The ability to discover new musical talent is one of the great pleasures of living in Los Angeles. Two years ago, a friend introduced me to Sco – Thaina, Thayana, and Thaisa –the strikingly beautiful triplets from Brazil. At the time, their act was known as T-Rio, and their first album sold over two million [...]

I just learned another good reason not to use public bathrooms this morning after reading about a woman, in North Georgia that I am sure regrets ever having to use a public restroom in a Banks County Home Depot. Illyanna De La Keur said she and her sister along with her brother-in-law were shopping at [...]

OK going shopping is something just about every woman I know enjoys, although I do know a few that hate it. Personally an hour or so is good for me these days, but by then I am exhausted and would be happy to go home and rest. But I can honestly say that most men [...]

Reviewing collections and anthologies can be tricky due to the nature of the short stories involved. One does not want to say too much and ruin the reads. Such is the case here with Thuglit: Issue 7 where the reading is once again very good.   Kim wasn’t really obtainable in “Mouthbreather” by Joe Gifford.  [...]

As the subtitle of 24 Jewelry Projects That Spin, Sway, Swing, and Slide makes clear Marcia DeCoster’s Beads In Motion is a beading book that is all about the motion. According to the introduction by the author, in addition to the motion present in each piece there are designed to make sure the pieces complement [...]

Featuring 101 Projects From Crocheters Around The World variety is very much at work here in this nearly 300 page book. The projects are divided up into seven categories reflecting the weight of the skein. The explanation of those weights can be found in the glossary as are explanations of the techniques needed, abbreviations used, [...]

What is catphishing? This recently coined term refers to false online identities created by Internet scammers to deceive people into a long-term romantic or emotional relationship. How can you tell you’re being catphished? Out of the blue, some really attractive person begins communicating with you online. This individual finds excuses not to use their phone [...]

So the big “british” film this year is about an Irish mother forced by the evil catholic nuns to give her child up for adoption. One ex catholic atheist at the NYPost said it was an anti catholic bashing film, which is the impression one gets from the British newspaper reviews. Fair enough.  But I [...]

A number of years ago I set out on a quest to write a book of short stories. Not being as creative as some authors I decided to tell true stories from my life. Of course thinking about writing a book and actually writing one are two very different things. I do hope that you [...]

Law suits are ten a penny, the US is a pretty litigious place to live in. I am apparently going to be named in a RICO suit. I find it odd that the FBI have not contacted me yet, but it may well be an undercover investigation. Once you get over the silly (and they [...]

Hackett has a serious problem and his therapist by the name of Loebner is not helping at all.  Hackett has told him again and again that his dream every night is always the same. Hackett dreams that a mysterious caller rings him up and tells him he has to drive to Cleveland. In his dream [...]

A friend once told me about living through the California North Ridge earthquakes: they had nothing, were camping out on the streets. But one thing impressed her: They had access to a small supply of drinking water that they had stored in their back yard, because the state had impressed on residents the need to [...]

The Slidell Police Department are asking for help from the public in locating a missing 14 year old girl, Cailynn Hord. She was last seen in her front yard around 3:16 near the North Boulevard area in Slidell, Louisiana. They don’t suspect foul play at this time but they are taking precautions just in case. [...]

This is without doubt the silliest story of the week. It has always been my understanding that it is at the discretion of a company that a transaction can occur. A good example is a Bar, if someone walks in barely able to maintain a vertical posture, it would be unwise to serve him or [...]

There was a party last night in Miami at one of the many mansions in the city that went on until well after the sun came up this morning. The mansion where the party was being held happens to be where the one and only Lindsay Lohan has been staying at while she is in [...]

Most people think that the Deep Horizon disaster is old news. It was three years ago that the drilling rig disaster happened in the Gulf of Mexico. Eleven people lost their lives, that alone was a disaster. Eleven families were devastated. Eleven families had lost not just a loved one, but the major bread winner. [...]

