Charles Bukowski, on writing:

In the morning it was morning and I was still alive.

Maybe I'll write a novel, I thought.

And then I did.

- Charles Bukowski.

World Honey Bee Day – Third Saturday in August:

World Honey Bee Day

Third Saturday in August

#WorldHoneyBeeDay

Concerned about our loss of bees, Morgan Freeman converted his 124-acre Mississippi ranch into a bee refuge. He hired gardeners, filled acres with clover, planted hundreds of flowering trees, purchased 26 hives, and has turned himself into a beekeeper.

On this day in television history - Justified: City Primeval (2023):

Justified: City Primeval

Season 1. Episode 6.

Episode entitled: Adios.

Released August 15, 2023.

Directed by Sylvain White.

Written by Taylor Elmore, VJ Boyd, Dave Andron, Michael Dinner, Cole Quirk.

Based on City Primeval and Fire in the Hole by Elmore Leonard.

Music by Mark Isham.

Cast:

Timothy Olyphant, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Adelaide Clemens, Marin Ireland, Victor Williams, Norbert Leo Butz, Boyd Holbrook, David Cross, Kevin Anderson, Regina Taylor, Joseph Anthony Byrd, Neal Dandade, Andre Bellos, Russ Panzarella.

On this day in music history - Factotum, by Kristin Asbjørnsen (2006):

Factotum

Album by Kristin Asbjørnsen,

released August 15, 2006.

The soundtrack to the movie Factotum (2005).

Track list:

On The Bus; Reunion; I Wish To Weep; Farewell I; Slow Day; Ice Plant Overture; Pickles; Still Awake; Quirky Waltz; Dreamland II; Slow Day Fragments; My Garden; In The Kitchen; Beside You; Drunk Driving; Remembering; Shoes; If You’re Going To Try; Horse Race Groove; Farewell II; Slow Day II.

On this day in movie history - Cop Land (1997):

Cop Land

directed and written by James Mangold,

was released in the United States on August 15, 1997.
Music by Howard Shore.

Cast:

Sylvester Stallone, Harvey Keitel, Ray Liotta, Robert De Niro, Peter Berg, Janeane Garofalo, Robert Patrick, Michael Rapaport, Annabella Sciorra, Noah Emmerich, Cathy Moriarty, John Spencer, Frank Vincent, Malik Yoba, Arthur Nascarella, Victor Williams, Edie Falco, Mel Gorham, Paul Herman, Paul Calderón, Vincent Laresca, Method Man, Deborah Harry, Tony Sirico.

On this day in movie history - Event Horizon (1997):

Event Horizon

directed by Paul W. S. Anderson,

written by Philip Eisner,

was released in the United States on August 15, 1997.
Music by Michael Kamen and Orbital.

Cast:

Laurence Fishburne, Sam Neill, Kathleen Quinlan, Joely Richardson, Richard T. Jones, Jack Noseworthy, Jason Isaacs, Sean Pertwee, Peter Marinker, Holley Chant, Barclay Wright, Noah Huntley, Robert Jezek, Emily Booth, Bharat Nalluri, Gary Sinyor.

On this day in television history - Fallen Angels (1993):

Fallen Angels

Season 1. Episode 2.
Episode entitled: I’ll Be Waiting.
Released August 15, 1993.
Directed by Tom Hanks.
Written by C. Gaby Mitchell.
Created by William Horberg.
Based on the short story by Raymond Chandler.
Theme music by Peter Bernstein.

Cast:

Bruno Kirby, Marg Helgenberger, Jon Polito, Dan Hedaya, Dick Miller, Peter Scolari, Tom Hanks, Manny Perry, Lynette Walden.