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This Day in Pop Culture for June 25

Krazy Kat leaves the newspaper, “The Notebook” made teens cry and “Leon Day” become a thing.

June 25, 2020

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1944: Last Krazy Kat Comic to Appear in Newspapers

Though far from the fame of Peanuts, Archie or even Garfield, Krazy Kat was a popular comic strip in its’ own right. However, many people are unaware that the strip ever existed. Created by George Herriman in 1913, Krazy Kat was a spin-off of Herriman’s earlier comic, The Dingbat Family.

The strip never completely identified the feline as male or female, (it was referred to as both “he” and “she”) and Kat got its name from a brick-throwing Ignatz Mouse. Pretty simple stuff and yet the strip was hailed by many as an example of “serious” art. The comic printed its last strip on this day in 1944 – two months after Herriman had passed away. (Image: Wikimedia)

2004: Movie Ruled Mediocre by Some Makes People Cry

“Behind every great love is a great story” stated the movie posters, but movie critics weren’t so sure that The Notebook was it.

Based on Nicolas Spark’s 1996 novel of the same name, the story begins at a modern nursing home where a man reads a love story from long ago from … a notebook … to a female resident. As is typical of Sparks’ works, it was a tearjerker.

The movie starred Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams as Noah and Allie, the characters in the old man’s notebook story. The movie also starred James Garner, Gena Rowlands, Sam Shepard, Joan Allen and James Marsden.

While the movie didn’t impress every movie critic, it was a hit in theaters making over $118 million in ticket sales off of a $29 million budget. The movie also impressed teenagers. So much so, it was nominated for eight Teen Choice Awards and won them all.

Happy Leon Day

According to National Calendar Day, today is known and Leon Day. Since today marks the six-month mark from Christmas Day, it is the unofficial start date for crafters wanting to make art in time for the winter holidays. “Leon” is “Noel” spelled backwards.