Friday, July 3, 2026

Born on this day – Emilio Echevarría:

 

Emilio Echevarría


Actor

July 3, 1944 – January 4, 2025

Credits:
4 Noviembre 1990 (2012); A Monster with a Thousand Heads (2015); Ámbar (1994); Amores Perros (2000); Babel (2006); Bad Habits (2007); Bathroom Intimacy (1991); Colosio (2012); Corto Mx (2012); Cronos (1992); De Mesmer, con amor o Té para dos (2002); Desde el cristal con que se mire (1984); Die Another Day (2002); El encanto del águila (2011); El mar muerto (2010); En defensa propia (2015); Filosofía Natural del Amor (2014); Gritos de muerte y libertad (2010); Intimidad (1989); Jacarandas (2017); Knock Out (2025); La cantante que queria ser como Janis Joplin (1987); La nao de China (2004); La última luna (1990); Life Kills (2002); Los pasos de Ana (1991); Los perros de 'Amores perros' (2000); Los que hacen nuestro cine (1993); Los simuladores (2009); Memories of My Melancholy Whores (2011); Morir en el golfo (1990); Mozart in the Jungle (2015–2016); Novia que te vea (1994); Preludio (1999); Quatremares (2025); Sexo y otros secretos (2007); Sin memoria (2010); Sucesos distantes (1996); T.A.P. Taller de Actores Profesionales (2013); The Alamo (2004); The Chosen (2016); The double and only woman (2018); The Dream of Lu (2011); The Night Buffalo (2007); Three Rabbits (2015); Un dia crucial para Ausencio Paredes (1987); Un volcán de lava de hielo (1994); Words with Gods (2014); Y tu mamá también (2001).

Born on this day – Laura Branigan:


Laura Branigan


Singer

Songwriter

Actress

July 3, 1952 – August 26, 2004

Credits:

Albums:

Branigan (1982); Branigan 2 (1983); Hold Me (1985); Laura Branigan (1990); Over My Heart (1993); Self Control (1984); Touch (1987).

Movies, television and music videos:

30 Favoriten (2020–2022); Alan Jones: Direct to the People (2021); All My Friends Are Dead (2020); American Bandstand (1982–1988); American Bandstand's 33 1/3 Celebration (1985); American Crime Story (2018); American Dad! (2006); An Uncommon Love (1983); Automan (1984); Backstage (1988); Baywatch (1996); Beat Shazam (2018); Body Rock (1984); Boundaries (2018); Bravo TV (1985); Calling Automan: The Auto Feature (2012); Cantantes y sonantes (1985); Cap d'any a TV3 (1985); Car Share (2015); Champs-Elysées (1984); Chewingum (1984); CHiPs (1982–1983); Cold Case (2007); Coming to America (1988); Daria (1997–2002); Delta Pi (1984); Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve 1984 (1983); Die verflixte 7 (1987); Dirty John (2020); Doctors (2015); Dynasty (2022); Everybody Hates Chris (2007); Femme Fatales (2011); Festival de Viña del Mar (1988–1996); Flashdance (1983); Ghostbusters (1984); Gloria Bell (2018); Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (2002); Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories (2006); Guapas (2014); Hittimittari (1984–1985); Hollywood Wives (1985); I Love the '80s Strikes Back (2003); I, Tonya (2017); In Love with an Older Woman (1982); It's a Sin (2021); Jack Unplugged (2018); Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon (1997); Job Site (1984); Jones & Co (2020); Kapag wala nang batas (1990); Killer Party (1986); Knight Rider (1984); Laura Branigan & Cerrone: Heart of Me (1989); Laura Branigan in Concert Atlantic City, New Jersey 1990 (1990); Laura Branigan Live in Concert at Caesars Tahoe (1984); Laura Branigan: All Night with Me (1982); Laura Branigan: Cry Wolf (1987); Laura Branigan: Didn't We Almost Win It All (1993); Laura Branigan: Dim All the Lights (1995); Laura Branigan: Dim All the Lights (Remix) (1995); Laura Branigan: Don't Show Your Love (1983); Laura Branigan: Fool's Affair (1981); Laura Branigan: Gloria (1982); Laura Branigan: How Am I Supposed to Live Without You (1983); Laura Branigan: I Wish We Could Be Alone (1984); Laura Branigan: Maybe Tonight (1985); Laura Branigan: Moonlight on Water (1990); Laura Branigan: Self Control (1984); Laura Branigan: Shattered Glass (1987); Laura Branigan: Solitaire (1983); Laura Branigan: Spanish Eddie (1985); Laura Branigan: The Lucky One (1984); Laura Branigan: Ti amo (1984); Laura Branigan: Your Love (1988); Leo Sayer (1983); Lieder & Leute (1982); Live with Kelly and Mark (1990); Living Seas (1986); Love Is Forever (1983); MacGruber (2021); Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (1982); Mario (1984); Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain (2015); Miami Vice (1984); Midnight Heat (2007); Monsoon (2019); Monsters (1991); Mr. Robot (2017); MTV 80s - 1982 Wrapped! (2023); MTV 80s - 1983 Wrapped! (2023); MTV 80s - 1984 Wrapped! (2023); MTV 80s - Happy New Year from MTV 80s! (2022); MTV 80s - I Want My MTV 80s Wonder Women! (2022); MTV 80s - It's an 80s New Year's Party! (2023); MTV 80s - Let's Hear It for the Girls! (2023); MTV 80s - Top 40 Modern Girls of the 80s! (2021); MTV 80s - Top 50 1984 Vs 1988! (2022); MTV 80s - Top 50 Best 80s Debuts! (2020); MTV 80s - Top 50 Boys vs Girls of the 80s! (2020); MTV 80s - Top 50 Global No. 1s of the 80s! (2021); MTV 80s - Top 50 Hits of 1982! (2022); MTV 80s - Top 50 Hits of 1984! (2022); MTV 80s - Top 50 Modern Girls of the 80s! (2022); MTV 80s - Top 50 Super 80s Pop Hits! (2021); MTV 80s - Top 50 Wonder Women of the 80s! (2024); Musikladen (1983); Night of 100 Stars II (1985); Nöjesmassakern (1985); On Becoming a God in Central Florida (2019); On Stage America (1984); Porte-bonheur (1985); Sábado noche (1987); Salsa (1988); Saturday Night Live (1982–2005); Scorpion (2017); Seeing Allred (2018); Show & Co. mit Carlo (1984); Solid Gold (1984–1985); South Park (2017); Super Bloopers and Practical Jokes (1985); Supermodels of the World (1987); Superstore (2020); The 11th Annual American Music Awards (1984); The 13th Annual American Music Awards (1986); The 15th Annual American Music Awards (1988); The 28th Annual American Music Awards (2001); The 47th Annual Grammy Awards (2005); The American Music Awards (1983); The Killing (2012); The Lather Effect (2006); The Magic of David Copperfield VII: Familiares (1985); The Mirage (2015); The Preppie Murder (1989); The RuPaul Show (1998); The Shrink Next Door (2021); The Tempestt Bledsoe Show (1996); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1984–1990); Today (1984); Top of the Pops (1984); Trackdown: Finding the Goodbar Killer (1983); Tu cara me suena - Argentina (2015); Turn It Up: Ascending to a higher level (2022); Una vez más (1988–1990); VH-1 Where Are They Now? (2002); Violets Are Blue... (1986); Welcome to the Basement (2014); Wetten, dass..? (1985); Wie wär's heut mit Revue? (1983); Young Rock (2021).

