REVIEW: Rescue Dog Wines, a sustainable wine grower based in the Lodi region of California, is on a mission to grow and produce great wine, but their other passion and focus is on helping rescue dogs. This breed of endeavors led to the name of the wines and happy pups adorn every label. Originally published […]
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OPINION: Democracy Dies Again as Demented Despot is Re-elected to America’s Throne
OPINION: Many of us freedom fighters from around the world awoke this morning to a sense of frustration and disappointment in the outcome of the 2024 Presidential Election, with the habitial liar and abuser re-elected to the post of the President of the United States (POTUS). As the 47th elected President, Mr. Trump is a […]
OPINION: I Did It My Way – A Realization of How Being Right Was Wrong!
OPINION: I recently had a powerful realization about myself: I have an overwhelming need to be right. If you know me, you’re probably thinking, “No Shit, Sherlock. Tell me something new.” But here’s the thing: This isn’t just about stubbornly clinging to an opinion. For me, being “right” often means I need others to see […]
OPINION: Brother, Can You Spare an Office?
OPINION: An editorial on the state of the state by Jonas Edwin Sills — Whilst driving on Ocean Avenue in my beloved hometown of Long Beach, California, I was struck by an image that can only be accurately shown by seeing the photo below. Go ahead and look now if you’d like, or wait for […]
Review: The Otterpops (A Musical Treat)
Some of you will read the headline on this chapter and think the topic is the tooth-rotting tubes of goop called Otter Pops. But no. I write to you of something that was magical, splendid, and actually good for you. The Otterpops were a band that made a lot of marvelous music before their shelf […]
Review: Tom Chaffee by SIHH (Self-Important Hollywood Hipster)
BOOK SERIAL – Ambient Deviant Speedmetal Polka: Chapter 11 – Tom Chaffee by SIHH — SIHH stands for Self-Important Hollywood Hipster, a disreputable character who, as you are about to see, is as opinionated as I am. This is less a review than a peek into the problems of attending live music in an age […]
Hardsoft: Velvet Chain Beats You Up with a Kiss
Music Industry Newswire BOOK SERIAL – Ambient Deviant Speedmetal Polka: Chapter 10 – Hardsoft: Velvet Chain Beats You Up with a Kiss — Velvet Chain seduces you while battering you into submission. The hypnotic delivery of lead singer Erika Amato is the obvious starting point in analyzing how they accomplish this feat. But while she […]
Opinion: Toyota USA reveals new 2013 Lexus GS 350 at Pebble Beach – and it doesn’t suck!
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. /California Newswire/ — OPINION: Well, for the many long-time Lexus fans and owners who stared aghast at the recent show car preview of the “future of Lexus design” and lost our cookies, I’m very happy to say the actual car revealed today at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance looks pretty darn snazzy.