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Quick Hits: December 14

Author Anne Rice passed away over the weekend at the age of eighty. Rice, born Howard Allen Frances O’Brien, sold more than 100 million copies of her books and made the world safe for sexy vampires (no Lestat and Louis = no Edward Cullen, no Angel, no Eric Northman). Michael Nesmith has died at theContinue reading “Quick Hits: December 14”

Ocean’s Twenty

“Ten oughta do it, don’t you think? You think we need one more? You think we need one more. All right, we’ll get one more.” – Danny Ocean Steven Soderbergh’s smart, twisty, ludicrously entertaining Ocean’s Eleven came out twenty years ago this week, a fact I can hardly believe (I still think it should beContinue reading “Ocean’s Twenty”

Quick Hits: December 4

Theater legend Stephen Sondheim passed away last week at the age of 91. The Broadway community gathered in New York City’s Duffy Square on Sunday (fittingly) for a tearful, goosebump-inducing performance of “Sunday” from Sunday in the Park with George. I couldn’t think of a better tribute. At ten minutes and thirteen seconds, Taylor Swift’sContinue reading “Quick Hits: December 4”

The 100th

This is my 100th post, and I had something special planned for the occasion (100 of my favorite pop-culture fun facts) but it was taking too long to come together. I only posted six times in November, which is well below my goal of ten. I’m hoping to get back on track in December becauseContinue reading “The 100th”

Quick Hits: November 18

Published in 2021, this post has been edited for content and clarity.

Quick Hits: November 12-13

Disney+ launched two years ago yesterday, and the streamer celebrated the occasion with tons of new content, including – finally! – Enchanted and five new episodes of The World According to Jeff Goldblum, a series I highly recommend. Drummer, songwriter and poet Graeme Edge, co-founder of prog-rock titans The Moody Blues, has died at theContinue reading “Quick Hits: November 12-13”

Quick Hits: November 8

Stranger Things Day wrapped up with this video filmed at the retail pop-up store in Los Angeles, featuring the adorable Randy Havens (he plays Scott Clarke in the series). Dexter: New Blood premiered last night on Showtime. Star Michael C. Hall and showrunner Clyde Phillips, who left the original series after its spectacular fourth season,Continue reading “Quick Hits: November 8”

It’s Stranger Things Day!

This post contains some of my season four theories, which – if I turn out to be correct – could constitute spoilers. You’ve been warned. Today is the fourth annual Stranger Things Day, and Netflix gave me ALMOST everything I was hoping for. Why do we celebrate Stranger Things Day on November 6th? Because NovemberContinue reading “It’s Stranger Things Day!”

Quick Hits: November 5

“Remember, remember the Fifth of November.” It’s Guy Fawkes Day, which is a UK holiday; if you’re stateside, you could always celebrate by watching V for Vendetta (it’s available for streaming on HBO Max). For more information on the “Gunpowder Plot” that inspired the holiday, click here: https://www.britannica.com/event/Gunpowder-Plot The Rock and Roll Hall of FameContinue reading “Quick Hits: November 5”

Quick Hits: October 31

In the early hours of Halloween morning, 1993, River Phoenix died of “acute multiple drug intoxication”. At the age of just twenty-three, Phoenix was poised to be one of the greatest actors of his generation. Phoenix began performing as a child and made his first film appearance in 1985’s Explorers. Three years and five filmsContinue reading “Quick Hits: October 31”