Mary Goes Too Far in Latest "Coronation Street"
So I got Britbox and then began watching "Coronation Street" because of this story line. Of course me being me, I got sucked into this program and now find myself wasting three hours of my week each...
View Article"Little Women: Atlanta" Cast Member Involved in Fatal Car Crash // Charged...
I don't know that I've ever watched "Little Women: Atlanta," but I'm assuming that it's like the "Little Women: Dallas" program. In other words, it's a budgeted-down version of the various "Real...
View ArticleHawk Alert Sent Out With Reports of Gunfire in Iowa City from Black Car //...
A Hawk Alert went out earlier this evening with the following message:Report of shots fired from a black Camry with an Illinois license plate in the area of Linn and College. Stay clear of the area.So...
View Article"Women At The Well" Minister Visiting Faith UCC in Iowa City
Danial Schott from the Women at the Well prison ministry will be coming to my church next weekend. In preparation for his visit, a group of us were asked to share our reflections from our visit to the...
View ArticleBarely Feeling the Love with BBC's "Puppy Love"
I was poking around BritBox again last night and discovered a new (to me) BBC sitcom from 2014 called "Puppy Love." Frankly, the only reason I call it a sitcom is because they call it a sitcom. There's...
View ArticleNorth Carolina Teen Catches Creep Recording Her as She Changed Clothes in a...
There's a story coming out of Matthews, NC, of a man who creeped on a 16-year-old girl with his cell phone while she was changing clothes in a dressing room at a Plato's Closet this past...
View ArticleJean Grey's New X-MEN RED Roster Revealed
Over a decade ago, Marvel Comics killed off Jean Grey. Since then, a younger version of Jean and the original X-Men were brought to the present in an attempt to discourage a mutant civil war.Over the...
View ArticleOklahoma: Mother & Daughter Arrested & Charged with Incest following Marriage...
(Originally written on 09/09/16): I learned last night about a mother and daughter who were both arrested and charged with incest after it was discovered that they were secretly married back in March...
View ArticleMuscatine Iowa: City Administrator Sues Mayor & City for Professional...
Remember last month when Muscatine's City Administrator, Gregg Mandsager, threatened to sue Major Diana Broderson for professional defamation and the City of Muscatine because they are an insurance...
View ArticleDerick Dillard of TLC's "Counting On" Attacks Trans Teen Jazz Jennings of...
(Originally written on 08/03/17): It's no secret that I'm not a fan of the Duggar family. They are a Christian family that became popular for their TLC reality TV show about the parents' quiverfull...
View ArticleAnother Social Work Portrayal on Latest "Coronation Street" // Was This One...
During the past month or so, there were a couple different problematic TV portrayals of social workers on U.K. soaps "EastEnders" and "Coronation Street." Particularly, they focused on scenarios where...
View ArticleWho Is the Sugar Man and What Is His Connection to "Riverdale"? // Updated on...
(Originally written on 08/16/17): Remember when I shared my list of fantasy Archie Horror titles for Archie Comics to publish each month? Looks like I should have waited a few days for Archie Comics...
View ArticleComing in April 2018: "Rampage"
Remember the "Rampage" video game from the 1980s? Looks like it's being made into a move, sent to be released in April 2018.It stars Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson as some guy who really gets on well with...
View ArticleThanksgiving Dinner in a Can!
This image has been making the rounds on Facebook this week and there's no doubt that it looks pretty gross. But after I had my initial LOL and after I shared this on my FB feed, it occurred to me that...
View ArticleMassResistance Hold "Teens2Truth" Conference in Dallas // Tell Audience that...
Sorry that I haven't been blogging much over the past week. I went through a short period last weekend where I really struggled to find much to blog about. It happens and I usually work my way out of...
View ArticleBetty and Veronica Become Bikers Chicks in B&V: VIXENS #1!
I finally read through my weekly comic book haul, including B&V: VIXENS #1. I'm still trying to decide if I like this new title. It was promised that Betty and Veronica would be a pair of "badass...
View ArticleRemembering "The Norm Show"
I was recently reminded of "The Norm Show," an ABC sitcom that aired from 1999 through 2001. It starred Norm Macdonald and Laurie Metcalf, among other people. The concept was pretty stupid. Norm...
View ArticleSmall-Town Iowa Movie Theater Won't Show "Star Wars: The Last Jedi"
"Star Wars: The Last Jedi" will be debuting in theaters in a few short weeks. But the people of Elkader, IA, will need to travel out of town if they want to watch the latest chapter of this movie...
View ArticleNebraska State Patrol Reports Bigfoot Sighting on I-80 Near North Platte
Have you been to North Platte, NE? I haven't been there in many, many years. It's about 3.5 hours west of Lincoln. Chances are that you might have seen Bigfoot this past Saturday had you been traveling...
View ArticleSECRET WARRIORS Sends the Team to Des Moines in the Latest Issue -- And Why...
I really enjoy Marvel Comics' SECRET WARRIORS comic book title. It's my favorite of the Inhumans-themed titles. Heck, it's one of the only Inhumans-themed title that I purchase these days (besides MOON...
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