Three Hail Marys of conscience, before going to bed. St. Virgilius Council 185, Knights of Columbus, in Newtown, Connecticut, initiated a Three Hail Mary's Prayer Drive in support of those affected by the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School. The Council requested other Knights Councils and religious organizations to encourage the praying of one Hail Mary for the deceased and their families, one for first responders and teachers, and one for the community. It is a common practice for Catholics to offer three Hail Marys for any given problem or petition. Three Hail Marys Three Hail Marys is a traditional Roman Catholic devotional
Hail to the Thief "A Wolf at the Door" and "We Suck Young Blood", the reference to the dystopian novel "Nineteen Eighty-Four" in "2 + 2 = 5", and the allusion to the giant of "Gulliver's Travels" in "Go to Sleep". The liner notes give the album's full title as "Hail to the Thief (Or, The Gloaming)." Each track also has an alternative title, an idea Radiohead took from Victorian playbills showcasing moralistic songs played in music halls. Radiohead struggled to name the album; they considered titling it "The Gloaming" (), but this was rejected for being too "poetic" and "doomy" and so became