California is pushing for rooftop solar energy to help increase its sustainable energy use to 50% by 2030.
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Music Review: dsfečo – ‘Watch It Sparkle’ EP
‘Watch It Sparkle’ is radical and confusing.
Read More »TV Review: ‘Masterpiece Theater’ – ‘Poldark’
PBS Masterpiece Theater presents a fabulous new remake of Poldark, starring Aidan Turner.
Read More »Movie Review: ‘Rubble Kings,’ Narrated by John Leguizamo
New York City was on the verge of bankruptcy, gangs thrashed out conflicts in all city boroughs, arson was a daily occurrence in the Bronx and crime was its main income. From the rubble and ashes of the Bronx where there was little to live for and much desolation, a small spark of hope ignited. What happened amidst the devastation and misery was a change that occurred for all time and it had nothing to do with politics.
Read More »Interview with R.M. Cartmel, Author of ‘The Charlemagne Connection’
Well, if Lady Muse isn’t playing, I go back and rewrite it! Don’t worry, gentle readers, you will never be exposed to it, but there are times when my muse is, and it is still a horrid and self-indulgent monstrosity!
Read More »Burning Flags: Symbols Have Meaning in Context
Context is everything, even when it concerns the Confederate flag.
Read More »Run, Forrest Run
Here; remember the scene in the movie 'Forrest Gump,' when Forrest and his girlfriend Jenny Curran were walking home from school and a Jeep load of young white thugs came after Forrest. To communicate to the theater audience the danger Forrest was in, the film director had the camera focused on the Confederate flag license plate in the front of the Jeep. The Jeep was moving fast, but Forrest was moving faster and Jenny was screaming “Run, Forrest Run.”
Read More »Music Review: Antonio Sanchez – ‘Three Times Three’ and ‘The Meridian Suite’
Two new albums from the snubbed composer of the score for the Oscar-winning 'Birdman.'
Read More »PlayStation 4 Review: ‘Tales From the Borderlands: Episode 3 – Catch a Ride’
Tales From the Borderlands: Episode 3 - Catch a Ride might be one of the best episodic segments TellTale Games has ever put together, but its short length and technical limitations make its relative gaming value a tough sell.
Read More »Profile: Author Barry Hornig
The decision to write this memoir came about from Hornig’s anger about his great ups and downs in life and the question, “Why do they continue to happen to me?” He needed to get it out of his system. Through writing, he hoped to see life more clearly and get rid of some of the anger and pain.
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