“Hey, Bud, Let’s Party!” One of cinema’s greatest one-liners captured perfectly an age when growing up meant hanging out in a suburban shopping mall, trying desperately to impress a girl – or at least get high and cruise through life:… Read More ›
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Feasting On “Babette’s Feast” Quail In Puff Pastry! My Recipe For A Classic Dinner And A Movie!
“Dinner And A Movie” Goes For A “Feast”! I love food and I love film, so why not combine the two? My latest installment in my “dinner and a movie” series heads overseas for a classic preparation: Quail in puff… Read More ›
Celebrating “Music With An R!” Raucous Music From “Rock Star” To “Redbone”! “Roll With It” To “Rock ‘n’ Roll High School!”
Songs With An “R” Are Dramatic! Raucous! Full Of Love – Courtney That Is! I had a great time looking at songs “with an R” because they cover a wide range of music, but all have the infectious energy that… Read More ›
Truly Mind-Bending Photos! The Incredible Twisted Landscapes Of Photographer Aydin Buyuktas!
Welcome To A Surreal American Junkyard! I came across this photo and was mesmerized: a junkyard full of abandoned cars, broken down, twisted and stretched out to give the entire image a surreal, science fiction quality. This is the amazing… Read More ›
RIP Charles Grodin… An Appreciation – From “Rosemary’s Baby” To “Midnight Run” and More!
RIP Charles Grodin… Such sad news: one of the most gift Comic Actors who also wrote a hilariously self-deprecating look at his life, has died at his home in Wilton Connecticut – he was 86 years old. He was a… Read More ›
Incredible “Swallow Rock” Video! Watch Swimmers Willingly Be “Swallowed” By This Rock!
Ready For A Ride Into The “Swallow Rock?” Yes, it’s a rock that “swallows” you whole, and sends you into a secret cave! Pedra Que Engole is a rock in Brazil that “swallows” swimmers! I found this story originally at… Read More ›
The World’s Wildest Potato Chip Flavors! Grilled Squid! Seaweed Salt! Melty Cheese Pizza! “What The Friday” Has Them All Here!
Ready For Some “Tuna Corn Curry” Potato Chips? Yes, they exist, and not only that, they are popular! The Japanese snack company Calbee once held a national poll to determine three new flavor combos, and boy, did the voters ever… Read More ›
“Amanda In Malta!” Here’s Author Darlene Foster With A Sneak Peek Of Her New “Amanda” Adventure!
“Amanda” Has A Great New Adventure! I’m excited to share my friend Darlene Foster’s great new addition to her series of “Amanda” books – because our Heroine is headed to Malta! This terrific series of books take Amanda around the… Read More ›
California’s Calico Ghost Town! Revisit The Wild West And Calico’s Abandoned Silver Mines!
Welcome To California’s Legendary Ghost Town! If you’ve been following me yo know that I love ghost towns! There are so many scattered around the American West, but there is one just 90 minutes from Los Angeles! Time to go… Read More ›
A Classic Memory In Cannes With “The Mask!” Jim Carrey’s Hilarious E! Interview! Cameron Diaz Too!
How I Feel About “The Mask!” That picture says it all: I love “The Mask”, the hilarious 1994 film starring Jim Carrey…here’s one reason: You see, E! Host Michael Castner and I all saw the film with Carrey months before… Read More ›
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