On this day in music history - Someone Like Me, by Sherry Finzer (2011):

Someone Like Me

Album by Sherry Finzer,

released October 1, 2011.

Track list:

Moves Like Jagger; Firework; Payphone; Someone Like You; Marry Me; Give Your Heart a Break; Call Me Maybe; Breathe; Raise Your Glass; Only Girl; What Makes You Beautiful; Someone Like You (Bonus Track).

On this day in music history - Peace Meal, by Carolyn Wonderland (2011):

Peace Meal

Album by Carolyn Wonderland,

released September 27, 2011.

Track list:

What Good Can Drinkin’ Do; Victory of Flying; Only God Knows When; St. Marks; Golden Stairs; Dust My Broom; I Can Tell; Usurper; No Exception; Meet Me in the Morning; Two Trains; Shine on.

On this day in movie history - The Fall of the House of Usher (1928):

The Fall of the House of Usher

directed by James Sibley Watson and Melville Webber,

based on the short story by Edgar Allan Poe,

was released at the Athens Film Festival in Greece on September 20, 2011.
The movie was originally released in the United States in 1928.
Exact release date is unknown.
Music by Alec Wilder and Léon Barzin.

Cast:

Herbert Stern, Hildegarde Watson, Melville Webber, Friedrich Haak, Dorthea House.

On this day in music history - Christmas Joy, by Fiona Joy Hawkins (2011):

Christmas Joy

Album by Fiona Joy Hawkins,
released September 20, 2011.

Track list:

Walking in the Air; Still Still Still (While Shepherds Watch); Silent Night (Down the Aisle); Jingle Bells; Gliding on a Sleigh; Christmas Wedding; O Come O Come Emmanuel; Flight of the Snowbird; The Holly and the Ivy; Christmas Joy; Away in a Manger.

On this day in movie history - Drive (2011):

Drive

directed by Nicolas Winding Refn,

written by Hossein Amini,

based on the novel by James Sallis,

was released in the United States on September 16, 2011.
Music by Cliff Martinez.

Cast:

Ryan Gosling, Carey Mulligan, Bryan Cranston, Albert Brooks, Oscar Isaac, Christina Hendricks, Ron Perlman, Kaden Leos, James Biberi, Jeff Wolfe, Russ Tamblyn, Andy San Dimas, Joe Bucaro III, Tiara Parker, Tim Trella, Jimmy Hart, Tina Huang, John Pyper-Ferguson, Craig Baxley Jr., Kenny Richards, Joe Pingue, Dieter Busch, Chris Muto, Rachel Dik, Cesar Garcia, Steve Knoll, Mara LaFontaine, Teonee Thrash, Ralph Lawler, Rio Ahn, DB Albert, Paula Alvarez, Laurene Landon, Caitlin Litzinger, Adela Paez, Claude Stuart.

On this day in movie history - The Descendants (2011):

The Descendants

directed by Alexander Payne,

written by Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, Jim Rash,

based on the novel by Kaui Hart Hemmings,

released at the Telluride Film Festival in the United States on September 2, 2011.

Music by Jeff Peterson.

Cast:

George Clooney, Shailene Woodley, Amara Miller, Nick Krause, Patricia Hastie, Grace A. Cruz, Kim Gennaula, Karen Kuioka Hironaga, Carmen Kaichi, Kaui Hart Hemmings, Beau Bridges, Matt Corboy, Matt Esecson, Michael Ontkean, Stanton Johnston, Jonathan/Jon McManus, Hugh Foster, Tiare R. Finney, Tom McTigue, Milt Kogan, Mary Birdsong, Rob Huebel, Laird Hamilton, Aileen 'Boo' Arnold, Esther Kang, Melissa Kim, Robert Forster, Barbara L. Southern, Celia Kenney, Matt Reese, Zoel Turnbull, Matthew Lillard, Judy Greer, Linda Rose Herman, Scott Michael Morgan, Darryl K. Gonzales, Koko Kanealii, Romey 'Keola' Yokotake, Fileena Bahris, Paul Edney, Dennis Falt, Morgan Freeman, Sisa Grey, Jamon Holmes, Tom Holowach, Adam Juegos, Dane Justman, Jordan Kirkwood, James Koons, Alan Seabock, John A Weaver, Larry Wegger, Joseph Wilson, Joji Yoshida.

