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I’m not an avid comic reader, not like I was back in the early 90’s, but I keep a close watch on all manner of pop culture so I usually have a handle on What’s Hot and What’s Not in most forums – be it movies, books, television, music, comics, name your poison. And, given [...]
Continue reading »“I’m always relieved when someone is delivering a eulogy and I realize I’m listening to it.”
– G. Carlin
Uh oh!!!
Geez, this has been a tough stretch, with two big-time entertainment legends passing in such close proximity of each other. In mid-June, we lost Stan Winston, which I wrote about the other day. And then, at [...]
Guilty on all counts.
That was the sentence handed down to Neil Entwistle for the brutal execution of his wife, Rachel, and 9-month old daughter Lilly, on a cold January morn in 2006. That was the verdict delivered by a thoughtful jury of his peers who listened to weeks of testimony, weighed the overwhelming circumstantial evidence and [...]
Over the last few weeks, the entertainment industry lost some giants.
Last week, we learned that Geoge Carlin had shuffled off this mortal coil. Though he would probably scoff at the kind words being thrown his way (His famous retort to anyone offering bereavement support - “You want to help? Fine, why don’t you come over [...]
A few LA stories caught my attention this week, none of them requiring the normal thesis I typically offer on these pages, so I though I’d just hit each of them quickly and give you my take. As always, Comment Away below!!!
1. Indiana Jones and the Lucas Redemption
Anyone following this flick’s development cycle knows that the [...]
Continue reading »Ever since Nintendo took the “virtual pet” craze to the next level by offering up actual digital dogs in their hit DS release(s), Nintendogs, game developers have mined this niche looking to excavate the next hit animal avatar. So, in the years since, casual gamers have been granted a vast menagerie of pretend pets in [...]
Continue reading »Nintendo is the Walt Disney of video game development. By that statement, I don’t mean to echo the tired complaints of “kiddie aesthetics” that too often get lobbed their way. Instead, this is high praise for the big N, which like the House of the Mouse, has perfected the art of finely crafted family entertainment. [...]
Continue reading »36!?!?!?
That’s the official start of the downward slide right? If 35 is the hump day of your Thirtysomething existence, I’m not quite so sure that 40 is the blessed weekend you look forward to. And spare me all this revisionist talk. Green is the new Black? 40 is the new 30? Please!!! If 40 were [...]
As we bring this busy month to a close, it’s only fitting that I get to shutter the Spring and welcome the summer months with a tribute to my blossoming flower, Aria Leigh.
Today, our little princess leaps beyond her toddler years and forges a path into little girlhood as she turns 3 years old. Now, [...]
Late April to early June is a busy time for celebration in my household. Every family member has reason to shine during these fleeting few months.
Starting in April, we encounter our yellow lab Abby’s birthday. That leads quickly to Colin’s birthday on May 5th which is immediately followed by Mother’s Day where we try to [...]
