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Mar 1, 2019
6 min

The Importance of Being Mentored: How 8 Hours with Writer Jean Shepherd Changed My Life

As a child seeking resources on how to publish my short stories, I marched into the Benton Library, a small neighborhood library around the corner from my ho...

May 4, 2017
3 min

Star Wars: It's in the Music

One of my favorite LA things to do is attend the annual Hollywood Bowl John Williams concert. Under the stars you sit and listen to the maestro conduct the L...

Oct 30, 2015
2 min

Walker Stalker Con Night 1: The Walking Dead Experience

The Walking Dead Experience is here! That's here in Atlanta at Walker Stalker Con. Walker Stalker Con, in partnership with Robert Kirkman’s Skybound Entertai...

Jul 31, 2015
1 min

Something Strangely Magical: Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell

Now Streaming on Amazon, originally aired on BBC America in the U.S. and BBC in the UK This week on the Podcast we reviewed Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell, ...

Apr 22, 2015
1 min

The Walking Dead Invades NAB 2015!

The Walking Dead invaded the 2015 NAB Show with a big bite, first Michael Cudlitz on April 13, did his own panel discussing his work on Southland and his Pri...

Dec 23, 2014
2 min

Off the Beaten Path Holiday Movies on VOD

I AM SANTA CLAUS is a documentary following the lives of the men behind the beard and funny red suit. Though it received more attention (and controversy) for...

Dec 10, 2014
5 min

Where's the Love for Walking Dead Award Season?

It's Official, the ultimate display of Hollywood back patting hath commenced! With the announcement of the SAG award nominations for 2014 and the Hollywood F...

Nov 17, 2014
2 min

Best Pics for the Big Screen

Here's three very different films, in theaters right now, that you should go see. Nightcrawler Theatrical Release: October 17, 2014 Rating: 9.5/10 Synopsis:...

Oct 17, 2014
2 min

It's Been a Nice Ride Cable Cos, for You

Heard about this? HBO announced that as of 2015 they will be launching a stand-alone online service, without cable. It was just a matter of time. I'm frankly...

Jul 26, 2014
1 min

French Parkour Group Brings Assassin's Creed Unity to Life

Just in time for Comic Con 2014, Ubisoft sponsored this video to promote its upcoming Assassin's Creed: Unity. The upcoming game takes on the French Revoluti...

Jul 21, 2014
7 min

The Power of a Rotten Tomato

When was the last time you went to the movies without consulting a movie rating app or website? Particularly, Rotten Tomatoes the popular film rating site th...

Jul 19, 2014
1 min

This sign was on the front of a Cupcake shop. Cody, Wyoming.

Picture Galleries Lava Hot Springs Bear River Bird Refuge Jackson The Parks Cody The Road to Rock Springs Rock Springs to Park City

Jul 13, 2014
3 min

Old Cowboy's Don't Fade Away, They Go to McDonald's

On a recent trip through America's old west, I had an encounter with an old Cowboy, whom I'll never forget. We were on the tail end of a week long trip throu...

Jun 30, 2014
3 min

Emails from the Road: Park City to Home (Part 6)

It's been a long day of travel. We started early but apparently not early enough for the regular LA Quinta Inn patrons as at 7:30am the continental breakfast...

Jun 29, 2014
2 min

Emails from the Road: The Road to Rock Springs (Part 5)

Its our last night in Wyoming and on the trip as well. Our living quarters have taken an extreme fall from grace. See enclosed view from our hotel window of ...

Jun 28, 2014
3 min

Emails from the Road: A Town Called Cody (Part 4)

We arrived in Cody about 6:30pm MT. And ended up eating at an Irish pub. Hey everywhere in the world...there's an Irish pub. Never gone wrong yet. And it was...

Jun 26, 2014
1 min

Emails from the Road: Oh Purple Mountains Majesty, The Parks (Part 3)

Today we happily left, overpriced, overcrowded Jackson and headed through the Grand Tetons and onto Yellowstone. It was a spectacular drive despite the inter...

Jun 24, 2014
2 min

Emails From the Road: The Road to Jackson, WY (Part 2)

Drove through Idaho today en route to Wyoming. Very pretty country. Had an interesting stop off at the Monsanto plant. We were actually told about it as if i...

Jun 23, 2014
2 min

Emails from the Road: Wild Wild West Trip, Idaho (Part 1)

So we're hanging here in Idaho...(sung to the tune of Billy Joel's Allentown) the enclosed pics represent the entire town of Lava Hot Springs. You know that ...

Jun 22, 2014
1 min

Road Trip!

Heading off into the Wild Wild West -- Utah, Idaho, Wyoming ! Can't wait. Here's some fun facts about each of the states we will be visiting. Utah has the hi...