On this day in movie history - Headhunters (2011):

Headhunters

directed by Morten Tyldum,

written by Lars Gudmestad and Ulf Ryberg,

based on the novel by Jo Nesbø,

was released in Norway on August 26, 2011.
Music by Trond Bjerknes and Jeppe Kaas.

Cast:

Aksel Hennie, Synnøve Macody Lund, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Eivind Sander, Julie Ølgaard, Reidar Sørensen, Kyrre Haugen Sydness, Mads Mogeland, Baard Owe, Torgrim Mellum Stene, Mattis Herman Nyquist, Nils Jørgen Kaalstad, Joachim Rafaelsen, Gunnar Skramstad Johnsen, Lars Skramstad Johnsen.

On this day in music history - Close Your Eyes, by Amy Lauren (2011):

Close Your Eyes

Album by Amy Lauren,

released August 12, 2011.

Track list:

A Mother’s Prayer; Bed of Stars; Calm Is the Night; I’m Right Here; Drifting Starlight; Angels Are Sleeping; Nighttime Falls; Midnight Song; Search the Stars; When You Sleep; Close Your Eyes; Goodnight.

Recommended reading - The Beekeeper's Bible: Bees, Honey, Recipes & Other Home Uses (2011):

The Beekeeper's Bible:
Bees, Honey, Recipes & Other Home Uses

By Richard A. Jones and Sharon Sweeney-Lynch.

Published 2011.

Hardcover.

ISBN-10: 1584799188

ISBN-13: 978-1584799184

Description:

The Beekeeper’s Bible is the essential and comprehensive handbook for every active or aspiring beekeeper.

Part history book, part handbook, part cookbook, this illustrated tome covers every facet of the ancient hobby of beekeeping, from safe hive management to the culinary, medicinal, cosmetic, and domestic uses of honey, beeswax, and pollen. With stunning illustrations and step-by-step photography, The Beekeeper’s Bible is the indispensable guide to beekeeping.

Complete practical beekeeping.

Bee history, trivia, and lore.

Uses for honey, beeswax, and pollen.

Recipes and craft projects.

Home remedies and beauty products.

On this day in music history - First Dance (2011):

First Dance

Album by Amy Lauren,

released August 11, 2011.

Track list:

Just for Tonight; I Believe; Emerald Mist; Beginning Now; Louisa’s Song; Inspirations; Candlelight; The Processional; First Dance; Can You Hear Me; Search the Stars.

On this day in movie history - Love (2011):

Love

directed and written by William Eubank,

was released in the United States on August 10, 2011.

Music by Angels & Airwaves.

Cast:

Gunner Wright, Corey Richardson, Bradley Horne, Nancy Stelle, Roger E. Fanter, Jesse Hotchkiss, Troy Mittleider, Brid Caveney, Ambyr Childers, B. Anthony Cohen, James C. Burns, Lee Bettencourt, Mark Eaton, Brian Vanik, Dan Figur, Jessica Rizo, Allison Curtis, Rachel Rosenstein, Mara LaFontaine, Paul Denubil, Bodie Bettencourt, Chris Kolbeck, Chase Rudolph, Adam Wagner, Josh Foster, Scott Chestnut, Francisco Jordan, Laurene Alvarado, Rhoda Pell, Olga Fonda, Julia Parker, Patrick M.J. Finerty, Alan Brown, Steve Bakken, Jasmine Waltz, Tia Streaty, Trisha Lafecha, Regan Tallen, L.V. Scott, Eugeune Vertel, Akiva David, Edwin M. Couleur, Nate Kolbeck, Danielle Ironfield, Steve Marshall, Kennith Minden, Laura Padrino, Bart Blackburn, Neil Ironfield, Ian Fenton.

