By Clifford T. Hofferd (Spoilers) Inside Out is a 2015 computer animated film from Pixar Studios and Walt Disney Pictures. Directed by Pete Doctor the film follows the emotions that live inside out heads. Specifically those of 11 year old Riley who has just moved to San Francisco because of her father’s work. Her emotions (Joy, Sadness, Fear, Disgust, and …
The Secret by Rhonda Byrne is critiqued by Ron Murdock. Anyone Want To Know A Secret? Psst, anyone want to know a secret? Of course they do, along with passing it along to others. ‘The Secret’ by Rhonda Byrne was a book that was on several bestsellers lists for what seemed to be ages. After reading it I didn’t find …
By Clifford T. Hofferd If there’s one thing that all Jurassic Park movies have in common, it’s that nobody learns anything. If you open a dinosaur theme park things will go horribly wrong. If you try and play god by creating your own dinosaur then things will go horribly wrong. That’s what happens in Jurassic World as a fully functioning …
101 Really Important Things by Ernie Zelinski book review by Ron Murdock “Things may come to those who wait, but only the things that were left behind by those who hustle.” – Abraham Lincoln A while back I read a book by Ernie Zelinski titled 101 Really Important Things, the subject matter was about the things we miss out on, …
Michael and Spider Farewell Performance At The Akbar Club Cancelled Hi everyone. I feel so bad that Peter and Scott were kind enough to book us at Akbar, bad that Chris and Roy and Marc have been working so hard to learn all of our songs, bad for all of our friends who have booked flights and hotels, but unfortunately …
Sex sells. And, it gets people’s attention. The following is a critique of the book “Not Your Mothers Book On Sex” A lot of attention! Sex is as natural as sunshine, yet it is something that folks try their best to keep out of the light of day. But, sex makes the world go around, with most things on this …
Book Review of The Money Compass – Where Your Money Went And How To Get It Back Nations stand on the verge of economic collapse, individuals lead champagne lives on beer budgets, and the middle class of America implodes as production drops and consumerism grows. Like a massive ship rudderless and adrift helplessly, the world economy is being driven by out of …
2014 will Go Down In History As A Pivotal Point 2014 will go down in human history as a pivotal point, as traditions tumbled to dust, and the dawn of machines rose above us, filling the sky with mechanical doom. It marked the growth of green, the plummet of petroleum, and massive shifts in social behaviors around the world. The …
The Hunger Games Mockingjay Part 1 – a movie review by Clifford T, Hofferd The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1, is an American film directed by Francis Lawrence and released on November 17th 2014. It stars Jennifer Lawrence, Woody Harrleson, Philip Seymor Hoffman, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, and Donald Southerland. The film is the 3rd of 4 movies in the …
Alice’s Restaurant Massacree Celebrates 50th Anniversary We know the younger generations probably don’t know who Arlo Guthie is, so here a little bit about one of our favorite musicians. Arlo is the eldest son of folk music legend, Woody Guthrie, and has followed in his father’s footsteps by becoming a legend in his own right. Arlo’s career exploded in 1967 …
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is a 2014 sci-fi action movie directed by Johnathan Liebesman, and produced by Michael Bay’s Platinum Dunes production company. This movie is a reboot of the previous TMNT movie series and features a revamped origin story for the Turtles and their world. April O’Neil (played by Megan Fox) is investigating a series of crimes orchestrated by …
It wasn’t what I wanted to hear first thing in the morning. Literally the first thing I heard after getting out of bed was the death of Robin Williams. I could hardly believe his death was an alleged suicide as a result of depression. I wonder how much of the full story we got, as Williams seemed to have everything …