As might have become obvious by now, I’m a huge fan of Mark Wheatley’s comics. His latest project—The Return of the Human, which is now running online as part of the first slate of titles from a major new webcomics consortium—is a perfect example of why I’m so intrigued with his work. It’s a graphic novel that incorporates the best...
Loving Hating Breitbart
Those of us who knew Andrew Breitbart fairly well are still in a state of shock that he’s gone. I first learned about his passing the way I’ve learned of many things over the years, by logging onto The Drudge Report early one morning. At first it was just a shocking headline saying “Dead at 43” but then came the...
Blu-ray Review: Wrong Turn 5: Bloodlines
Nearly ten years after the original Wrong Turn scared up modest box office returns, the franchise lurches forward with the fifth entry, Wrong Turn 5: Bloodlines. This one, like its immediate predecessor, is a prequel—not that it really matters whether or not you’ve seen any of the others. All you need to know is that One Eye (Radoslav Parvanov), Saw...
Johnny Lewis and Scientology’s Criminal Behavior
As I write this article, actor Johnny Lewis is ranked #1 on the STARmeter on the Internet Movie Database Pro version. At #2 is Joseph Gordon-Levitt, currently appearing in the #1 movie Looper with Bruce Willis (who is ranked #19 on the STARmeter). Unfortunately, the ranking won’t help his career, because Johnny Lewis is dead, at age 28. Lewis died...
Clapton’s Slowhand to Receive 35th Anniversary Edition Releases
Eric Clapton has a body of work that spans many of the decades that rock and roll has been around. With his developing work with The Yardbirds supergroup, John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers, Cream, Blind Faith, and Derek & The Dominoes, and his naturally occurring solo efforts that began with the Delaney Bramlett-produced Eric Clapton eponymous release, Clapton has left fans with...
The Original Bar Chef Lends Her Talents to Urbanspoon
Accomplished and acclaimed, top celebrity chef and mixologist Kathy Casey is a true pioneer in the bar chef movement. As one of the first female executive chefs in the United States, she played a key role in bringing Northwest cuisine and women chefs to prominence, earning the honor early on of being named one of Food & Wine’s “hot new...
Taylor Made: Interview with Copper’s Dylan Taylor
Back in 2009, Canadian-born actor Dylan Taylor followed in the footsteps of many real-life heroes and took one small step for man, and one giant leap for mankind as Steve Wassenfelder, a theoretical physicist and member of an international team of astronauts who set out to explore Earth’s solar system in the short-lived sci-fi drama Defying Gravity. Fast forward to...
The Turning Point for Princess Diana
This is the moment when Diana starts to slip away into history; the tipping point after which the public’s experiences of her as a living Princess will be outweighed by the time without her. Diana was the future Queen Consort of the United Kingdom for 15 years, from 1981 until her divorce in 1996. She died in Paris 15 years...
Book Review: The Dark Knight Manual by Brandon T. Snider
Designed by Jon Glick and featuring text by Brandon T. Snider, Insight Editions’ The Dark Knight Manual is a scrapbook-like hardcover book featuring tons of photos, inserts, character files, diagrams, case notes and more—all of it pertaining to the Christopher Nolan Dark Knight trilogy. Loaded with reproductions of blueprints, maps, “handwritten” Post-It notes, and stickers, this is billed as an...
Interview: Elise Testone and Erika Van Pelt on Tour with American Idol LIVE!
At age 29 and 26, respectively, Elise Testone and Erika Van Pelt are the senior members of the American Idol season 11 finalists. While they brought a great deal of performing experience to the Idol stage, both of them had a difficult time establishing a loyal enough fan base to carry them into the final weeks of the competition. Testone...