Nerdy Trivia: November 6, 2024

Deep breaths Everyone please remain calm... I said REMAIN CALM! breathes into paper bag Oh wait, that's probably not helping. Today we're acknowledging that modern life has us all feeling like we're juggling chainsaws while riding a unicycle on a tightrope. Take a moment to unclench that jaw you didn't realize was clenched, and maybe consider that meditation app you downloaded six months ago and never opened!

*This message was brought to you by my third cup of coffee and that eye twitch that won't go away

The Academy Awards spent decades celebrating classical composers and Broadway veterans, while hip-hop shaped global culture from the outside looking in. But in 2003, the Oscars' rigid walls finally cracked. The question wasn't if a rapper would claim that golden statue, but who would break through first?

• Sally Field (1946)
• Glenn Frey (1948)
• Ethan Hawke (1970)
• Thandiwe Newton (1972)
• Rebecca Romijn (1972)
• Emma Stone (1988)