Tag: arts
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The Amazing Spider-Man 2 – A Movie Review
So I’ll be honest – I never had much interest in the Spider-Man reboot. I liked the original two by Sam Raimi, not so much the third, and I didn’t see much point in starting over with a new set of actors and a new director. When Marc Webb’s The Amazing Spider-Man came out with…
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Get To Know Pete Moore
Perhaps you didn’t hear the news, but Pete Moore is now managing the historic Normal Theater in Uptown Normal. I’d like to take a few moments to talk about why this is great for the community. Make no mistake, though. While I’ll try to be objective, I’ve known Pete for over ten years – he…
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We Can Be Writers (Just For One Day?)
We live in amazing era in that we can all be writers. If you want to write, the only thing stopping you is you. Seriously. I get asked quite often how one goes about getting published. There are so many different avenues to getting published, it’s always difficult to answer the question succinctly. The first…
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Zero: An Emergency by Ales Kot – A Book Review
Zero has gained a lot of buzz during the last several months. It’s typically described as a spy story with ruthless violence and a cold, detached protagonist. Its main claim to fame is that it features a different artist with each new issue. I’ll be honest. I’m not much for spy stories, but the book…
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Pretty Deadly: The Shrike by Kelly Sue DeConnick and Emma Rios – A Book Review
This is a strange book and I mean that as a total compliment. Strange is good. Unique is appreciated. Original is commendable. Pretty Deadly is all of those things, and more. Pretty Deadly is not a linear story. Meaning, it doesn’t start at an origin, then progress to a conclusion. It sort of begins in…
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Get Mixed Up With Oh, Alchemy!
I’m proud to claim Oh, Alchemy as a local area band made up of very innovative musicians. Like me, they all have careers that they care about deeply, but their muse is irrepressible and so they write whenever they can, record whenever they can, and rock whenever they can. I’ve written about Oh, Alchemy before when…
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Check Out This Short Film By Leroy Rivera
I’ve got a friend in New York that I’ve never actually had the privilege to meet in person, and he’s always been a staunch supporter of my work. I can’t even remember exactly how we came to know each other, but I’ve always admired his passion for film making and that passion is now becoming a…
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The Story That Is Life
I’m a story teller at heart. I can’t help it. I’m surprised people still ask me personal questions, because the reply is often long winded, detailed, and superfluous. It’s just who I am. But honestly, I think we are, as a species, story tellers. More importantly, we are also story listeners. Who doesn’t love a…
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