The soundtrack for the new horror/thriller The Stepfather bursts out it’s opening notes (Mutemath’s “Typical”) like it’s a soundtrack with something to prove. It’s an unfortunate opening, especially since the rest of the album (excepting Blurtonia’s “Never Less Than Perfect” and C’Mon’s “Safer When”) is mostly made up of darkly depressive alt-rock bitter-ballads, rather than [...]

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Since Muse’s inception in the mid-90s, this alternative band has been constantly working to develop their sound and expand on their previous work. A decade after their first album (1999′s Showbiz) hit stores, Muse has now put forth their most polished record yet. The band’s new album, The Resistance, has already seen it’s hit single [...]

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A woman from the UK who was suffering from the asbestos cancer, mesothelioma, has died just twenty four hours after a judge awarded her two hundred and forty thousand pounds. The forty nine year old from Wales died on Thursday just a day after she was awarded the compensation. She is said to have been [...]

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A few months ago, I was spending some time with my sister, just sitting around and watching classic television on WGN America.  In my opinion, that is the best channel out there for viewing those sometimes regrettable television shows that were a huge part of our collective past.  So, in the course of watching television, [...]

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Every book has a target market, there are thrillers, romances, sci-fi, and lots of other genres. The toughest nut to crack though is books aimed at the very young. They have no buying power, so the author must appeal to adults, usually the parents of the very young child. The usual hook is the learning [...]

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The Jonas brothers are pretty much omnipresent these days.  The three of them are all over the place and it looks as though their cultural influence is only growing.  First there was the CD and then the appearances on different television shows and then the tour and the movie about the tour show.  I thought [...]

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Jack reaches for his phone to call the police when he sees Dr. P thinking she is Patty. Paul stops him telling him she is Dr. Emily Peterson, not Patty and she had ID to prove it. When Jack is over the sudden shock, he looks over at Victor and asks if he gave Patty [...]

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This past Friday, an episode of Degrassi The next Generation aired an episode entitled “Shoot to Thrill”. This episode involved a girl named Ali and her boyfriend Johnny. Ali took some pictures of Johnny and a stuffed animal promising never to share them with anyone. As the episode went on, we saw how poorly Johnny [...]

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When I was a kid I grew up on a dead end street. Most of my friends in the neighborhood lived down the street and we were always going back and forth to each others houses. There was never a fear of being out after dark but the rule was when the street lights came [...]

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Forgiveness and Reconciliation… The Prodigal Son, by Auguste Rodin c.1884 My commentary on the filing of Chapter 11 protection by the Catholic Diocese of Wilmington ruffled a few feathers. Please be assured that I do not under any circumstances believe there is no money left in the bank accounts, assets and properties of the Church. [...]

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It has been revealed that an inquest is to be held in to the death of Sir Alastair Aird, who was a private secretary for the Queen Mother in England for decades. Sir Alastair died last month, and it has now been reported that he was suffering from the asbestos cancer, mesothelioma. There is now [...]

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I was contacted this morning by Captain Dominic Piscitello of the PCSO. They are receiving a high volume of tips and leads in the search for missing 6 year old Haleigh Cummings, many of these tips are coming in through E-mail. Unfortunately they are being sent to many different E-mail accounts, and often are going [...]

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No one is immune from genre-bashing. What’s come to be known as historical fiction is one of those genres at which I tend to look askance. I’m guilty of often considering it little more than a costume drama, where the author simply places characters and situations in a historical setting. But it’s also a genre [...]

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Somer Renee Thompson was on her way home after school Monday afternoon with her twin brother and her older sister when after a fight she ran ahead of them running towards her home. This was the last time this 7 year old child was seen alive. When her mother started wondering where she was when [...]

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Clearly, the White House hasn’t quite figured out the difference between the two.  Now, I will say that some many who complain about liberal bias in the media and quote Keith Olbermann to, in part, prove it also need this bit of education.  (Quoting Keith Olbermann to show he’s an unserious clown is an entirely [...]

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Identity Theft Expert Robert Siciliano The National Foundation for Credit Counselors, which sponsors Protect Your Identity Week, has compiled a number of identity theft myths. To support their efforts, the Santa Fe Group Vendor Council Awareness and Education Subcommittee has helped to clarify some common misinformation with regards to this increasingly common crime. We’ve already [...]

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