Entertainment

A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE HOBO It is unclear exactly when hobos first appeared on the American railroading scene. With the end of the Civil War in the 1860s, many discharged veterans returning home began hopping...

GLASS ONION: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY REVIEW There's something that makes me feel a little like I’m chewing sour grapes when I sit down to pick apart a movie that ultimately exists just to wildly entertain...

MOVIE REVIEW OF WOMEN TALKING I went to the theater recently to watch "Knock at the Cabin” with the full intention of reviewing it. After the film ended, the timing worked out perfectly for me to pop into...

MOVIE REVIEW OF INFINITY POOL I’ve spent a lot of words over the years writing about why we go to the movies and if there’s any “wrong” reason or way to watch a film. The reason why I watch a movie is...

REASONS TO VISIT LAS VEGAS Las Vegas, Nevada is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world, drawing in a huge crowd, numbering in the millions, annually. The Las Vegas Strip has been...

AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER REVIEW Let’s get the elephant in the room out of the way really quick. The original “Avatar” from 2009 was absolutely stunning to look at, but was so derivative when...

CHILDREN'S CHRISTMAS STORIES A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you, dear children! This little volume comes to you as a holiday gift, and in its pages we have endeavored to show you that true and...

SLOW LISTENING//HOW TO SLOW DOWN ALL THE MUSIC STREAMING In September at a Goldman Sachs-sponsored technology conference in San Francisco, Warner Music Group CEO Steve Cooper made what, for many, was a...

BEST SONGS ABOUT LAS VEGAS Gambling has always been a part of human society. Evidence of gambling games can be traced all the way back to the Ancient world. Dice and games associated with gambling have been...

MOVIE REVIEW OF "THE CONTRACTOR" Chris Pine reunites with Ben Foster in their third outing together in Swedish director Tarik Saleh’s “The Contractor” (**** OUT OF ****), a sizzling but bittersweet...