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Three Finnish Inventions That Changed the World

Raven Oweiner · December 14, 2021

Finland is known for many great things, including northern lights, fantastic winters, and epic Eurovision contestants. What Finland isn’t best known for, and probably should be, is its talent for great inventions.

The Waltons: Homecoming Plays it Safe for Holiday Special

RJ Carter · December 14, 2021

In the 1970s, America grew nostalgic for, of all things, the Great Depression. And so they sat down in droves in front of their TV screens to watch the weekly adventures of The Waltons, a close-knit nuclear family of eight (not counting the grandparents) who lived on Walton's Mountain.

Rick and Morty Fifth Season Gets Steelbook Release

RJ Carter · December 10, 2021

I'm an animation snob. I grew up in an era when cartoonists hand-drew twenty-four frames  on celluloid to produce one second of movement, with attention given to background and basic anatomy.

Top Tech Innovations Transforming the Online Casino Industry

Bill Casticart · December 10, 2021

The online casino industry is thriving. The introduction of the internet has allowed for much more access to gambling than ever before, and with this influx in business come new opportunities for online casinos.

Paramount releases Addams Family on Blu-ray, Short of 30th Anniversary

RJ Carter · December 6, 2021

Barry Sonnenfeld's The Addams Family movie could not have had a better cast. While I had (at the time of it's 1993 release) doubts about the casting of Raul Julia as Gomez Addams, I was pleasantly surprised at the way he handled the role made iconic by the manic John Astin.

The Master of Sci-Fi Movies, Canada's Own James Cameron

Bill Casticart · December 5, 2021

Pride of Canada James Cameron, who is undoubtedly one of the world's greatest and well-known filmmakers, was born on the 16th of August 1954, in a place called Kapuskasing, in Ontario, Canada.