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• Divergent (2014)

  

  Neil Burger directs the screen adaptation of Veronica Roth’s blockbuster-hit novel, “Divergent.” Roth, a native Chicagoan wrote the novel and its two sequels... Read more

  Posted on 23 March 2014 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Did “Biggest Loser” Winner Rachel Frederickson Lose Too Much Weight?

  

  Rachel Frederickson at the start of “The Biggest Loser” (L) and on the finale (R). (NBC/Paul Drinkwater/AP; NBC/Trae Patton/AP)Much controversy has been... Read more

  Posted on 08 February 2014 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Why I Won’t Be Watching the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi…

  

  I’ve been watching the Olympics for as long as I can remember. I regularly watch both the Winter and Summer Olympics. I’ve always tried to see as many activitie... Read more

  Posted on 07 February 2014 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Devil’s Due (2014)

  

  Matt Bettinelli-Olpin directs the latest “horror” film about demonic impregnation. Zach (Zach Gilford) and Samantha (Allison Miller) have a honeymoon that... Read more

  Posted on 21 January 2014 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• August: Osage County (2013)

  

  John Wells directs the film-adaptation of the Pulitzer-Prize winning dark comedy play. The movie centers on a highly dysfunctional family living in the hot and... Read more

  Posted on 19 January 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Crying Baby at Alinea Prompts the Question If Children Have a Place at High-end...

  

  A crying baby at a high-end restaurant has been the topic of much discussion both in Chicago, where the 3-Michelin-star restaurant resides, and amongst the... Read more

  Posted on 16 January 2014 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Devil Baby Attack

  It’s been awhile since I last posted a viral video and I am reintroducing the theme with a funny clip that is going viral on YouTube. Read more

  Posted on 15 January 2014 CURRENT, HUMOR, SOCIETY, TV & VIDEO

• Her (2013)

  

  Spike Jonze’s solo screenwriting debut centers on the life of Theodore Twombly (Joaquin Phoenix) and his relationship with Samantha (voiced by Scarlett... Read more

  Posted on 11 January 2014 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Top 10 Songs of 2013

  

  Music guitar (Photo credit: @Doug88888)These are my favorite songs of 2013. I want to note that while I like these songs, it does not necessarily mean I like th... Read more

  Posted on 01 January 2014 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)

  

  Peter Jackson directs the second installment of the trilogy based on the book The Hobbit written by J. R. R. Tolkien. In this precursor to the events of the... Read more

  Posted on 29 December 2013 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Wolf on Wall Street (2013)

  

  Martin Scorsese (Goodfellas, the Departed) directs a biographical comedy based on the memoirs of Jordan Belfort. Belfort, played by Leonardo DiCaprio, is a... Read more

  Posted on 28 December 2013 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• American Hustle (2013)

  

  David O. Russell’s (Silver Linings Playbook) latest film centers on two con-artists, Irving Rosenfeld (Christian Bale) and Sydney Prosser (Amy Adams) who are... Read more

  Posted on 28 December 2013 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Should the Newtown 911 Tapes Have Been Released?

  

  It has been almost one year since the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary. The events of that day will forever be ingrained into the psyche and memories of the... Read more

  Posted on 06 December 2013 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013)

  

  Francis Lawrence directs the latest installment in the Suzanne Collins Hunger Games series. The movie picks up shortly after heroine Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer... Read more

  Posted on 24 November 2013 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• “Brown Thursday” and L.A. is on “Storm Watch”

  Jimmy Kimmel highlighted L.A.’s “Storm Watch” this past week.  He also shared his thoughts on “Brown Thursday.”Enjoy.I hope everyone is alright over there in... Read more

  Posted on 23 November 2013 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Dallas Buyer’s Club (2013)

  

  Jean-Marc Vallée directs the Ron Woodroof (Matthew McConaughey) biopic of which is largely inspired on his true life story of creating a buyer’s club in the... Read more

  Posted on 23 November 2013 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• 'Thor: The Dark World' Movie Review

  

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  Posted on 11 November 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Kimmel: I Told My Kids I Ate All Their Halloween Candy

  

  halloween (Photo credit: BEE FREE – PGrandicelli [the social bee]) This is my selection for “viral video of the week.” I don’t know what it says about me but... Read more

  Posted on 06 November 2013 HUMOR, VIRAL

• 12 Years a Slave (2013)

  

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  Posted on 03 November 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Pressure Mounts for the Washington Redskins to Be Renamed

  

  Washington Redskins (Photo credit: Keith Allison)For the better half of this year, NFL owner Dan Synder has consistently been pressured by activist groups to... Read more

  Posted on 02 November 2013 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY