, 1963, and was released across Italy the next day...
"Sometimes it's being in the right place at the right time. Sometimes you're just the guy they want. It's impossible to explain."
George Segal #botd
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? • The Owl and the Pussycat • A Touch of Class • California Split
George Segal #botd
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? • The Owl and the Pussycat • A Touch of Class • California Split
February 13, 2026 at 8:03 AM
"Sometimes it's being in the right place at the right time. Sometimes you're just the guy they want. It's impossible to explain."
George Segal #botd
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? • The Owl and the Pussycat • A Touch of Class • California Split
George Segal #botd
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? • The Owl and the Pussycat • A Touch of Class • California Split
"The thing I loved about Alfred Hitchcock is that he left a lot of open ends, a lot of clues that didn't really add up the way you think they would, and sometimes, not at all..."
Kim Novak #botd as Madeleine Elster in Vertigo
Kim Novak #botd as Madeleine Elster in Vertigo
February 13, 2026 at 8:02 AM
"The thing I loved about Alfred Hitchcock is that he left a lot of open ends, a lot of clues that didn't really add up the way you think they would, and sometimes, not at all..."
Kim Novak #botd as Madeleine Elster in Vertigo
Kim Novak #botd as Madeleine Elster in Vertigo
“I never read contemporary fiction, with one exception: the works of Georges Simenon concerned with Inspector Maigret.” — T. S. Eliot
Georges Simenon #botd
Georges Simenon #botd
February 13, 2026 at 8:01 AM
“I never read contemporary fiction, with one exception: the works of Georges Simenon concerned with Inspector Maigret.” — T. S. Eliot
Georges Simenon #botd
Georges Simenon #botd
French film director, screenwriter and author
Jean Renoir
September 15, 1894 – February 12, 1979
Jean Renoir
September 15, 1894 – February 12, 1979
February 12, 2026 at 10:14 AM
French film director, screenwriter and author
Jean Renoir
September 15, 1894 – February 12, 1979
Jean Renoir
September 15, 1894 – February 12, 1979
The Greek-French film director and screenwriter Costa-Gavras #botd is known for political films, such as the thriller Z, which won an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, and Missing, for which he won the Palme d'Or and an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay.
February 12, 2026 at 10:14 AM
The Greek-French film director and screenwriter Costa-Gavras #botd is known for political films, such as the thriller Z, which won an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, and Missing, for which he won the Palme d'Or and an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay.
“I don’t close my eyes and hope for the best. If I can get into the act of painting, and be free in the act, then I want to know what my brush is doing.” - Joan Mitchell #botd
February 12, 2026 at 10:10 AM
“I don’t close my eyes and hope for the best. If I can get into the act of painting, and be free in the act, then I want to know what my brush is doing.” - Joan Mitchell #botd
Arundhati Roy and Lea Ypi are among writers longlisted for this year’s UK Women’s Prize for Nonfiction. Sixteen authors are in contention to win the £30,000 award. The judges will announce a shortlist on March 25, with the winner revealed on June 11.
womensprize.com/revealing-th...
womensprize.com/revealing-th...
February 11, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Arundhati Roy and Lea Ypi are among writers longlisted for this year’s UK Women’s Prize for Nonfiction. Sixteen authors are in contention to win the £30,000 award. The judges will announce a shortlist on March 25, with the winner revealed on June 11.
womensprize.com/revealing-th...
womensprize.com/revealing-th...
Al Pacino, Diane Keaton and Francis Ford Coppola
filming The Godfather in New York in 1971...
filming The Godfather in New York in 1971...
February 11, 2026 at 12:07 PM
Al Pacino, Diane Keaton and Francis Ford Coppola
filming The Godfather in New York in 1971...
filming The Godfather in New York in 1971...
