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What the Heck is Dyngus Day?

By Major Dan on April 22, 2019 April 22, Arts & Entertainment, Food

A Brief History On April 22, 2019, Clevelanders and people in American cities of Polish or Slavic heritage across the country celebrate the Slavic Holiday called Dyngus Day, a relatively new holiday to Cleveland only initiated 9 years ago, its European roots go back to the 15th Century. Falling on the day after Easter each year, it is an early Spring traditional day to keep the Easter holiday season going for one more day, a day marked by Polka Music and dancing, and even more so by eating wonderful Slavic foods. Digging Deeper Celebrated by Slavic people as “Wet Monday,”…

Everything You Need to Know About F1 Betting in 2019

By Major Dan on April 22, 2019 Sports

A Brief History 2019 marks the 70th year of the Formula One World Championship and it is promising to be the most exciting year yet. Young guns like Max Verstappen are making a claim for glory while Lewis Hamilton eyes up a sixth championship, pushing him ever closer to Michael Schumacher’s incredible seven total championships. Meanwhile, Red Bull Racing has called time on Renault engines and made the switch to Honda, while Sauber Force India have renamed as Alfa Romeo racing, indicating a fresh start for the constructor. They will be buoyed by the return of Kimi Räikkönen, who rejoins…

Is Timbuktu a Real Place?

By Major Dan on April 20, 2019 April 20, Travel

A Brief History On April 20, 1828, French explorer René Caillié became the first European to return alive from a visit to the ancient African city of Timbuktu. Yes, this ancient city located in Mali is indeed a real place, a mysterious and fabled city of almost mythological proportions to 19th Century Europeans, enough so that the Société de Géographie in Paris offered a 10,000 Franc award to any European that could travel to Timbuktu and return alive with an accounting of the mystery city. Digging Deeper Africa was still “The Dark Continent” to Europe in 1828, largely unexplored and…

April 19, 2019: The Curse of La Llorona Movie Review (Creepy and Funny at the Same Time)

By Major Dan on April 19, 2019 April 19, Cinema & TV

A Brief History On April 19, 2019, horror movie fans get another installment in the Annabelle/Conjuring movie universe, this time called The Curse of La Llorona. The premise of the film revolves around a Mexican folk tale of a long passed beautiful mother that murders (drowns) her children, and haunts living mothers and their children today, seeking to steal the children for herself. Set in the United States of 1973, an American widow and her children are faced with the horror of La Llorona (“The Weeping Woman”) and her murderous intent. Who can save them from La Llorona? Can they…

April 30, 2019: Your Chance to Preview The Intruder

By Dr. Zar on April 18, 2019 April 30, Cinema & TV

A Brief History Psychological thriller film fans, here is your chance to be among the first in Cleveland, Ohio to see The Intruder on Tuesday, April 30, 2019 at 7:00 PM at Atlas Eastgate in Mayfield Heights, Ohio! For your chance to get a pass, please log on to SonyScreenings.com/Redeem and enter code: HHIntruderfilm83. The pass is valid for up to two seats. Seating is first-come, first-served and is not guaranteed. Saving seats for other parties is prohibited. Digging Deeper In The Intruder, a young married couple, Scott and Annie Howard, buy their dream home in Napa Valley unaware that the…