American Horror Story: Freak Show is a little preachy in its 'everyone is normal' theme, but its complex, compelling characters make it very watchable anyway.
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PC Game Review: ‘Defense Grid 2’
'Defense Grid 2' is a terrific and addictive tower defense game that is slightly marred by a weak story.
Read More »Vape Craze or Counter-Culture?
For those of us relatively new to the concept, “vaping” is when someone uses a device, like an e-cigarette, that heats up liquid which turns into water vapor that is then inhaled just as you would with a cigarette.
Read More »Book Review: ‘Secret Rome’ by Jonglez Publishing
An ancient city brought to life with obscure, fun, and fascinating places, exhibits, puzzles and gems hidden throughout Rome.
Read More »Columbus Day – Talking to Kids About the Explorer
We can see Columbus as either a daring explorer who set out like a 15th century Captain Kirk to go “where no man had gone before,” or we can see him as an inept navigator who grossly underestimated the size of the earth and the distance across the ocean.
Read More »Book Review: ‘All the Bright Places’ by Jennifer Niven
A captivating but unusual story about a young man and woman falling in love.
Read More »TV Review: ‘Once Upon a Time’ – ‘Rocky Road’
This week's episode "Rocky Road" spends nearly one-third of its run time in Arendelle, following Elsa's story, with not one of the series core characters to be seen.
Read More »Blu-ray Review: ‘Sleeping Beauty Diamond Edition’
Disney's "Sleeping Beauty" sometimes seems to crawl at a snail's pace, but features some of the most iconic art found in animation.
Read More »Music Review: Deep Purple – ‘Graz 1975’
'Graz 1975' captures the third incarnation of Deep Purple in their final days, and is among the finest of their many live albums.
Read More »Blu-ray Review: ‘A Million Ways to Die in the West’
MacFarlane fans will surely be adding this to their collection day one.
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