Author: Scott William Foley
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The Favourite – A Movie Review
The Favourite has been slowly building acclaim for quite a while, but with it’s recent ten Oscar nominations, it shot up to my “must-view” list. We were fortunate enough to have it play again at our local theater tonight, so my wife and I made it a date and checked it out. I can honestly…
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Unsane – A Movie Review
I’ve been hearing a lot from critics about Steven Soderbergh lately. You know Steven Soderbergh even if you don’t know that you know Steven Soderbergh. He directed the Ocean’s 11 movies, Out of Sight, Erin Brockovich, Magic Mike, and Logan Lucky (just to name a few). He has a movie that just released on Netflix…
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Something Awkward Happened To Me At Work Today
As a teacher, there are ample opportunities for one to embarrass oneself. I’m in front of teenagers about five hours a day, every weekday, for ten months out of the year. In the past, I’ve always been worried about unstoppable bodily functions. I won’t go into specifics, but you get the idea. That’s always been my…
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First Man – A Movie Review
My wife and I really wanted to see First Man in the theater, but we just never got around to it. However, I made sure to rent it from the Normal Public Library as soon as it became available. If you’re unfamiliar with the movie, it stars Ryan Gosling as Neil Armstrong and follows his…
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The Worst Football Hit I Ever Experienced
If you had the pleasure of playing football with me, you know I wasn’t the top talent to ever go through Beardstown High School. In fact, it seemed as though I got progressively worse as my experience grew. I’m joking. … Mostly. I loved running the football. Loved it. Defense, though? I didn’t care for…
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Dan Le Batard, Alexa, and Me
Alexa and the Amazon Echo always kind of freaked me out. Amazon is pretty direct in admitting that the Echo is always listening for “Alexa,” its activation phrase. And then, about a year ago, stories started circulating that people could hear a faint laughter emitting from it. This unsettled me to the point that it…
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Ben Affleck … I’ll Miss You
You may remember that I’m a strong supporter of Ben Affleck’s Batman. In fact, I wrote a lengthy article a few years ago encouraging Affleck to stick with the role. While Michael Keaton will always be my favorite Batman, with Adam West coming in second, I thought Affleck playing an older, beaten-up Batman worked really…
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Manifest Destiny: Fortis and Invisibilia by Dingess and Roberts – A Book Review
The Manifest Destiny series continues to be perfect for those who love the comic book genre but are not fans of super heroes. Now on its sixth volume, Manifest Destiny details a fictionalized account of Lewis and Clark as they explore America’s new west. Thomas Jefferson tasked them with this exploration, but the premise is that…
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