Monday, October 16, 2023
“Taylor Swift: Eras Tour” concert movie struck gold at the Box Office. Swift fans, known as Swifties, turned out for the movie debut in huge numbers. Nationwide and in Canada, the film raked in around $96 million. That’s the biggest opening weekend for a concert film ever domestically. Worldwide, the film took in at least $30 million more. “Eras Tour” […]
Friday, October 13, 2023
A lot of fears on this Friday the 13th. Some fears are based on reality and are the result of our difficult times. Quite a few others drifted out of the dark side and are based on superstition. For ages, Friday falling on the 13th day of the calendar has been considered unlucky. The origin of the superstition in Western […]
Tuesday, October 10, 2023
It’s a done deal. Writers Guild of America scribes officially give thumbs up to a new three year contract. Yesterday, the WGA West announced on its website the results of a contract vote by the rank and file. 99 percent of writers reportedly voted for the deal hammered out with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. This brings […]
Friday, October 6, 2023
Do you love old homes? I know I do. 24 years ago, my wife and I fell in love with a historic lake home back in our home state of Minnesota. We bought it and have been painstakingly restoring it over the years with no benefits to ourselves beyond the satisfaction and pride it gives us. Do you know that […]
Saturday, September 30, 2023
The fall festival scheduled for Johnny Carson Park in Burbank today is a no-go. The City of Burbank sent out an update yesterday afternoon announcing the postponement of the festival due to the “forecasted inclement weather.” That is weather considered unsafe or undesirable for outdoor events. You can blame our cool temperatures, cloudy skies, and potential for some light rain […]
Friday, September 29, 2023
Hollywood writers are getting ready to vote on a tentative agreement reached by the Writers Guild of America and the major studios last weekend. After months of acrimony, false starts and weeks of painful silence negotiations finally got serious and moved at lightning speed. The talks restarted on Wednesday, September 20. They went on every day until a deal was […]
Monday, September 25, 2023
A Powerball lottery winner is holding a ticket worth $5.4 million dollars. The ticket was bought for the September 23 draw at Thirst Quencher Liquor, 440 North Glenoaks Blvd here in Burbank. The ticket shows five of the six winning numbers. It lacks the red Powerball number. Those lucky digits were 1, 12, 20, 3, 66 and the Powerball was […]
Monday, September 11, 2023
Tennis phenom, Coco Gauff, won the women’s US Open title over the weekend. On NBC’s “Today Show” this morning she admitted to being shocked at her own achievement. It “still doesn’t feel real at all,” Gauff said. However, the 19-year old did indeed become the youngest winner since Serena Williams did it at 17 in 1999. It was not an […]
Monday, September 11, 2023
Today, we remember the 2,977 precious lives stolen from us on 9/11 and reflect on all that was lost in the fire and ash that September morning. The American story itself changed on this day 22 years ago. But what could not — and will not — change is the character of this nation. pic.twitter.com/qYRfyquQxV — President Biden (@POTUS) September […]
