Tag: Gone with the Wind

At the movies

On this day in 1939 Gone with the Wind premiered at Loew’s Grand Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia. I first saw Gone with the Wind when I was in middle school. My uncle, who would later become my stepfather (it’s not as weird as you might think) took me to a Sunday matinee because he hadn’t …

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Frankly, My Dear

Margaret Mitchell’s novel Gone with the Wind was published on this date in 1936. It’s June 30th and we’re halfway through the year. Admit it. 2016 has been pretty sucktackular. Celebrity deaths (lots of ’em), Terrorist attacks (lots of ’em), the Presidential campaign… Is it New Year’s Eve yet? No, it’s not, and we need …

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