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Jurassic Park Jurassic Park Jurassic Park In 1990, Michael Crichton wrote one of the most popular works of science fiction in history. Jurassic Park was not the first novel about dinosaurs, or monsters in general coming back to life, or even at the hands of man, but it was the first to also take place…

The Home Alone Retrospective It's that magical time of year again. For the Winter Holidays this year, we are taking a look at the Home Alone films. Home Alone Home Alone began life as a Warner Brothers production under writer and producer John Hughes. Though he promised the produce to film for under $10 million…

October 4, 1941 - December 11, 2021 In a year notable for the loss of many literary icons, New Orleans lost one of her own this past weekend. Anne Rice, author of The Vampire Chronicles and The Young Messiah passed away last Saturday. She was 80 years old. Born Howard Allen Frances O'Brien, the young…

  October 1, 1971 marked a very special day in the annals of entertainment history: the grand opening of Walt Disney World! 2021 marks fifty years of operation at The Most Magical Place on Earth. Above is a photo taken on opening day with the entire cast, including costumed mascots. How many can you identify…

We Bought A Zoo We Bought A Zoo We Bought A Zoo   We Bought a Zoo is a memoir published in 2008 about the Dartmoor Zoological Part and its new owner Benjamin Mee. Recently widowed and looking for a fresh start, Benjamin Mee stumbled upon the wildlife park while househunting. The Dartmoor Zoological Park…

It was a dreary night of November that I beheld the accomplishment of my toils. With an anxiety that almost amounted to agony, I collected the instruments of life around me, that I might infuse a spark of being into the lifeless thing that lay at my feet. -Victor Frankenstein Frankenstein remains a perennial favorite…

Marvel Cinematic Retrospective Fans today are living in a Golden Age of movies based on comic books. Kids, teenagers, and adults have grown up on the exploits of superheroes since the 1910's, and more recently in film as well. Among the many comic book producers, few were as prominent and beloved as Marvel Comics. It…

Hurricane Season in Louisiana almost always winds up also being Home Repair Season, as residents scramble to fix up their home before bad weather hits, or after it has passed through. Unfortunately, Hurricane Ida made that situation very real for many residents. Some residents were more fortunate than others, but a great many people might…

Tolkien Week The Lord of The Rings: The Two Towers Welcome to year four of Tolkien Week! Tolkien Week is an entire week dedicated to the life and works of J. R. R. Tolkien, the father of modern fantasy. After a crazy 2020, we are back to our regular scheduling, hopefully.  Not familiar with Tolkien…

Marvel Cinematic Retrospective Fans today are living in a Golden Age of movies based on comic books. Kids, teenagers, and adults have grown up on the exploits of superheroes since the 1910's, and more recently in film as well. Among the many comic book producers, few were as prominent and  beloved as Marvel Comics. It…