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I’ve been a gun owner for many years. I believe a gun is a tool, and like any tool it can be used for good or for ill. But I wonder if the time has come when maybe we should… READ MORE
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Do you know how to drive a stick shift? I received an unnerving introduction to stick shifts when I was 14. My dad and I had been out hunting that day. When we got back to the truck, he climbed… READ MORE
The author at the '94 San Diego Comicon. Image courtesy of Lurene Haines
In the summer of 1994 I participated in the San Diego Comicon as a guest. It was to be my first and last visit. My credentials hardly qualified me as a “guest.” I went there largely on the coattails of… READ MORE
Sometimes walking presents real hazards, like this branch that fell across the fitness path after a storm. Which of course happened at night when I wasn't out there. Image courtesy of Del Stone Jr.
Most mornings I try to go for a walk. It gives me the illusion of exercise, and it gets my folds to jiggling. Jiggling folds are happier folds. But after carefully studying my fellow walkers I’ve decided I’m doing something… READ MORE
Image courtesy of 20th Century Studios. — “Prometheus” Starring Noomi Rapace, Michael Fassbender, Logan Marshall-Green, Charlize Theron. Directed by Ridley Scott. 124 minutes. Rated R. Del’s take Going into “Prometheus” I warned myself against indulging expectations; I had, after all,… READ MORE
Image courtesy of Paramount. — “Mission Impossible – Ghost Protocol” Starring Tom Cruise, Paula Patton, Simon Pegg, Jeremy Renner. Directed by Brad Bird. 133 minutes. Rated PG-13. Plot summary: An American black operations team is framed for blowing up part… READ MORE
Image courtesy of Relativity Media. — “Immortals” Starring Henry Cavill, Mickey Rourke, Stephen Dorff, Freida Pinto, Luke Evans, John Hurt. Directed by Tarsem Singh. 110 minutes. Rated R. Del’s take OK, Mom and Dad. Do not – I repeat, do… READ MORE
Image courtesy of Universal Pictures. — “The Thing” Starring Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Joel Edgerton and Ulrich Thomsen. Directed by Matthijs van Heijningen Jr. 103 minutes. Rated R. Mladen’s take Let’s call Director John Carpenter’s 1982 film “The Thing, A.” Let’s… READ MORE
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OK FB haters, I’m going to do something I vowed not to do because, frankly, I was hoping the people who haven’t figured it out would never figure it out as they tend to be the loudest complainers. Let’s say… READ MORE
Image courtesy of Warner Brothers. — “Contagion.” Starring Gwyneth Paltrow, Matt Damon, Laurence Fishburne, John Hawkes, Jude Law, Marion Cotillard, Kate Winslet, Jennifer Ehle, Elliot Gould. Directed by Steven Soderbergh. 105 minutes. Rated PG-13. Mladen’s take Remember the best scene… READ MORE