The Clique, by Lisi Harrison is the first book in ‘The Clique’ series. It is targeted at young adults, as I guess they would be able to relate to the story. But I’ll get onto my feelings about that later on. You can purchase it at any local bookstore for cover price, however I would ...
Facebook recently made some font size changes to the way Facebook users are able to view their newsfeeds. And this is one user (among many) who is not happy with the change. Of course, there is an unwritten rule that humans do not like change; though we often adapt for lack of a better solution. ...
Reports have been growing in a variety of factions of the alternative press regarding the growing number of FEMA facilities that are for all intents and purposes concentration camps. Is there anything to these reports, or is it simply another embarrassing example of wild and dangerous speculation on the part of the tin foil hat ...
“I would have sold my soul like Faust” “in the final analysis I myself determined the degree of my isolation, the extremity of my evasions, and the extent of my ignorance.” The preponderance of historians agree that Albert Speer was a calculatingly selfish intellectual and a technocrat devoid of morality. But he was no empty ...
COMMENTARY | Media frenzy has broken since Starbucks confirmed on March 26 what many suspected about its Strawberry Frappuccino. What makes this product, and hundreds of other common food items red, is beetlejuice. Well, close enough. Natural red food coloring is most commonly derived from grinding and boiling up the exoskeleton of Cochineal beetles that ...
Hikaru is not a newbie to the musical industry, she was brought up knowing the “in’s and out’s” of the industry from her parents. She is a third culture kid that was brought up with a famous Japanese Enka-singing mother and Japanese record producing father in New York, USA. She released her first song with ...
Madden NFL 2011 will have Drew Brees on the cover. Having Drew Brees selected for the cover of Madden NFL 2011 is a pretty nice accomplishment not just for the New Orleans Saints, but for Drew Brees as well. The selection of who would be on the cover this year was done through a fan ...
One of our hobbies is to visit wineries and wine tasting rooms wherever we travel. Sometimes, we don’t want to travel much and stick close to home. Fortunately, there is a fairly wide selection right in our home county, Ventura. The first winery we ever visited was after attending a tasting event at the Simi ...
Women have always been truck drivers. In fact, women as freight haulers pre-date the age of the eighteen wheeler: Calamity Jane, of American historical lore, was a teamster for the Army. Lillie Drennan is the first woman recorded as having been given a truck driving license in 1929 to haul oil field equipment, explosives and ...
“The Open Window” by Saki is a “slice-of-life” story of irony that is typical of Saki. The narrative of Saki’s stories are masterfully crafted to invoke a sense of British charm. Many of his characters are blunt, yet charmingly witty. As we will see through the analysis of the plot, this story is a striking ...