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September 1st marks the traditional day students of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry return to classes, so what better day to celebrate the Boy Who Lived? The Harry Potter franchise is officially celebrating 28 years as of this June, but the franchise is even older than that. Joanne Rowling first began writing about Harry…

Disney Movie Eras: The Disney Renaissance This month continues a new series of blogs for fans of popular culture. Whereas in the past explorations of Walt Disney films we highlighted individual works, we will now be talking about the larger groupings of movies, and the various artistic and commercial visions sought for and achieved from…

Bees! Bees are some of nature's most impressive, most industrious, and most successful animals. One can find most any bit of useful information on the world wide web. The information provided below will be sourced from one of our freely available databases, World Book Encyclopedia. Bees are insects from the family hymenoptera, close relatives of wasps…

Disney Movie Eras: Live Action Films Thru 1989 This month continues a new series of blogs for fans of popular culture. Whereas in the past explorations of Walt Disney films we highlighted individual works, we will now be talking about the larger groupings of movies, and the various artistic and commercial visions sought for and…

The most famous fictional shark in the world is celebrating it's 50th birthday this year!  Originally published in 1954 by Peter Benchley, Jaws is the gripping tale about a small town's struggle with a ravenous Great White shark that has decided to make its feeding ground off the coast. Police Chief Brody (Roy Schneider) teams…

Disney Movie Eras: Live Action Films Thru 1979 This month continues a new series of blogs for fans of popular culture. Whereas in the past explorations of Walt Disney films we highlighted individual works, we will now be talking about the larger groupings of movies, and the various artistic and commercial visions sought for and…

It might not be the most known or statistically popular attraction, but make no mistake, no place is as beloved in New Orleans as the Audubon Zoo. Originally opened in 1914, the zoo was named after New Orleans resident and noted ornithologist John James Audubon. Famous for his Birds of America, Audubon eventually settled in…

Disney Movie Eras: Live Action Films Thru 1969 This month continues a new series of blogs for fans of popular culture. Whereas in the past explorations of Walt Disney films we highlighted individual works, we will now be talking about the larger groupings of movies, and the various artistic and commercial visions sought for and…

We've talked about the books, the television shows, and the films. What else can possibly be covered? How about the film locations?! Many a Star Wars fan has made a point to visit the real life settings of some of our favorite Star Wars scenes. Many of them are readily available, with some hiking involved…

Disney Movie Eras: The Bronze Age This month continues a new series of blogs for fans of popular culture. Whereas in the past explorations of Walt Disney films we highlighted individual works, we will now be talking about the larger groupings of movies, and the various artistic and commercial visions sought for and achieved from…