This last weekend I got to see the newest in the Halloween Franchise. This is one of the best, calling back and forth between the past and the future, films that has rocked the horror genre. Although intriguing questions were not answered, the portrayal of Laurie Strode by Jamie Lee Curtis is perfect and believable…
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Chicago Cubs, a Bear of a Team
Growing up in a Midwest, Great Plains state, we didn’t really have many baseball teams to root for or to claim as our “home” team. There were the Colorado Rockies, the Kansas City Royals, but if you wanted to be part of a larger group, the Cubbies were your team. Growing up, it was Andre…
The GAP Commercials
The 90’s brought to us the lyrics of Donovan sung by celebrities and emaciated models dressed in GAP gear. “They call me Mellow Yellow…” resonated with the group that GAP was trying to connect with to buy their clothes, those pre-hipsters, anti-establishment, yet still had mom and dad’s money to purchase clothes. Suddenly, everyone was…
Surge Soda
Eager to test the boundaries in middle and high school, Surge Soda boasted increased amounts of sugar and caffeine, things most teenagers wanted to experience to escape the world that was around them. In my town, there was only one place that would sell it as there was an uproar from conservative parents that it…
The Forever Greatness of The Great Gatsby
My love of literature and the pursuance of striving for the best in life yet simultaneously knowing that pursuance could lead to my demise, is something that will always be stitched to me via the words of F. Scott Fitzgerald in The Great Gatsby. Fitzgerald’s beautiful language is a lens of focus that reveals not…
The Top Hat
A fashion accessory that only adds class to any outfit. Have you ever taken the time to think about the person you think of when you think of a person in a top hat? I immediately go to Fred Astaire from the movie Top Hat, but then my mind wanders to the great Marlene Dietrich. …
Castle Rock is Retro?
I would say, yes! Pulling from all of the characters from Stephen Kings previous works of art, Castle Rock reigns supreme in creepiness and artistic styling. I also love that the audience is kind of in on the joke yet at the same times can’t predict where the story will go next. For instance, when…
1984
“Big Brother is watching you.” With the President’s emergency alert going out last week, I felt it was appropriate to look at the novel 1984. As Orwell wrote this novel in the 1940s, during and after the World War II, he warned of thought police and screens that watch and communicate to people. I had…
Gotta Get Down on Friday!
All, here is a link to one of pop culture’s greatest gifts: Rebecca Black’s song, Friday, the anthem made famous on YouTube. Funny enough, it is really catchy and has stood the test of time for the last few years. Here is the video for your viewing pleasure: Recently, the singer showed up on The…
The Jetson’s
I was more of a Jetson’s fan growing up than the Flintstones. I loved thinking about the future and what it could offer to us. Just one invention could revolutionize the home and family. What was nice about this cartoon is that even with all the futuristic, forward thinking about what life would be, the…
Fashion of the 60’s
So many rivers of activism and advancement showed itself in the 1960’s, even in fashion. Take a look at this picture and think about what they are thinking. Do you think that they would ever imagine that some of these trends would be just as popular today? What trends are we seeing today that could…
Graduating With Honors
Remember that moment when you realized that school wasn’t as important as living a good, balanced life was? Remember when you realized that caring for others was the ultimate gift that you can give another person? With Honors shows that compassion, understanding, and humility are the key ingredients to building connections. Brendan Frazer finds love,…
Retro Pop 