On this day in movie history - The Captains (2011):

The Captains

documentary directed and written by William Shatner,

was released in the United States on July 22, 2011.
Music by Andy Milne.

Cast:

William Shatner, Patrick Stewart, Avery Brooks, Kate Mulgrew, Scott Bakula, Chris Pine, Christopher Plummer, Richard Arnold, Rene Auberjonois, Ira Steven Behr, John de Lancie, Paul Duraso, Jonathan Frakes, Sally Kellerman, Walter Koenig, Chase Masterson, Robert Picardo, Steve Ridolfi, Jeri Ryan, David R. Sparks Jr., Connor Trinneer, Nana Visitor, Grace Lee Whitney.

On this day in movie history - Sarah’s Key (2011):

Sarah’s Key

directed by Gilles Paquet-Brenner,

written by Serge Joncour and Gilles Paquet-Brenner,

based on the novel by Tatiana de Rosnay,

was released in the United States on July 22, 2011.
Music by Max Richter.

Cast:

Kristin Scott Thomas, Natasha Mashkevich, Arben Bajraktaraj, Mélusine Mayance, Charlotte Poutrel, Niels Arestrup, Dominique Frot, Frédéric Pierrot, Michel Duchaussoy, Gisèle Casadesus, Aidan Quinn, George Birt, Paige Jennifer Barr.

Recommended reading - The Best American Noir Of The Century (2011):

The Best American Noir Of The Century

Edited by James Ellroy and Otto Penzler.

Paperback.

Published 2011.

ISBN-10: 0547577443

ISBN-13: 978-0547577449

Back cover description:

“Well worth its impressive weight in gold, it would be a crime not to have this seminal masterpiece in your collection.” – New York Journal of Books.

In his introduction to The Best American Noir of the Century, James Ellroy writes, “Noir is the most scrutinized offshoot of the hard-boiled school of fiction… It’s the nightmare of flawed souls with big dreams and the precise how and why of the all-time sure thing that goes bad.” Offering the best examples of literary sure things gone bad, this collection ensures that nowhere else can readers find a darker, more thorough distillation of American noir fiction.

James Ellroy and Otto Penzler mined the past century to find this treasure trove of thirty-nine stories, with selections from James M. Cain, Mickey Spillane, Elmore Leonard, Patricia Highsmith, Harlan Ellison, Jeffrey Deaver, Joyce Carol Oates, Dennis Lahane, and many more.

“Delightfully devilish . . . A strange trek through the years that includes stories from household names in the hard-boiled genre to lesser-known authors who nonetheless can hold their own with the legends.” – Associated Press.

James Ellroy is the author of the Underworld U.S.A. trilogy – American Tabloid, The Cold Six Thousand, and Blood’s a Rover – and the L.A. Quartet novels, The Black Dahlia, The Big Nowhere, L.A. Confidential, and White Jazz. His most recent book is The Hillicker Curse, a memoir.

Otto Penzler is the founder of the Mysterious Bookshop and Mysterious Press, has won two Edgar Allan Poe Awards (most recently for The Lineup), and is series editor of The Best American Mystery Stories.

Contents:

Foreword by Otto Penzler; Introduction by James Ellroy; Spurs, by Tod Robbins; Pastorale, by James M. Cain; You'll always remember me, by Steve Fisher; Gun crazy, by MacKinlay Kantor; Nothing to worry about, by Day Keene; The homecoming, by Dorothy B. Hughes; Man in the dark, by Howard Browne; The lady says die!, by Mickey Spillane; Professional man, by David Goodis; The hunger, by Charles Beaumont; The gesture, by Gil Brewer; The last spin, by Evan Hunter; Forever after, by Jim Thompson; For the rest of her life, by Cornell Woolrich; The dripping, by David Morrell; Slowly, slowly in the wind, by Patricia Highsmith; Iris, by Stephen Greenleaf; A ticket out, by Brendan DuBois; Since I don't have you, by James Ellroy; Texas city, by James Lee Burke; Mefisto in onyx, by Harlan Ellison; Out there in the darkness, by Ed Gorman; Hot spings, by James Crumley; The weekender, by Jeffery Deaver; Faithless, by Joyce Carol Oates; Poachers, by Tom Franklin; Like a bone in the throat, by Lawrence Block; Crack, by James W. Hall; Running out of dog, by Dennis Lehane; The paperhanger, by William Gay; Midnight emissions, by F.X. Toole; When the women come out to dance, by Elmore Leonard; Controlled burn, by Scott Wolven; All through the house, by Christopher Coake; What she offered, by Thomas H. Cook; Her lord and master, by Andrew Klavan; Stab, by Chris Adrian; The hoarder, by Bradford Morrow; Missing the morning bus, by Lorenzo Carcaterra.

Recommended reading - Backyard Homesteading: A Back-to-Basics Guide to Self-Sufficiency (2011):

Backyard Homesteading: A Back-to-Basics Guide to Self-Sufficiency

by David Toht.

Grow and preserve your own vegetables, fruits, nuts, and berries, keep chickens, goats, and bees.
Make Beer, Wine, and Cider.

Published 2011.

ISBN-10: 1580115217
ISBN-13: 978-1580115216
Creative Homeowner

Back cover description:

BACKYARD HOMESTEADING

GETTING STARTED

Benefits of pure food
Family recreation
Local regulations
Potential yields and savings

RAISING VEGETABLES AND HERBS

Garden planning/layout
Structures/irrigation
Vegetable profiles
Planting techniques
Composting/healthy soil
Seasonal gardening

GROWING FRUITS, BERRIES, AND NUTS

Planting fruit trees and bushes
Fruit profiles
Organic pest control
Grafting and pruning
Harvesting methods

RAISING CHICKENS

The joy of chickens
Collecting eggs
Care and feeding tips
Other small animals

RAISING GOATS

Benefits of goat milk
Structures/fencing
Care and feeding tips
Other large animals

BEEKEEPING

Benefits of beekeeping
Care and harvesting
Building hives
Collecting honey

HARVEST HOME

Canning/drying/freezing
Making beer, wine, cider
Making jerky, sausage
Making jams, jellies
Pickling/salting/smoking
Building root cellars

On this day in music history - Islands: Essential Einaudi, by Ludovico Einaudi (2011):

Islands: Essential Einaudi

Album by Ludovico Einaudi,

released June 27, 2011.

Credits:

I Giorni; The Earth Prelude; Le Onde (The Waves); Nightbook; Divenire; Dietro Casa (Nearby Home); Fairytale; Nuvole Bianche (White Clouds); Passagio (Passage); Primavera (Spring); Nefeli; Questa Notte (Tonight); Berlin Song; Melodia Africana 3; High Heels; White Night; L’ Origine Nascosta (The Hidden Source); Love Is a Mystery; Monday; Lady Labyrinth; Solo; Ancora (Again); Andare (To Go); Eros; Indaco (Indigo); Fly; Oltremare (Ultramarine).

On this day in music history - lovestrong, by Christina Perri (2011):

lovestrong

Album by Christina Perri,
released May 10, 2011.

Track list:

Bluebird; Arms; Bang Bang Bang; Distance; Jar of Hearts; Mine; Interlude; Penguin; Miles; The Lonely; Sad Song; Tragedy; [CD-ROM Track] [Multimedia Track].

Recommended reading - Master Shots Volume 2, by Christopher Kenworthy (2011):

Master Shots

Volume 2

100 Ways to Shoot Great Dialogue Scenes

By Christopher Kenworthy.

