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‘Heathers’ At 35, How Very

In any market, there can be an oversaturation, which tires the public out. There have been teen movies around for decades. Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello danced on the beach angering the stiff shirts of the time. Then, James Dean and Natalie Woods up the drama on teen angst in Rebel Without a Cause. ButContinue reading “‘Heathers’ At 35, How Very”

PFAS Pollutants Should Be On Everyone’s Radar This Election Year

It’s been almost 25 years since I officially moved from the northwest Georgia town of Calhoun while I was in college. Following a controversial incident with the county election board over an absentee ballot that was sent to my college P.O. Box on the day of the election which meant I would have no timeContinue reading “PFAS Pollutants Should Be On Everyone’s Radar This Election Year”

‘Stormy’ Shows How We Always Seem To Punish The Victims

It’s been over 25 years since the Republican-controlled Congress under the leadership of Newt Gingrich tried to remove President Bill Clinton for his extramarital affair with Monica Lewinsky. Ironically, Gingrich was having an affair at the same with Callista Besik, who would go on to be his third wife. He resigned in early January andContinue reading “‘Stormy’ Shows How We Always Seem To Punish The Victims”

‘Feud’ Not Much Of A Catfight

What made Truman Capote so popular? During an era in which being openly gay was illegal and Liberace was flat out lying about his sexuality, Capote just didn’t care. It was his own persona. He had written books like Breakfast at Tiffany’s and In Cold Blood and became a bestselling writer. In his 70s, heContinue reading “‘Feud’ Not Much Of A Catfight”

Trump Is A Snake Oil Salesman, But Congress Is Worried About TikTok

As the old saying goes, “When someone tells you who they are, believe them!” Donald J. Trump has spent 77 years of his life telling people repeatedly who he is. But for some reason, a lot of people don’t want to believe them. I watched the Stormy Daniels documentary on Peacock and listened the audioContinue reading “Trump Is A Snake Oil Salesman, But Congress Is Worried About TikTok”

Rest In Peace, Louis Gossett Jr.

Louis Gossett Jr. had already won an Emmy for his role in Roots when he appeared as Gunnery Sgt. Emil Foley, a strict Marine drill instructor at a Naval Aviation School in Washington State in An Officer and a Gentleman. While Richard Gere plays the title role and romantic hero, it was Gossett who seemsContinue reading “Rest In Peace, Louis Gossett Jr.”

How ‘Beetlejuice’ Made Horror Comedies More Mainstream

Horror comedies have been around for years before Beetlejuice. Abbot and Costello Meet Frankenstein was one. Then, you had Young Frankenstein. But actually mixing gruesome horror elements with comedy was still new. George A. Romero had added it as satire to Dawn of the Dead showing zombies lurching around a mall and looking amazed atContinue reading “How ‘Beetlejuice’ Made Horror Comedies More Mainstream”

‘Quiet On The Set’ Makes Some Noise

For the most part, my memory of Nickelodeon is Double Dare, Duckula and You Can’t Do That On Television. By the time All That hit the airwaves, I was getting read to take my driver’s exam for my license. I was a sophomore in high school. I didn’t really want to see some little girlContinue reading “‘Quiet On The Set’ Makes Some Noise”

‘Freaknik’ Misses A Lot Of Beats

Growing up outside of Atlanta in the 1980s and 1990s, Freaknik drew mixed opinions depending on your demographic and how tolerant you were. As Atlanta and many other towns and cities in the South were home to Historically Black Colleges and Universities, it was an event that was bound to happen eventually. By the 1980s,Continue reading “‘Freaknik’ Misses A Lot Of Beats”