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WAYS TO AVOID HOLIDAY WEIGHT GAIN Halloween is over and now Thanksgiving and Christmas is right around the corner and planning has probably already begun. Here are ways to avoid holiday weight gain. You probably already have dates set for family events and parties with friends and co-workers and maybe even a list of dishes […]

HOW TO TASTE WINE As a wine enthusiast, reviewer and blogger I’m often asked how to taste wine. What people really want to know is what are they “supposed” to taste and how to tell a good wine from bad. When thinking about how to taste wine, the first thing to know is that taste […]

BEST BEER REVIEWS//NOLA BREWING COMPANY Whether you are enjoying a hand-grenade in The French Quarter or eating jambalaya on the banks of the Black Warrior River, the holiday spirit is sure to find you thirsty and looking for refreshment. For many during the Holidays, beer is just as important as catching a strand of plastic […]

Brandon Lancaster Talks About LANCO New Single “Greatest Love Story” Brandon Lancaster of LANCO has seen the hit single, “Greatest Love Story,” top the country charts. But having the hit single isn’t the dream he’s talking about. It’s what he sees on stage night to night, as an outgrowth of the single’s success, that has […]

BATTLE OF THE BULGE: WUNDERLAND Movie Review Hollywood loves to make movies about Adolf Hitler’s last desperate bid to oust American soldiers dug into the snow-swept Ardennes as the last year of World War II approached in 1945. Dramatically, the German Army launched a wholly surprising attack during one of Europe’s worst winters on record […]

A Forgotten Front//Florida during the Civil War Era Edited by Seth A. Weitz and Jonathan C. Sheppard An examination of the understudied, yet significant role of Florida and its populace during the  Civil War. In many respects Florida remains the forgotten state of the Confederacy. Journalist Horace Greeley once referred to Florida in the Civil […]

Black Water Jean Claude Van Damme’s Action Epic Anybody who watches Belgian martial arts actor Jean-Claude Van Damme’s action epics may find “Black Water (**1/2 OUT OF ****) fair-to-middling for a film that reunites him with his “Universal Soldier” co-star Dolph Lundgren.  Although this is the fifth time Jean-Claude and Dolph have teamed up on […]

Music Lover’s Holiday Gift Guide Gift Sets This year has seen its share of landmark box sets, along with a number of excellent reissues. That means there are some great gift options music fans on your holiday shopping list. The Beatles: “The White Album” – For many Beatles fans, this is the re-issue they’ve been […]

Brandon Lancaster Talks About LANCO New Single “Greatest Love Story” Brandon Lancaster of LANCO has seen the hit single, “Greatest Love Story,” top the country charts. But having the hit single isn’t the dream he’s talking about. It’s what he sees on stage night to night, as an outgrowth of the single’s success, that has […]

Lauren Deigle Talks About Her New Music/CD One thing Lauren Daigle has learned about performing live is that it’s OK to relax a bit and go with the flow on stage. “I was just talking to a friend about how in the very beginning you get caught up in trying to get it right,” Daigle […]

Devon Allman Talks About His Music and Relationship With His Late Father Gregg Allman As descendants of Southern rock royalty who’ve known each other since they were teenagers, Devon Allman and Duane Betts might have been expected to collaborate decades ago. But it was only recent circumstances — one tragic, the others fortunate — that […]