Like a mix between an Enya album and a disc of mediation music, composer Mark Kilian’s work on Before the Rains is both entertaining and relaxing. Listening to this album, it’s easy to forget that this is the score for a movie and drift away in a world of floating rhythms and gentle melodies. Kilian, […]

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If Timmy Curran’s ethereal vocals and haunting melodies sound vaguely familiar, maybe it’s because you actually have heard them before. But now, with his album Word of Mouth being re-released on Adeline Records, even more people are likely to be exposed to his expressive brand of pop/folk music. Occasionally sounding like a Jack Johnson lite or a less-emotional Ben […]

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Yes, I am transporting you back in time once again, this time to 1969. I have already taken you on an exploration of Days Of Future Past and The Search For The Lost Chord so this latest adventure should come as no surprise. On The Threshold Of A Dream was The Moody Blues third album […]

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Running on the success of Days Of Future Past, 1968 saw The Moody Blues record their second album with Deram Records. In my mind they were still very much in the exploration phase musically, just like Days Of Future Past this album contains many different directions. Many people view Days Of Future Past as being […]

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The FDA officials have announced that they have lifted the warnings on eating tomatoes of all kinds as of Thursday  They do however continue to warn the elderly and the children along with those that have compromised immune systems to avoid the jalapeno and Serrano peppers though. Raw jalapeno peppers are used quite a bit […]

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Everyone is excited about the sales of the magazine except for Nick and Victoria. Jack thinks they need to print more magazines out there but Nick disagrees. Victoria is thinking that she never should have said yes to doing the cover. Victoria tells Jack he used what she said about Sabrina out of context. He […]

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Janet goes to see Jack and brings him some food. Jack explains to her that he saw her out there all that time. She tells him his ex-wife warned her to stay away from her territory. She tells him to enjoy the food and she starts to walk off but he grabs her and kisses […]

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On the train to Marseilles Max asks the conductor what time the train will be arriving but he can’t understand what the guy says. When he shuts the door and sits back down the door opens again and it is Stephanie and she plops down on his lap speaking French. Stephanie explains to Max how […]

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According to a recent report asbestos sealant has been discovered at a refinery, resulting in the evacuation of some of the workers, although officials have said that operations at the refinery have not been affected by the incident. The asbestos discovery was made at the Sinclair Oil Refinery in Carbon County .
The asbestos was […]

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Clichés are soul murder.  Once a cliché takes over some part of life, it is lost.  Unless something breaks free of the expectations, nothing stands out at all to the detriment of everything.  Indie films are a good example of this.  Yeah, everyone is weird and sad.  Something must stand out.  Crime novels are also […]

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This movie takes the idea of “zombie” so much farther than any other zombie movie I’ve seen.  Zombies give you a lens through which to criticize vast segments of society and the different things they stand for.  This movie mocks everyone and it is the funniest zombie movie and mockumentary I have ever seen.
Starting this […]

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The worst time of day is when there is nothing on TV but Cops.  That’s when society sinks to the lowest common denominator and it’s only embarrassing.  The best parody of that show and mindset is now available on DVD.
Starting this July 15th, now available as a special collectors edition DVD boxed set from Comedy […]

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Here’s another idiotic aspect of the child support system–demanding that incarcerated obligors continue to make child support payments even though we know they have no income and no ability to pay. Then, when they’re released, they’re several thousand dollars behind on child support (with interest on overdue payments added), and are subject to arrest or […]

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TV on DVD is like crack.  You don’t have to watch the commercials, you have complete control over which segments you want or do not want to see, and there are all sorts of special things which come along with it.  Of course, if the show sucks, then it will still suck on DVD.  Nonetheless, […]

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By Honey Gillard
On June 7, Hollywood couple Jessica Alba and Cash Warren gave birth to their first child - Honour Marie Warren. Now over a month later, the ‘Fantastic Four’ star and her stunning daughter have posed together for several exclusive pictures for ‘OK! Magazine’.
In accompaniment with the photos, Alba and Warren also sat down […]