Born on this day – Amy Wallace:

 

Amy Wallace


Writer

July 3, 1955 – August 10, 2013

Credits:

Books:

Desire (1990); Significa (1983); Sorcerer's Apprentice: My Life with Carlos Castaneda (2003); The Book of Lists #2 (1980); The Book of Lists #3 (1983); The Book of Lists (1977); The Book of Lists: Horror (2008); The Book of Lists: The '90s Edition (1993); The Book of Predictions (1980); The Intimate Sex Lives of Famous People (1981); The New Book of Lists (2005); The Official Punk Rock Book of Lists (2007); The Prodigy: A Biography of William James Sidis, America's Greatest Child Prodigy (1986); The Psychic Healing Book (1978); The Two: The Story of the Original Siamese Twins (1978).

Movies and television:

A Woman Scorned: The Betty Broderick Story (1992); Late Night with David Letterman (1983); The Merv Griffin Show (1983–1986); True Crime with Aphrodite Jones (2011).

On this day in television history - M Squad (1959)

M Squad
Season 2. Episode 40.

Episode entitled: Death Is a Clock.

Released July 3, 1959.

Directed by Robert Ellis Miller.

Written by Rik Vollaerts.

Music by Benny Carter.

 
Cast:
Lee Marvin, Paul Newlan, Madlyn Rhue, Douglas Henderson, Stacy Harris, James Seay, Claire Carleton, Vernon Rich, Walter Bacon, Richard LaMarr, George Selk.

Thursday, July 2, 2026

Colors - Abstract Acrylic Portfolio Showreel #2:

 

Abstract Acrylic Portfolio Showreel #2


This is the second in a series of portfolio showreels my husband, Jack Kost, made to promote my abstract acrylic painting.

Featured works are abstract acrylics using pour techniques.

Future work will include mixed acrylic ink abstracts.

Painting images are available from the Allegorical_Littera online Zazzle store at:

https://www.zazzle.com/


To view the image, type Abstract Color Study and the number into the Zazzle search field.

Example: Abstract Color Study 503

Images are available as cards, and can be transferred to posters, t-shirts, notebooks, magnets, mugs, and more.

A percentage of sales from Zazzle is donated to Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Research.

Showreel design and development credit:

Jack Kost, Allegorical Littera

Music credit:

Ambiance#5 by Lilo Sound.


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Colors - Abstract Acrylic Portfolio Showreel #1:


Abstract Acrylic Portfolio Showreel #1


This is the first in a series of portfolio showreels my husband, Jack Kost, made to promote my abstract acrylic painting.

Featured works are abstract acrylics using pour techniques.

Future work will include mixed acrylic ink abstracts.

Painting images are available from the Allegorical_Littera online Zazzle store at:

https://www.zazzle.com/


To view the image, type Abstract Color Study and the number into the Zazzle search field.

Example: Abstract Color Study 503

Images are available as cards, and can be transferred to posters, t-shirts, notebooks, magnets, mugs, and more.

A percentage of sales from Zazzle is donated to Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Research.
 
Themes:

art, artwork, poster, painting, acrylic, abstract, fluid painting, Kathleen Jane Kost, showreel, video, MP4
 
Showreel design and development credit:

Jack Kost, Allegorical Littera
 
Music credit:

Ambiance#5
by Lilo Sound.

Ursula K. Le Guin, on books and reading:

 
As you read a book word by word and page by page, you participate in its creation, just as a cellist playing a Bach suite participates, note by note, in the creation, the coming-to-be, the existence, of the music.

And, as you read and re-read, the book of course participates in the creation of you, your thoughts and feelings, the size and temper of your soul.

– Ursula K. Le Guin.