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LATEST ARTICLES ( 565 )
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"The Institute" by Stephen King
"The Institute" is Stephen King's newest novel about a group of kids locked in a brutal, experimental facility in the deep backwoods of (surprise, surprise)... Read more
Posted on 30 October 2019 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE -
'Appy All Hallows Evening :: Grind #238
I'll close out this Halloween themed grind edition with a joke: A cabbie picks up a Nun in San Francisco . She gets into the cab, and notices that the VERY... Read more
Posted on 29 October 2019 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE -
A Peek Inside China's Brand New $11 Billion 'Starfish' Airport
The Daxing International Airport in the capital Beijing was formally opened by President Xi Jinping on Wednesday. The airport spans 700,000 square metres, or... Read more
Posted on 28 October 2019 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE -
Mental Yoga Sunday (#50)
"For a week, I tested out this silly internet adage by being wildly, gloriously wrong online. In preparation for my journey, I set some ground rules for... Read more
Posted on 27 October 2019 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE -
Here Are A Few of My Favorite Things
Desktop Storm Glass Nobody knows who invented the "storm glass", but it was popularized by pioneering meteorologist Robert Fitzroy, captain of HMS Beagle. (He... Read more
Posted on 30 September 2019 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE -
Strange News at 5 :: World Edition
Here's 5 news stories I found to be quite entertaining: The French have all the perks: Socialized Medicine, the beautiful Southern countryside, the city of... Read more
Posted on 25 September 2019 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE -
I Forgot That You Existed :: Welcome Back Venti
It's been a while, but I've heard you. Sorry many of you felt abandoned by Ventipop just when you needed it the most. Lord knows we all desperately need to... Read more
Posted on 23 September 2019 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE -
Spoilery Terrific TV :: 5 Favorite Watched Things This Week (#2 of 50)
Five things, four times per week. That's a solid 20 shares per week. And Venti=20, so after three years of doing this thang called Ventipop, at least the name... Read more
Posted on 01 May 2019 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE -
Sporting Goods :: 5 Things Today (#1 of 50)
I just looked at my blog posts, and it occurred to me I've been neglecting my readers and followers. Sorry I've been away for so long. Life has... Read more
Posted on 30 April 2019 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE -
Cram It! Game of Thrones
"CRAM IT: GAME OF THRONES" ON YOUTUBE Cram It provides humorous, fast-paced summaries of lengthy film and TV franchises, so you can dive right into the latest... Read more
Posted on 09 April 2019 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE -
3 Recent Netflix Movies :: Viewing Verdicts
Verdict: In The Jungle (with half a good) Book Who doesn't love a good heist movie? Triple Frontier sees an all-star cast of Special Forces operatives (Ben... Read more
Posted on 04 April 2019 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE -
Dario Crisman "Reflection of You"
Dario Crisman is a self-taught pianist and composer. Music has for him the task of expressing his feelings and above all the search for an aesthetic, creative... Read more
Posted on 04 April 2019 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE -
Muckefuck & Apfelschorle
I'm always fascinated by things other cultures just assume are normal and take for granted as being universally normal. Americans tend to think anything existin... Read more
Posted on 21 March 2019 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE -
Bored? Take The Proust Questionnaire
1.__What is your idea of perfect happiness? 2.__What is your greatest fear? 3.__What is the trait you most deplore in yourself? 4.__What is the trait you most... Read more
Posted on 05 March 2019 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE -
On Generosity :: Three Wishes
"A fight is going on inside me," said an old man to his son. "It is a terrible fight between two wolves. One wolf is evil. He is anger, envy, sorrow, regret,... Read more
Posted on 05 March 2019 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE -
Cup O' Coffee and the Sunday Paper
While the average nursing home costs $188 per day, Robison wrote that reservations at the hotel chain cost $59.23 per night with both a long-term stay and senio... Read more
Posted on 03 March 2019 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE -
"I Don't Need Two Hands"
New Zealand’s DB Export Beer makes one of the funniest commercials of the year. “I Don’t Need Two Read more
Posted on 28 February 2019 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE -
'Empire' Installation by Artist Rone
Art should be something of a haunting. A memory imprinted forever inside of you. Artist Rone seems to have created the perfect artistic installation in a... Read more
Posted on 26 February 2019 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE -
Cup O' Coffee and the Sunday Paper
Hoping you’re having a loungy, lazy Sunday. Here’s a few of the articles I read this past week I liked quite a bit.1How people spend sudden financial... Read more
Posted on 24 February 2019 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE -
Feel :: Thanks Lieutenant Dan
Gary Sinise, who played Lt. Dan Taylor in Forrest Gump, has dedicated his life to giving back to veterans and their families.A recent thank-you video from... Read more
Posted on 20 February 2019 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE