Charles Apple
@charlesapple
Creator of nationally-distributed Further Review pages for the Spokesman-Review. Based in Lilburn, Georgia. First book was published in November 2024.
The power ballad “(Everything I Do) I Do It for You” was submitted by singer-songwriter Bryan Adams to be used in a Kevin Costner movie about Robin Hood. It hit No. 1 35 years ago Monday. My Further Review in today's Spokesman-Review.
Here's a dumb question for you... It's been nearly two years since I joined Instagram on the advice of my daughter, who knew I wanted to expand my social media reach in advance of the release of my first book. I post a lot of stuff there. But I get very little reactions, likes and so forth ...
My page also got some love today on Page One. Thanks to Chris Soprych.
Walt Disney had long been fascinated by Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland books. He finally made an animated "Alice in Wonderland" movie 75 years ago next week. My Further Review in today's Spokesman-Review.
Author William Sidney Porter spent three years in prison for a crime he most likely didn't commit. He was released 125 years ago Friday and went on to become famous for the twist endings he wrote in his short stories, under the pen name O. Henry. My Further Review in today's Spokesman-Review.
Shame on me for not whipping these out when Pat Oliphant died back on Monday. But my home library includes two collections of his work. RIP to one of the all-time greatest editorial cartoonists...
A half century ago next Saturday, NASA's Viking 1 probe spotted something odd on the surface of Mars. Something strange. Something creepy. Something easily explainable. My Further Review in today's Spokesman-Review.
"The Daily Show" debuted on Comedy Central 30 years ago next Wednesday. The host for the first three seasons: Craig Kilborn, from ESPN's "Sports Center." My Further Review in today's Spokesman-Review.
A half-century ago Saturday, 14-year-old Romanian gymnast Nadia Comaneci earned the first perfect scores in her sport at the Montreal Olympics. The scoreboard couldn't even show a score of "10.0." My Further Review in today's Spokesman-Review.
110 years ago Wednesday, Seattle-based lumber magnate William E. Boeing incorporated the Pacific Aero Products Company. A year later, he'd rename the company the Boeing Airplane Co. My Further Review in today's Spokesman-Review.
First-time author and Billings, Montana, city council member Kendra Langford Shaw's novel, "The Pillagers' Guide to Arctic Pianos," was released on May 12. She'll be the guest of the Spokesman-Review's Northwest Passage Book Club on Wednesday. My Further Review in today's Spokesman-Review:
A half-century ago Sunday, the TV game show "Family Feud" with comedian and TV star Richard Dawson as host debuted on ABC. Within six months, it had become the No. 1-rated daytime television show. My Further Review in today's Spokesman-Review.
Postage rates increase on Sunday, with the price of mailing a first-class letter rising from 78¢ to 82¢. But adjusted for inflation, this price isn't much higher than it was 125 years ago. My Further Review in today's Spokesman-Review.
145 years ago Wednesday, the first Ice Cream Sundae was served in Two Rivers, Wisconsin. According to folks in Wisconsin, that is. Folks in Ithaca, N.Y. and Evanston, Ill., beg to differ. My Further Review in today's Spokesman-Review.
30 years ago today, a mammal was first successfully cloned from an adult cell: Dolly the sheep. True story: She was cloned from mammary cells, so the research team named her after Dolly Parton. My Further Review in today's Spokesman-Review.
These were my four 250th birthday pages. They ran Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday and today. Have a great holiday weekend, everybody!
The fourth and final of my special rerun Further Review pages this week, celebrating our nation's 250th birthday... 13 fun facts to celebrate your Fourth of July holiday.
Third of four special rerun Further Review pages this week, celebrating our nation's 250th birthday... in 1893, an English professor takes a cross-country train ride that results in a poem that becomes the lyrics to "America the Beautiful."
One year ago today: Severe chest pains and extreme dizziness and shortness of breath. Sharon took me to the emergency room. Where I stayed for two days. I've been on medication ever since. No major coronary yet. Yes.
NPR retracts breaking news story that a Leto would retire. www.mediaite.com/media/news/n...
Second of four special rerun Further Review pages this week, celebrating our nation's 250th birthday... Stars are added to the flag on the July 4 after a territory officially become a state. But who decides the pattern those stars will take?
Had to drive into downtown Atlanta for a couple of hours today — a day when there was no World Cup game. Supper at the famous Varsity. “What’ll ya have?” A coronary, please. With mustard.
First of four special rerun Further Review pages this week, celebrating our nation's 250th birthday... In September 1814, lawyer and poet Francis Scott Key had a front-row seat to an attack by the British on Fort McHenry. The attack failed. And the poem Key wrote would become our National Anthem.
I'm seeing a lot of folks complaining that their social media feed has been taken over by posts about the D.C. reflecting pool disaster. The reason for that is simple: Blame Bluesky's algae rhythm.
“Today, we celebrate our Independence Day!” The alien invasion film "Independence Day" starring Will Smith, Bill Pullman and Jeff Goldblum opened a day earlier than scheduled: July 2, 1996 -- 30 years ago next Thursday. My Further Review in today's Spokesman-Review.