Ten Years Is A Wonderful Life by, Melissa R. Mendelson If a television show makes it into its tenth year, then that show should re-enact the scene from “It’s A Wonderful Life,” where George goes running through the streets, wishing all of Bedford Falls a Merry Christmas. Ten Years is an enormous feat. If a television show even makes it […]
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A Jolt of Kola by, Melissa R. Mendelson Recently, I had a bad health scare. I had found a lump. The doctor said that I had to have a mammography done plus sonogram, which I did. The results were not good, and I had to return to the lab a week later for a biopsy, which turned into a […]
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Movie Review: The 9th Life of Louis Drax by, Melissa R. Mendelson They say that a mind is a terrible thing to waste. Yet, we waste ours on mindless television, mediocre tasks at work, mind-numbing commutes, listening to endless babble on the radio, and by day’s end, our minds are screaming to be switched off. Try to think tomorrow, if […]
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When I Listen To Music by, Melissa R. Mendelson When I listen to music, I want to disappear. I want to melt. I want to feel. I want to be alive. As far back as I can remember, I held onto that record player, looking for that song that would awaken my heart. Over time, I found many songs, […]
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TV SHOW REVIEW: BEYOND by, Melissa R. Mendelson Trust No One. Those words etched into skin, digging deep. Why did she write that? What was worse was that those words were not alone. You’re in danger, but why would he be in danger? Why were they coming for him? What did they want? Why couldn’t they just leave him […]
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Comedy Review: What Is That Smell? by, Melissa R. Mendelson I love The Doors, and I have so many favorite songs by them. One favorite is “People Are Strange” because they are. We are so different, but yet, we are also the same. But I have to wonder, “Have we grown colder?” When that song, “People Are Strange” was written […]
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At The Intersection of the Fault Lines Poetry Book Review: FAULT LINES by Gary Beck Reviewed by, Melissa R. Mendelson We believe to live the ordinary life, encased by the ordinary world. The days grow shorter, and the nights grow longer. We worry over trivial and great issues, hoping for someone to come and ease our pain and suffering as […]
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On July 31st, 2018 Mars will be the closest to the Earth than it’s been since 2003. It won’t pass this close to Earth again until September 15th, 2035. So mark the date, and be sure to check it out. In the days leading up to the event known as a Mars Close Approach, Mars will seem brighter in the […]
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Conguillfo, Chile Wildfires are raging out of control in some of Chile’s oldest protected forests. Hundreds of acres of old growth have been destroyed in Conguillfo National Park, which is known for its centuries-old “monkey puzzle” trees. This is a “massive environmental catastrophe,” said Luis Mariano Rendonl of environmental group Accion Ecologica. Chile is in its eighth year of severe […]
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Hurricane Irma Live Webcams Hurricane Irma is forecasted to make landfall on the southern tip of the Florida peninsula, with the eye of the Category 4 storm expected to pass over the Florida Keys sometime early Sunday (Sept. 10). We are publishing this list of currently active live Hurricane Irma Live Webcams so that you can monitor the storm’s activity […]
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