"I have experienced afresh the almost physical excitement I felt when I first read this bold, brilliant, brave poet who changed the world of poetry for us all..." — Carol Ann Duffy
Sylvia Plath
October 27, 1932 – February 11, 1963
Sylvia Plath
October 27, 1932 – February 11, 1963
February 11, 2026 at 8:08 AM
"I have experienced afresh the almost physical excitement I felt when I first read this bold, brilliant, brave poet who changed the world of poetry for us all..." — Carol Ann Duffy
Sylvia Plath
October 27, 1932 – February 11, 1963
Sylvia Plath
October 27, 1932 – February 11, 1963
"Linda Rondstadt and Stevie Nicks were huge influences. Then Emmylou in college and Joni Mitchell, but more for her lyric writing. Bonnie Raitt was the first woman I saw play guitar in front of a band..." — Sheryl Crow #botd
February 11, 2026 at 8:08 AM
"Linda Rondstadt and Stevie Nicks were huge influences. Then Emmylou in college and Joni Mitchell, but more for her lyric writing. Bonnie Raitt was the first woman I saw play guitar in front of a band..." — Sheryl Crow #botd
Sérgio Mendes #botd was 12 when a friend introduced him to jazz. "Somebody played me Dave Brubeck's Take Five, and I fell in love with that. Pretty soon I'm listening to Art Tatum, Horace Silver. I put together some trios and quartets, and started playing in nightclubs in Rio..."
February 11, 2026 at 8:07 AM
Sérgio Mendes #botd was 12 when a friend introduced him to jazz. "Somebody played me Dave Brubeck's Take Five, and I fell in love with that. Pretty soon I'm listening to Art Tatum, Horace Silver. I put together some trios and quartets, and started playing in nightclubs in Rio..."
The British fashion designer Mary Quant #botd became an instrumental figure in the 1960s London-based youth fashion movements, and played a prominent role in London's Swinging Sixties culture. She was one of the designers who took credit for the miniskirt and hotpants.
February 11, 2026 at 8:07 AM
The British fashion designer Mary Quant #botd became an instrumental figure in the 1960s London-based youth fashion movements, and played a prominent role in London's Swinging Sixties culture. She was one of the designers who took credit for the miniskirt and hotpants.
Ice on the Hudson River after New York City's
coldest weekend of the winter...
coldest weekend of the winter...
February 10, 2026 at 4:29 PM
Ice on the Hudson River after New York City's
coldest weekend of the winter...
coldest weekend of the winter...
"If I see an ending, I can work backward...."
Arthur Miller
October 17, 1915 – February 10, 2005
Arthur Miller
October 17, 1915 – February 10, 2005
February 10, 2026 at 8:12 AM
"If I see an ending, I can work backward...."
Arthur Miller
October 17, 1915 – February 10, 2005
Arthur Miller
October 17, 1915 – February 10, 2005
"Whatever character you play, it gives you the chance to expose another side of yourself that maybe you've never felt comfortable with, or never knew about..."
Laura Dern #botd
Laura Dern #botd
February 10, 2026 at 8:11 AM
"Whatever character you play, it gives you the chance to expose another side of yourself that maybe you've never felt comfortable with, or never knew about..."
Laura Dern #botd
Laura Dern #botd
The making of Martin Scorsese’s Taxi Driver at 50...
www.theguardian.com/film/2026/fe...
www.theguardian.com/film/2026/fe...
February 9, 2026 at 2:46 PM
The making of Martin Scorsese’s Taxi Driver at 50...
www.theguardian.com/film/2026/fe...
www.theguardian.com/film/2026/fe...
This master craftsman’s work has lit up everything from Bond to Blade Runner 2049. Cinematographer Roger Deakins writes about fifty years behind the camera...
Rebecca Liu | www.theguardian.com/film/2026/fe...
Rebecca Liu | www.theguardian.com/film/2026/fe...
February 9, 2026 at 7:46 AM
This master craftsman’s work has lit up everything from Bond to Blade Runner 2049. Cinematographer Roger Deakins writes about fifty years behind the camera...
Rebecca Liu | www.theguardian.com/film/2026/fe...
Rebecca Liu | www.theguardian.com/film/2026/fe...