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Muscatine, IA: Santa Claus Gives Present to Embattled Mayor & Coal to City...
I've written quite a lot over the past year about the conflict between the city leaders over in Muscatine, IA. The City Council impeached Mayor Diana Broderson using seemingly trumped up charges, only...
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The Vixens Stand Revealed in B&V: VIXENS #2 // Plus, Bubbles McBounce Makes...
I sat down this morning to read my weekly comic book purchases, including BETTY & VERONICA: VIXENS #2. I'm still warming to this title, but one obscure character from the world of Little Archie has...
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How "Coronation Street" Broke Up their One Set of Same-Sex Parents on...
I was away visiting family over Christmas and have just gotten back into town this evening. I've spent the evening catching up with the Christmas episodes of "Coronation Street" on BritBox -- and I'm...
View ArticleUnityPoint in Cedar Falls, IA, to Open LGBTQ Health Clinic in January 2018
UnityPoint Clinic in Cedar Falls, IA, has announced the opening of an LGBTQ Clinic at its Prairie Parkway location beginning 01/03/18. The goal is to more effectively attend to the healthcare needs of...
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"Riverdale" Renewed for Third Season!!
Great news for fans of The CW's "Riverdale" television series... It's been renewed for a third season!!No clue what will happen in the new season. Hopefully we will see more of Josie, Kevin, and Reggie.
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"Fuller House" Season 3 Wraps Up on Netflix with a Trip to Tokyo & a...
The second half of the third season of "Fuller House." It dropped on Netflix last weekend, but I was too busy with Christmas family fun-time to watch any of the episodes until after Christmas.The first...
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Anonymous Neighbor Shames Grieving Family for Not Putting Up Christmas...
The people who live on Shady Glen Avenue in Vacaville, CA, are apparently required to decorate their homes with Christmas decorations. The neighborhood is temporarily renamed Lollipop Lane and visitors...
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Thanos' True Name Revealed!
Everyone knows Thanos, right? He's the Mad Titan. He worships Death. He loves Death. He killed off half of the universe once with help from the Infinity Gauntlet. He's pretty much unstoppable.Here's...
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ARCHIE JUMBO COMICS #285 Introduces the Latest Gaming Sensation: "Cosmo Go!"
Have you purchased Archie Comics' new COSMO series? I have, though I haven't read it yet. I'm looking forward to reading it later this week and sharing my thoughts about the new series. For those who...
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Kiernan Shipka Cast in Title Roll in Upcoming "Sabrina" TV Series!
We have our Sabrina! Kiernan Shipka ("Mad Men,""Feud: Bette and Joan") has been cast as Sabrina Spellman in Netflix's upcoming "Sabrina" television series!:An empowered young woman, half-human,...
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Trans Woman Wins £4 Million from a Scratchcard Lottery // Refuses to Share...
Have you bought your Powerball ticket yet? You know that I have! I have plans to split the winnings several ways with specific family members. Our mortgage will get paid off and I'll finance some...
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Archie Comics' COSMO Comic Book Series Launches With New Space Adventures!
As mentioned earlier this week, Archie Comics'new ongoing COSMO comic book series (featuring an updated version of the 1950s space adventure series COSMO THE MERRY MARTIAN). I sat down to read the...
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Marvel to Launch New EXILES Series, featuring Blink, Nick Fury, Wolvie &...
Marvel Comics announced a new EXILES comic book series that will be launching in April. The team would be directed by the original Nick Fury, who now operates from the Moon. He now goes by the Unseen...
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Will Jazz Jennings' Weight Prevent Her from Undergoing Gender Reassignment...
I was running around town all day and began lamenting that I was going to miss tonight's episode of "I Am Jazz" on TLC. And then I realized that the show was on and I'd only missed about twenty minutes...
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Iowa City Neighborhood Leafleted with Racist Fliers
I read a news article from Little Village Magazine that reported that fliers advertising a white supremacy group called the National Alliance were found early today outside houses near Wetherby Park in...
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Shocked Fans React to Roseanne Barr's Pro-Trump Leanings // Guess They Don't...
A lot of people have been reacting negatively to news that Roseanne Barr is a very conservative celebrity who voted for Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential election. Not only that, but her character...
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Maynard, Iowa, Gets a Shout-Out on Netflix's "Disjointed" Part Two -- Though...
A few months ago, I wrote about Netflix's new marijuana-themed sitcom called "Disjointed." It stars Ruth Whitefeather Feldman (played by Kathy Bates), a sixtysomething cannabis activist who runs a pot...
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Small Talk of Iowa #1: What Brand-New Festival Would You Create in Iowa?
I'm going to try something new tonight. Back in 2016 when I was trying to create a community radio station for Iowa City, I came up with an idea for a show called "Small Talk of Iowa." It was a riff on...
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Bourbon, MO: Parents Freaking Out Following Statewide Mental Health School...
I woke to a news article out of Bourbon, MO, where parents were freaking out over a survey for the local middle school's sixth grade students. This survey is an optional survey by Missouri's Department...
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