Movie Minute: “The King” is a gritty, moody epic with a stone-cold heart

    It’s 2019, and we love the Middle Ages. I mean, think about it. What was one of the biggest TV series of the decade? Game of Thrones. Actors sporting various accents, wielding big weapons, and looking greasy. And we lapped up the swords-and-sorcery of it all. The question is, why? People will say they love GOT for several … Continue reading Movie Minute: “The King” is a gritty, moody epic with a stone-cold heart

The True Crime Obsession

Lately, I’ve been on a bender. No, not that kind of bender. I do have some standards. I’ve had a little bit more free time than usual, and I’ve spent it catching up on my backlogged Netflix queue. Do you know what 90% of my Netflix queue consists of? That’s right! True crime documentaries. In the past week, I’ve … Continue reading The True Crime Obsession

Media Minute: February 23, 2019

If you live in the Midwest, things have been bleak lately. It’s the doldrums of winter, punctuated by violent winter storms that bring states of emergency, weather advisories, and power outages. Kids get cabin fever from too many snow days and parents go crazy as a result. The rest of us wander around in a … Continue reading Media Minute: February 23, 2019

Why Are Iconic Bosses So Mean?

He paraded around like a petulant child. Objects – expensive objects – were thrown across the room in fits of tantrum-like rage. He’d whine when he didn’t get his way. He even went so far as to drop his laptop on the ground and shatter it. When this grown adult boss realized he had broken his assistant’s … Continue reading Why Are Iconic Bosses So Mean?