On July 11 and 12th, an exciting kickoff party was held for the Pan Am Games in Nathan Phillips Square in Toronto, Ontario, marking one year to the start of the games. Toronto, a city of approximately of 2.8 million people, will be hosting the impressive Pan Am (July 10- 26) and Parapan Am Games […]
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Welcome to Sweden is just getting better and better. It’s really hitting its stride, and I think that this episode was the best. Bruce was still figuring out his new Swedish life. He was hell bent on trying to get to know new people and his neighbors, but Emma told him that that’s weird in […]
Entering the Factory Theatre’s space (possibly for the last time; RIP, Factory), I was greeted by the familiar bell-and-whistle tunes of an old-school arcade. We, the audience, sat around the thrust stage and faced the prize counter, with several toys hanging above it, a sign hanging in front of it spelling out “Welcome Home Lulu […]
Another race weekend, another Mercedes victory. That was the case in Germany last week as Nico Rosberg led wire to wire for his fourth victory of the 2014 campaign. In a season which has been defined by Mercedes’ continued dominance, last week’s race at the Hockenheimring stuck firmly to the script. And now, seemingly in […]
There were three reasons why I tuned in to the first two episodes of FX’s new series The Strain: 1) Guillermo del Toro co-authored the book it’s based on and has writing/directing credits. 2) Corey Stoll finally gets to headline a show. Stoll is definitely a rising star who had a fantastic breakthrough role in […]
I have a complicated task in this review: to try to defend a production of Hamlet in which I did not admire the performance choices of the eponymous character. It is a theater cliché (more like a truth universally acknowledged) that no production of Hamlet can stand without its protagonist. And yet, there were elements […]
This week’s episode of The Leftovers went back to having multiple storylines. I found Laurie’s storyline to be particularly heartbreaking. The part with the picture frames was completely chilling though. Kevin Garvey had two missions this week on The Leftovers. The first mission was to find the baby Jesus that mysteriously vanished from the manger. […]
Let’s Celebrate the Dead Alcide’s dad and girlfriend come to Bon Temps to honor his death. Along with Alcide they throw a massive party to celebrate their lives and the lives saved and brought back home. The highlights of the party: Lettie Mae gives a beautiful toast to the passing of Tara, Adina Porter has […]