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I remember when this storyline came out in the original comic. I was on the edge of my seat waiting for each next issue to be released. This is also where the character of Nightwing came to be. I remember vividly the panel with Dick Grayson walking down stairs in his new costume. Now one…
A “Mickey Mouse Clubhouse” spinoff has hit Disney Junior and now the first home video release is available. Mickey, Minnie, Donald, Daisy, Goofy and Pluto hit the road in “Mickey And The Roadster Racers” which follows the same theme as the other series with the gang going about and solving problems, only this time they…
I know it’s been a while since I posted an original post. Spring Break has not been kind to me. I should note I have two “vacation” weeks to endure where most people only have one. How did I get so lucky? The week before Easter is Spring Break for Seattle Public Schools, which is…
Lou Reed’s 4th solo studio album built on the success of Transformer, his second album, as well as his first solo live album. Sally Can’t Dance sees the same storytelling narratives getting a more rocking arrangement, with plenty of “punch” to them. And horns. Sally Can’t Dance is full of production. The album seems to…
It has been a crazy couple of weeks since the last installment. So much going on I have barely had time to capture any of it. Let’s start with Tevye in the backyard plowing bubbles because… Spring! And here’s the same kid one morning refusing to get out of his pajamas (completely) and wanting to…
Where Tangled seemed to have ended with some sort of finality, there was enough demand for a follow-up short “Tangled Ever After” which focuses on Rapunzel and Eugene’s wedding day. Demand for more Tangled stories bring us to the newly launched “Tangled: The Series” on The Disney Channel. Leading into this is the television movie…
Ben Mann is an artist from the northern Puget Sound region and residents from Mount Vernon to Bellingham might be familiar with some of his work without even knowing it. Based in Bellingham his work has been showcased throughout the region. Now he has turned his attention to illustrating children’s books, with his second effort…
[Pictures are taken from the DVD version of the film. I tried twice to be completely objective in my review, but ultimately failed. This was my third attempt.] Alright, so I’m going to put it front and center at the top of this review. As with many guys of a “certain age” I’m a huge…
Yes, that’s right. The Beach Boys, led by Mike Love and longtime member Bruce Johnston, have become a perennial touring machine. The band’s most recent album is 2012’s That’s Why God Made The Radio and was received with much acclaim and a fair bit of success. Now the band is bringing their distinctive sound to the…
I did not anticipate how much my kids would want to play Mario Sports Superstars. Nintendo gave me two codes for the game to download onto two 3DSes – I put one on my 11 year old daughter Déla’s and one on mine. With horse racing as one of the events I figured she would…