1789 — Marie Antionette (allegedly) says “Let them eat cake”
The French phrase “Qu’ils mangent de la brioche” is usually translated as “Let them eat cake”, and is widely attributed...
June 14, 2021
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September 18, 1941 — Elizabeth Taylor is first contracted in Hollywood
Elizabeth Taylor was only 8 years old when she was first signed with a Hollywood studio. The studio in question,...
January 9, 2019
1942 — Franz Werfel’s “The Song of Bernadette” is published
A Jew from Prague who fled the Aunschluss in 1938, Franz Werfel was also a playwright noted for his satirical...
December 29, 2018
May 1979 — The Boys Next Door release “Shivers”
It’s unabashedly a good thing that Nick Cave decided that suicide really didn’t suit his style. From relatively inauspicious beginnings,...
August 4, 2015
2525 — Something happens. Really.
Although Zager and Evans were quite happy to prophesy on at 1010 year intervals from 2525, they seem to have...
August 1, 1999
3535 — Humanity embraces better living through neurochemistry
In the year 3535, it appears that humanity lives in a brave new world where psychiatric drugs are mandatory –...
July 1, 1999
4545 — Widespread unemployment for dentists forecast
It’s unclear whether or not Zager and Evans believe that there will be starvation in the year 4545 – they...
June 1, 1999
5555 — We stop using our arms and legs
By the year 5555, two important questions will have been resolved for humanity: 1) the conflict between leisure and exercise...
May 1, 1999
6565 — Everyone’s a Test Tube Baby
Apparently, by the year 6565, genetic engineering will finally be caught up with by social change. Not only will it...
April 1, 1999
7510 — We stop waiting for God to show up
Zager and Evans rather depressingly assert that we’ll still be waiting for Judgement Day in 5000 years’ time. God, it...
March 1, 1999
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