Archives for March 2016

3 Ways to Stay Safe While Traveling Overseas

    3 Ways to Stay Safe While Traveling Overseas By Burt Carey Paris, Brussels, and now the U.S. government is ordering American families and non-essential personnel to leave southern Turkey. With terrorism on every foreign traveler’s mind, here are three simple things you can do to stay safe. Traveling with family — and especially […]

Mickey Mouse Solar Field To Open This Spring

  Mickey Mouse Solar Field To Open This Spring By Burt Carey What has a two big black ears and a cute, round face? If you said Mickey Mouse you may have seen the 20-acre solar farm being built by Duke Energy Florida next door to Walt Disney World Resort. The solar panel field is […]

NCAA Men’s Final Four Promises Excitement to the Last Buzzer

  NCAA Men’s Final Four Promises Excitement to the Last Buzzer By Burt Carey They keep calling it March Madness, but this year’ NCAA Division 1 Men’s Final Four matchups will be held in April. No matter. The winner takes home the national basketball championship trophy after a weekend that promises to be as exciting […]

Doctor Leads Rescue Team in Post-Apocalyptic Zombie Flick

  Pandemic Film Review by Kam Williams Doctor Leads Rescue Team in Post-Apocalyptic Zombie Flick Laura (Rachel Nichols) managed to avoid getting infected by the virus that decimated the population of New York. Now the Center for Disease Control veteran is in L.A. where she’s heading a rescue team assigned to find survivors among the […]

Top Ten DVD List for March 29, 2016

  This Week’s DVD Releases by Kam Williams Top Ten DVD List for March 29, 2016                        Concussion http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B019T8Q426/ref%3dnosim/thslfofire-20 The Hateful Eight http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B01A53WR3Y/ref%3dnosim/thslfofire-20 Humans: Series One [Uncut UK Edition] http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B015JLUO1E/ref%3dnosim/thslfofire-20 The Red House http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B01BEDZHTA/ref%3dnosim/thslfofire-20 CPO Sharkey: The Best of Season Two http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B019R19HV0/ref%3dnosim/thslfofire-20 The Making of […]

Without Stewart…The News (And Laughter) Must Go On

  Without Stewart…The News (And Laughter) Must Go On by Amy Lignor   Yes, Comedy Central is still a fine station. “The Daily Show…” is also okay. Trevor Noah, the new host of the show, is trying his absolute best. But, let’s face it, asking Noah or anyone else to do the job is like […]

Alexander’s Candor!

  Bridgette Alexander The “Southern Gothic” Interview with Kam Williams Alexander’s Candor! Born in Chicago, Illinois on September 21, 1965, Bridgette R Alexander is a 19th Century French Art Historian specializing in the racial and sexuality construction during the development of modern Parisian culture, singling out one artist, Edouard Manet, for deeper focus. She’s also […]

A Highly Debated Piece of Technology Serves a Purpose

  A Highly Debated Piece of Technology Serves a Purpose by Amy Lignor   When even saying the word “drone” in 2016, debates spark up immediately as to whether they are safe, they are needed, and what they can even do to save countries and people from war and terrorist attacks. Just this week we […]

A Discussion with Justin!

  Justin Hires The “Rush Hour” Interview with Kam Williams A Discussion with Justin! Justin Hires is a very talented actor, comedian, storyteller, dancer, video jockey and writer who will next be seen playing Detective Carter in the CBS-TV action-comedy series “Rush Hour,” based on the buddy films co-starring Chris Tucker and Jackie Chan. The […]

Heartfelt Documentary Revisits 1948 Flood Which Wiped Out Oregon City

  The Wake of Vanport Film Review by Kam Williams Heartfelt Documentary Revisits 1948 Flood Which Wiped Out Oregon City Vanport, Oregon was established in 1942 on lowlands located between Portland and the Columbia River. At its height, the hastily-constructed public housing project had about 40,000 inhabitants, most of whom were hired by the military […]