Poem of the week | Poetry

 Posted on July 6, 2024  |  5 minutes  |  1001 words  |  Larita Shotwell

Carol Rumens's poem of the weekPoetryPoem of the weekNonsense, or anti-capitalist allegory? Decide for yourself as Lewis Carroll leads us through the looking-glass.Lines from The Walrus and the Carpenter have been inexplicably running through my head all week, and eventually I had to leave my oyster-bed, go Through the Looking-Glass and find the whole poem. Whereupon, dear readers, as Alice might have said, I decided that it was so beautifully versified, so funny, so horrible and, in the year 2007, so politically resonant, that it deserves to be our Poem of the Week. [Read More]

Sunny And The Sunliners' 'Mr. Brown Eyed Soul' Is For The Loved And Lovelorn

 Posted on July 6, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  394 words  |  Martina Birk

In the late 1950s, as a 15-year-old student out of San Antonio's Burbank High School, Ildefonso Fraga Ozuna had dreams of becoming a singing sensation. First, though, he needed a catchier stage name and settled on Sunny Ozuna. Fittingly, his band would become known as the Sunliners; together, Sunny & The Sunliners would become mainstays in what is now known as "the westside sound." Much like Los Angeles' vaunted "eastside sound," [Read More]

The Last Kingdom recap: series two, episode one back to wild wild Wessex | Television

 Posted on July 6, 2024  |  6 minutes  |  1160 words  |  Martina Birk

The Last Kingdom: episode by episodeTelevisionThe Last Kingdom recap: series two, episode one – back to wild wild WessexConflict is coming! And our hero Uthred is gearing up for it with odd leper plans – while priests are starting riots and Danes are being slaughtered This blog is for those who have watched the first episode of series two of The Last Kingdom. Please try and avoid book spoilers in the comments. [Read More]

Amid $100,000 Penalty Clause, Dillon Danis Reveals Why He Pulled Out of KSIFight to Go Up Against L

 Posted on July 5, 2024  |  3 minutes  |  523 words  |  Martina Birk

Dillon Danis has been savaging Logan Paul on social media. Over the past week, he has been relentlessly trolling his upcoming opponent in a way that some feel has gone too far. The primary target of his attack has been Paul’s fiancee Nina Agdal, and has bothered the WWE star so much that he has reportedly initiated legal action against Danis. The two will face each other in a boxing match on the undercard of the KSI vs. [Read More]

David Oyelowo, from 'Don't Let Go,' 'Selma,' and more

 Posted on July 5, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  336 words  |  Jenniffer Sheldon

Classically-trained actor David Oyelowo has done such an amazing job perfecting his "American" accent in his roles that we sometimes forget he's from Oxford, England! He's an incredibly versatile actor. David got his start at the Royal Shakespeare company in London. From there, he took smaller parts on British TV and in movies like The Help and Jack Reacher. You may be familiar with his work as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. [Read More]

I visited every attraction at Disney World's Magic Kingdom. Here's how I'd rank them from worst to b

 Posted on July 5, 2024  |  13 minutes  |  2566 words  |  Martina Birk

I visited Disney World in August, and visited every open attraction at the park. I loved rides like Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, the Haunted Mansion, and Peter Pan's Flight. I was less impressed by the Enchanted Tiki Room and Magic Carpets of Aladdin, among others. I visited Disney World in August and visited every open attraction at the theme park. Here's how I'd rank them from worst to best. [Read More]

Lee Trevino House

 Posted on July 5, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  27 words  |  Jenniffer Sheldon

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Revamped Hadleigh Park Officially Opens

 Posted on July 5, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  284 words  |  Reinaldo Massengill

The revamped Mountain Bike Track at Hadleigh Park has been officially opened today by Double Olympic Cyclist Victoria Pendleton. Hadleigh Park was home of the London 2012 Olympic Mountain Biking events and is the only Olympic course to ever have remained in use after the games have finished. Since then, Essex County Council, along with Active Essex, have been developing it into a world-class sporting venue with one of the best UK mountain bike courses in the country. [Read More]

Shonda Rhimes on Fitz Learning About Scandal Abortion: Does He Have To? A Woman Made

 Posted on July 5, 2024  |  5 minutes  |  894 words  |  Aldo Pusey

Earlier this season, Kerry Washington’s “Scandal” character made the decision to get an abortion on the ABC series. Since that November episode, that storyline has not been touched on — and the likely father of the unborn baby, Tony Goldwyn’s President Fitz, never knew about the pregnancy or the abortion. [Read More]

Sucks When You Cant Cheat: Astros Fans Shoot for the Stars Literally, butFind Themselves L

 Posted on July 5, 2024  |  3 minutes  |  542 words  |  Reinaldo Massengill

Baseball stage finally has its first World Series contender. The Texas Rangers have defeated the 2022 winners, the Houston Astros, claiming back the throne after more than a decade. The Lone Star State achieved this remarkable feat with a game seven 11-4 win, leading the series 4-3. This was a dominant display that no one imagined, including the Astros fans, who were hoping for another high leap. Given the series got tied 3-3 after Game 6, everyone expected it to be a close game. [Read More]