My success rate for Oscar picks has been 15 out of 24 in 2005, 10 in 2006, 15 in 2007, 13 in 2008, 10 in 2009, 11 in 2010, 15 in 2011, and 9 (or 8.5, given the tie in Sound Editing) in 201… Read More

Last year, I saw a record 9 out of all nominated feature-length movies (and none of the shorts). This year has been more intense than usual and I have seen a record low of 3 among all nomi… Read More

I really am going to try to write here more frequently.  I have been meaning to sit down the last few days to blog a few things but it's been rather hectic.  Also, I seem to be all… Read More

The following is a sort-of chronological listening of important songs, albums, and musical experience which have all helped to create my current musical tastes. It’s by no means a comp… Read More

Hi there. I really wanted to post an article that was entertaining and informative (or kinda), so I decided to do the "101 Things You Didn't Know About Rock N' Roll" (I know you probably kno… Read More

Starring:Aamir Khan     …     Sahir / SamarKatrina Kaif     …     AaliyaTabrett Bethell     …… Read More

Best PictureShould/Will Win: 12 Years a SlavePossible Winner: GravityLong-Shot Winner: American HustleBest ActorShould Win: Chiwetel Ejiofor -- 12 Years a SlaveWill Win: Matthew McConaughey… Read More

(Adapted from an address I gave at my dad's funeral in September 2014)The night my dad died I had a hard time sleeping, but not for the reasons you might assume. I wasn’t lying in bed… Read More

And the winner is......According to you >>>We ALL, I believe, like the Motion Pictures and most watch the #Oscars every year on TV! By now a lot of you maybe are awards show fed up… Read More

It's Quarantine Week here at the Magazine Mansion: Her Lovely Self got strep last weekend. Then I woke up with it Tuesday. And now, today, Thomas went down for the count. And just to make an… Read More

Miami Heat vs. Boston Celtics 10/30/2012 – Opening Night Review For six years the 2006 NBA Champions banner sat alone amongst the rafters with only an ill placed, giant, retired Michae… Read More

If you have a million hours to kill and love to read about other people’s surgeries, then I invite you to read this post that turned into a mini-book.  It’s about my daughte… Read More

Well, the 86th Academy Awards ceremony -- hosted by the sure-to-be-stupendous Ellen DeGeneres -- is only five weeks away.  Here, I'm going to rank the nominees, from most likely to take… Read More

Once a year Radio CITR-FM performs a show swap in which our station's programmers take a stab at somebody else's show. My program usually focuses around old vinyl, comedy records, weird reco… Read More

Some of the below mentioned activities are advisable for children, some are not, while some are fine with parental guidance. Wherever you see or read today, the one word that hits you is REU… Read More

And the winner is......According to you >>>We ALL, I believe, like the Motion Pictures and most watch the #Oscars every year on TV! By now a lot of you maybe are awards show fed up… Read More

Dean Fredericks about to take his first flight in a jet…for REAL! In a TF-102A two seat version of the F-102 All Weather Fighter. 1959.###Volume 3 + Slipcovers Pre-Orders & D… Read More

THIS story, the one I'm about to share, chronicles the wave of emotions I FELT about the miraculous little babies that came to grace my life forever just five short years ago… Read More

What value is in a child?  The following poem from McGuffey's Fourth Reader gives a story of a couple that were very poor with seven children.  They found themselves in a position… Read More

  Where did that dog that used to be here go?I thought about himonce again tonight before I went to bed. -Shimaki AkahikoPrologue“What’s after six?”“Five,&r… Read More

Ever wondered how people can make enough money to live abroad? If you’ve read any travel websites, you’ve undoubtedly seen people adventuring around the world while running a sma… Read More

The Biggest and Funniest Police Jokes A policeman jumped me the other day. He shot meˏ mugged meˏ raped me and stabbed me. Then he threw me out of a moving carˏ jumped on my… Read More

That was a brief, 8-month depression and anxiety break from this series, but I'm back on it now, and pardon my language, but look how fucking happy I am about it!Yesterday was the 40th anniv… Read More

Tagline: ‘Sleep all day. Party all night. Never grow old. Never die. It’s fun to be a vampire’UK Running Time: 97 MinutesFilm Quality: 4.5/5Gore Content: 2/5Entertainment V… Read More

Last November while visiting home a dear friend of mine, Heather, encouraged me to schedule a Reiki session to help with the mind-body connection to facilitate healing. Heather had given me… Read More

When it comes to the holiday season, there’s no place quite as magical as NYC. For many years though, I’ve dreaded the period between Thanksgiving and New Years– a time whe… Read More

Summary: They say life flashes before you in that moment before death. I could see it all reflected in the blade. I was standing under the cherry blossoms at my school entrance ceremony, eat… Read More

The Earth Plane is a full-color illustrated science adventure story that follows a young boy and his grandfather through a series of scientific experiments and expeditions ending in an incre… Read More

Do I look like his father or grandfather?I spent my fiftieth birthday in sitting in a movie theater on a humid Summer afternoon.  Waiting for the previews to start, I thought about my l… Read More

The fiftieth anniversary of my parents' deaths is this week. They had been married 10 years and one month. I want to remember and honor, but the wedding album is not exactly where I can go t… Read More

Currently the state of the world now seems as if it is crashing and burning into a wall of Covid. There are few havens of safety and in turn places that seem to have handled this crisis well… Read More

I have fond memories of my father cutting my hair.  My dad cut my brother Bob, and my hair on Sunday mornings while Mom made breakfast and Abbott and Costello movies played in the backg… Read More

I sure would've loved if you could've been there for me...sharing with me the joy and happiness of my teens...the disappointments and decisions that I've made through out the years... I sure… Read More

The best Country songs easy to play on acoustic and electric guitar with video lessons and tabs for beginner guitarists to learn fast. The best Country songs to play on acoustic or electr… Read More

Looking for a getaway that is conveniently located, yet secluded enough where you really feel you are away from it all? The Topanga Canyon area offers just that. It is a tranquil place full… Read More

I don’t know what happened. Somewhere between my senior year in high school and today a few words got lost. I can’t seem to find them.What happened to the Misters and the Mrs.? T… Read More

Many people’s preferred dessert is ice cream. But it might be difficult to think clearly when trying to find the ideal gifts for ice cream lovers. Be at ease, though! we’ve… Read More

Welcome to the first year of our garden, in which we transformed our backyard from a grassy slope into a terraced land of veggies, fruit trees, berries and chickens, with so many flowers in… Read More

Kenny Schiff is the Director of Analytics at Lone Star Communications, a Texas-based healthcare solutions company that provides technology services to hospitals. A healthcare industry vetera… Read More

Reading Time: 13 minutesUpdated: 8/11/2024 | Nashville Travel Guide About Nashville Nashville is the capital of Tennessee and a great place to visit if you love country music and BBQ. It&r… Read More

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Walter Dean Myers was a writer of children’s books best known for young adult literature. He was born in Martinsburg, West Virginia, but was raised in Harlem, New York City. While h… Read More