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HUCKLEBERRY FINN 2 – THE SEQUEL

HUCKLEBERRY FINN 2 – THE SEQUEL

Mark Twain left us hanging. What happened to Huck Finn? A new sequel to the movie version of Huckleberry Finn could satisfy our curiosity. At the end of the novel,...

HUCKLEBERRY FINN 2 – THE SEQUEL

Mark Twain left us hanging. What happened to Huck Finn? A new sequel to the movie version of Huckleberry Finn could satisfy our curiosity. At the end of the novel,...

A LOT OF SNOW CAN BE ROMANTIC

A LOT OF SNOW CAN BE ROMANTIC

Watch out!  Blizzards have been known to stimulate hormones. What else is there to do but think of love when you’re snowbound? Even if you’re all alone, a blizzard and...

A LOT OF SNOW CAN BE ROMANTIC

Watch out!  Blizzards have been known to stimulate hormones. What else is there to do but think of love when you’re snowbound? Even if you’re all alone, a blizzard and...

THE FLAT SCREEN TV

THE FLAT SCREEN TV

THE FLAT SCREEN TV in Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 covered a whole wall and was called “the wall.” Today’s largest TVs boast seven-foot screens. That’s about the size of the...

THE FLAT SCREEN TV

THE FLAT SCREEN TV in Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 covered a whole wall and was called “the wall.” Today’s largest TVs boast seven-foot screens. That’s about the size of the...

IGOR!  He’s baaaa-ck!

IGOR! He’s baaaa-ck!

Daniel Radcliffe plays the creepy lab assistant in a new film Victor Frankenstein due for release in October 2015.  Radcliffe in the role of Igor tells the Frankenstein story from...

IGOR! He’s baaaa-ck!

Daniel Radcliffe plays the creepy lab assistant in a new film Victor Frankenstein due for release in October 2015.  Radcliffe in the role of Igor tells the Frankenstein story from...

WHY DO WE SAY “MERRY” CHRISTMAS?

WHY DO WE SAY “MERRY” CHRISTMAS?

We say “Happy” birthday, New Year, Thanksgiving, Easter and lots of other holidays.  But Christmas is the only “Merry” greeting.  The answer lies in the tradition of drinking alcohol at...

WHY DO WE SAY “MERRY” CHRISTMAS?

We say “Happy” birthday, New Year, Thanksgiving, Easter and lots of other holidays.  But Christmas is the only “Merry” greeting.  The answer lies in the tradition of drinking alcohol at...

O. Henry’s Banana Republic

O. Henry’s Banana Republic

How did O. Henry wind up in Honduras?  O. Henry’s real name was William Sydney Porter.  The author of beloved stories like The Gift of the Magi was also a...

O. Henry’s Banana Republic

How did O. Henry wind up in Honduras?  O. Henry’s real name was William Sydney Porter.  The author of beloved stories like The Gift of the Magi was also a...