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By Honey Gillard
The surprises seem to be endless these days when it comes to hit T.V Sitcom ‘Scrubs’. Already this month we have been informed that the show will not only be making a channel switch, but will also soon be losing it’s lead doctor and picking up another ‘friend’.
Since NBC announced that it will […]

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I’m not exactly a manly man.  I can fix my own vacuum cleaner, change the air filter on my car, keep my computer running and take a chicken from running around outside to barbecued on your plate all on my own, but I’m no blue collar wet dream.  Maybe that’s why this new collection from […]

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Salmonella is a bacteria that lives in the intestinal tracts of people and animals, with the common symptoms that include fever, abdominal pain and diarrhea. Most people can recover from salmonella but in some cases severe infection is possible which can be fatal if gone untreated. The recent outbreak of salmonella is the largest one […]

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And no swearing-in, either (to tell you the truth, swearing is actually allowed here). Not if the politically correct German left in Berlin has anything to say about it, that is.

Believe it or not, when it comes to holding solemn ceremonies in remembrance of soldiers who risked their lives and died for a worthy […]

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I’m torn when it comes to Judd Apatow.  Some of the movies he’s involved with are absolutely incredible – 40 Year Old Virgin, Superbad, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Knocked Up.  Yet some are simply bad – Walk Hard, Don’t Mess With The Zohan.  Now there is another movie out which falls into the second category.
Starting this […]

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It is never a bad thing to raise moral children.  Being a good person is always a positive thing.  Now there is a new tool available to help make that happen for your children.
Starting this August 12th, now available on DVD from Porchlight Home Entertainment and Porchlight Inspire comes an acclaimed PBS children’s series based […]

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It is never a bad thing to raise moral children.  Being a good person is always a positive thing.  Now there is a new tool available to help make that happen for your children.
Starting this August 12th, now available on DVD from Porchlight Home Entertainment and Porchlight Inspire comes an acclaimed PBS children’s series based […]

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It is never a bad thing to raise moral children.  Being a good person is always a positive thing.  Now there is a new tool available to help make that happen for your children.
Starting this August 12th, now available on DVD from Porchlight Home Entertainment and Porchlight Inspire comes an acclaimed PBS children’s series based […]

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Personally, I think learning is always fun.  Maybe some subjects are not, mainly those boring ones dealing with math and science, but the rest of them are always fun.  Since I think that way, I have always found all those attempts to dress education up and make it fun to be both pointless and pathetic.  […]

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My roommate grew up in Brazil.  From this, I have been exposed to many things I would most likely never have come into close contact with.  Acai, Guardana, soccer, the Brazilian flag, Portuguese, and the only two good Brazilian movies which have ever been made.  They are, of course, City Of God and The Man […]

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This film was the first horror movie I had ever gone to a theater to see since I saw The Grudge.  I saw The Exorcism Of Emily Rose, but I didn’t think of that as a horror picture.  It was a little too introspective to get that title.  Nonetheless, here’s a chance for you to […]

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I’m not sure what to think of zoos.  They are a pretty fun and interesting place.  You get to see all sorts of animals you would never see otherwise and you can learn an awful lot about animal life in general.  Yet at the same time, it is also chillingly similar to being in a […]

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I’m watching CNN International gleefully report a “gotcha” against the Colombian government. Apparantly, one of the soldiers who rescuedIngrid Betancourt and other innocent hostages from FARC in Colombia had a tiny Red Cross on his jacket.
Hmm…aren’t there stories of “insurgents” in Iraq and Gaza and Lebanon using Red Crescent ambulances to move arms? I don’t […]

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Jennifer Cody Epstein’s first novel The Painter from Shanghai is a richly imagined portrait of Pan Yuliang, one of China’s most controversial twentieth century artists. Born into poverty, sold into a life of prostitution, and later a government official’s concubine and art student, Pan Yuliang challenged gender roles and artistic convention in mid- twentieth century China.
Pan Yuliang was […]

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