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December 3, 2012 / Arts and Entertainment
It's insane! The Powerball Jackpot of a half a billion dollars is creating a ticket buying all across the United State for this Wednesday night's drawing. Because there has not been a Powerball winner for the last two months the jackpot has grown by $175 million to a whopping $550 million. Whomever wins this money will have a huge decision to make: do they take annual payouts over three decades,...
September 24, 2012 / Arts and Entertainment
Looking for something new and unique to do next weekend? Why not plan to attend the 4th Annual San Diego’s Touch A Truck car show, originated by Max’s Ring of Fire, a 501(c)3 tax-exempt public charity, dedicated to pediatric cancer fundraising and advocacy for innovative pediatric cancer research and clinical trials. Max’s Ring of Fire is the namesake of Max Mikulak who was born on June 3...
September 7, 2012 / Movies & Video
http://www.filmpreservation.org/preserved-films/screening-room/the-prospector-1912 [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZkq7d4lyrw[/youtube]...
August 26, 2012 / Books
J.K. Rowling’s new book “The Casual Vacancy” has already hit two million sales in pre-ordered copies. This is Rowling's first novel written for an adult audience and many are wondering if it will be as good as her wildly successful Harry Potter series. Rowling’s American publishers are literally banking on her darkly humorous novel's success and have been quoted as saying that the book ...
April 3, 2012 / Arts and Entertainment
I pride myself on seeing all of the Oscar-nominated films before the big night, often aided by my friends in the industry who get advance copies for viewing because they are voting members of the Academy. But, this year, I got horribly behind and missed a number of nominated films, including an HBO documentary entitled “God Is the Bigger Elvis”. A confessed documentary junkie, I would watch t...
February 29, 2012 / Arts and Entertainment
So, what is it that fascinates us so much about the Oscars? What was once a 50 minute show has now turned into an all-day event if you, like millions, tuned in at 3pm to ensure that you did not miss a single wave, exclamation of surprise, or catty remark about someone’s less-than-flattering gown. What a day! There were the Pre-Red Carpet shows with commentators telling us all about what was g...
February 3, 2012 / Arts and Entertainment
Sometime last year I was in Barnes and Noble looking for a new book to read. Not knowing what I was looking for I walked toward the young adult section to see if anything caught my eye. Of course, the Twilight books were plastered all over the place, but I had already read them, so that was not a solution. I was looking for something that was going to keep me intrigued. As I kept walking I noticed...
December 21, 2011 / Arts and Entertainment
What are the top 10 Christmas songs, EVER! Ask 100 people and you will get 100 answers. Of course, some songs will probably show up on virtually everybody’s list…songs with lyrics like “…it’s Christmas time in the city”, “Chestnuts roasting on an open fire”, “I’m dreaming of a white Christmas”, and “…sleep in heavenly peace”. Songs that bring back great memories, son...