I am from the south so me and the cold weather doesn’t get along too well. I spent some time in Calgary, Alberta. Canada a few years back and let me tell you, that is one place that has some cold weather. It dropped down to minus 40F degrees while I was up there and [...]

I have a theory about novels, particularly ones in the suspense and thriller genre. An author needs to ‘hook’ a reader in the first 20 or so pages. If the hook is not set the reader will lose interest and move on. The ‘hook’ is an art form, there is little doubt in my mind [...]

At the request of the Washington State Police an Amber alert has been issued across the state of California for 14 year old Elizabeth Romero who was last seen getting into a green Ford Escape SUV with who some claim to be her boyfriend, 19 year old Eduardo Flores-Rosalas in Kennewick, Washington. According to the [...]

Do you know how to keep your phone from the prying eyes of exes, strangers, cops, other officials and even your own spouse? Here are tips to keep your mobile safe and secure. #1 Common Sense When it comes to the police, cooperate; this will lessen the chance of mobile confiscation. Though you aren’t required [...]

In Electric Button (Moon & Cherry), the star of the erotica writing club Mayama (Noriko Eguchi) realizes she has developed writers block so she is desperate for some sort of inspiration to get her back to her writing. Kenichi Tadokoro (Tasuko Nagaoka) is a young college student and he decides to join the group that [...]

What could possibly go wrong when you are out on the town with a couple of buddies from work? Well one wouldn’t expect what happens here. The last thing this man (played by Axel Wedekind) can remember is being out drinking with his friends but then everything is a blank to him. He wakes up [...]

This DVD set, Partners In Crime – The Tommy & Tuppence Mysteries is packed with good atmosphere and playful banter. It follows the now married couple, Tommy and Tuppence and they run the Blunt’s Detective Agency together.. They investigate cases that range from a purloined pearl to the disappearance of an Arctic explorer’s fiancée. Frabcesca [...]

Tom Chance played by Simon Callow, seems to be cursed by fate. He faces a barrage of absurd coincidences that fuel this uproarious Britcom. Alison Little, played by Brenda Blethyn, is a sheltered, earnest librarian. When she and Tom meet they embark on an unconventional courtship. Tom’s peculiar speech patterns and bumbling comportment sweetly complement [...]

What makes the world operate the way it does? Are there patterns to what happens or do we live in a universe of random events that cannot be predicted or explained? Author and Oxford University professor Marcus du Sautoy sets out to answer these and other questions in this engaging and entertaining three part documentary [...]

Sam Harris, says in his book The End of Faith that faith and religion are “the most prolific source of violence in our history.” The three-volume Encyclopedia of Wars, which chronicles some 1,763 wars that have been waged over the course of human history, begs to differ. For those wars, the authors note the causes [...]

Recently, Bob Farnsworth, President of Nashville, Tenn. based Humingbird Productions, told Hollywood trade publication Variety that he had a sequel in the works for Frank Capra’s “It’s a Wonderful Life”, the uber Holiday classic made in 1946.  Those of you who are not familiar with this movie should all be taken to Area 51 and [...]

Marshall Police were called out Sunday morning about 11:15 am to the Baymont Inn and Suites in Marshall. When they arrived there was 2 small children in the hotel lobby crying and saying that they thought their dad had killed their mother. According to a witness at the hotel who said he heard the screaming [...]

Patrick Garry’s readers know that like a clever Chess master, he likes to start a story with one or two standard openings. Sometimes he puts the plot right in the face of the readers telling them what the book is going to be about and what problems will need to be solved for it to [...]

Ian Carmichael stars as Lord Peter Wimsey in the original BBC adaptations of the Dorothy L. Sayers crime thrillers. Hailed by critics as one of the finest mystery series ever filmed, its success on PBS’s Masterpiece Theatre inspired the spin-off Mystery! Running at least three hours each, these dramas do full justice to Sayers’s vivid [...]