Published by Michael Wiese Productions.

Published 2011.

Paperback.

ISBN-10: 1615930558

ISBN-13: 978-1615930555

Description:

Dialogue scenes are the most important moments in your film, but most directors get them wrong. If you block your scenes well, you do more than capture the basic scene; you echo the meaning, emotion, and drama of every moment. That is never more important than with dialogue. Whatever your budget, there is an exciting way to capture dialogue. It is a tragedy that so many directors are happy to open a scene with a moving master shot, and then just settle into dull coverage for the dialogue. You can do better than that and Master Shots Vol 2 gives you 100 ways to shoot dynamic dialogue.

On this day in television history – Justified (2010 & 2011):

Justified

Season 1. Episode 8.
Episode entitled: Blowback.
Released May 4, 2010.
Directed by Jon Avnet.
Written by Graham Yost, Benjamin Cavell, Wendy Calhoun and Chris Provenzano.
Based on the short story Fire in the Hole by Elmore Leonard.
Music by Steve Porcaro.

Cast:

Timothy Olyphant, Nick Searcy, Joelle Carter, Jacob Pitts, Erica Tazel, Natalie Zea, W. Earl Brown, Jere Burns, M.C. Gainey, Rick Gomez, Fredric Lehne, William Ragsdale, Walton Goggins, David Haley, Chris Stacy, David Hill.

Justified

Season 2. Episode 13.
Episode entitled: Bloody Harlan.
Released May 4, 2011.
Directed by Michael Dinner.
Written by Graham Yost, Fred Golan, Benjamin Cavell and VJ Boyd.
Based on the short story Fire in the Hole by Elmore Leonard.
Music by Steve Porcaro.

Cast:

Timothy Olyphant, Nick Searcy, Joelle Carter, Jacob Pitts, Erica Tazel, Natalie Zea, Walton Goggins, Margo Martindale, Jeremy Davies, Kaitlyn Dever, James Le Gros, David Meunier, Peter Murnik, Kevin Rankin, Joseph Lyle Taylor, Raymond J. Barry, Randolph Adams, Mark Atteberry, Sean Donnellan, William Gregory Lee, Tonja Kahlens, Savannah McReynolds, Ryan Smith, Andrey Batt, Jeremy Timmins, Seth Yohnka.

On this day in television history - Justified (2010 & 2011):

Justified

Season 1. Episode 7.

Episode entitled: Blind Spot.

Released April 27, 2010.

Directed by Michael Watkins.

Written by Graham Yost, Wendy Calhoun and Chris Provenzano.

Based on the short story Fire in the Hole by Elmore Leonard.

Music by Steve Porcaro.

Cast: Timothy Olyphant, Nick Searcy, Joelle Carter, Jacob Pitts, Erica Tazel, Natalie Zea, M.C. Gainey, Linda Gehringer, James Immekus, Ray McKinnon, David Meunier, Brent Sexton, Walton Goggins, Blake Adams, Jack Nathan Harding, Howard S. Miller, Keith Talley, Kevin ‘Repo’ Thomas.

Justified

Season 2. Episode 12.

Episode entitled: Reckoning.

Released April 27, 2011.

Directed by Adam Arkin.

Written by Graham Yost, Dave Andron, Benjamin Cavell and VJ Boyd.

Based on the short story Fire in the Hole by Elmore Leonard.

Music by Steve Porcaro.

Cast: Timothy Olyphant, Nick Searcy, Joelle Carter, Jacob Pitts, Erica Tazel, Natalie Zea, Walton Goggins, Margo Martindale, Jeremy Davies, Kaitlyn Dever, David Meunier, Peter Murnik, Kevin Rankin, Richard Speight Jr., Joseph Lyle Taylor, Raymond J. Barry, Kacey Camp, Sean Donnellan, Tonja Kahlens, Savannah McReynolds, Abby Miller, Ryan Smith, Nick Warnock, Jeremy Timmins.