the latest installment of the Star Wars trilogy saga mythology has recently been released to the rabid movie going populace. I’ve seen it. You’ve seen it. We’ve had some time to reflect on the movie beyond misplaced hype and excitement. What do I think of the film? It was good. I...
There's lots of versions of Star Wars as George Lucas continues to tinker with it. The Special Editions that came out in 1997 included lots of computer graphics tweaks and changes. He continued to make changes in 2004 when Star Wars was released on DVD and again when it was released on ...
which was a shame since it was one of my favourite releases of that year. While I had cleared its main story, I always intended to go back and complete the Pokédex, something I was encouraged to achieve in 2024 thanks to the announcement ofPokémon Legends Z-A. So, I want to give t...
When the first Sonic the Hedgehog feature was released in 2020, very few good video game movies existed, and even that film was a gamble (we all remember the debacle with Sonic’s original movie design). Thankfully, it paid off handsomely, and Sonic the Hedgehog was the most delightful vi...
That was in January of 2024. Romi Gonen was at the Nova Music Festival. She had been shot in the hand. Released hostages recall seeing her and reported that she was alive, but badly needed urgent medical care for her injury. Emily Damari is a dual Israel/British citizen. She, too,...
Whatever it was, the champagne we were offered at check-in was the perfect cherry on top. Hello vacation. Historic La Serena Villas The current La Serena Villas is the result of a major five year renovation. The villas, part of a historical preservation site originally built in the 1930s,...
June 1, 1967, is forever branded in rock history as the day when the Beatles released their game-changing 'Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band' in the U.K. But also arriving in Britain, far more modestly, was the first record by David Bowie. The self-titled effort was a mixture ...
Something was in the water on March 8, 1994 as Soundgarden and Nine Inch Nails each released groundbreaking albums on the same day. Both groups had started to slowly infiltrate the mainstream years earlier. Soundgarden was one of the first grunge acts to sign with a major label, taking their...
I avoided steak when I was pregnant as the risk was not worth the 20 minutes of pleasure. Can you eat red meat when pregnant? All that said, it’s a good idea to eat red meat when pregnant due to the amount of iron it contains. But it must be well-done. You might like your st...
The point of this series was originally to dragCrash, which is a movie I have always found frustrating, but also to try to find a better understanding of what the Oscars do for us as a film audience. There are movies nominated every year that I would not otherwise see that I see only...