A Brief History On January 22, 1973, heavyweight boxing legend and purveyor of home grills, George Foreman, pummeled the reigning heavyweight boxing champion, Smokin’ Joe Frazier, into a quivering pile of jelly in their championship bout in Kingston, Jamaica. The fight was mercifully stopped by the referee in the second round, making George Foreman Heavyweight Boxing Champion and de facto “King of the World.” As stunning as Foreman’s victory was, as Frazier was the undefeated Champion at the time, this fight was only one of 3 truly momentous fights in Foreman’s boxing career. Most boxers are lucky if they are…
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A Brief History On January 21, 2019, the citizens of the United States of America celebrate another national holiday, this one in remembrance of the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr., an icon of the Civil Rights Movement. Unfortunately, not everyone has honored Reverend King’s legacy in a commendable way this past month. Yet, those who have disrespected Reverend King are but some of our fellow citizens who have disappointed our society in various ways in January 2019. Although we have nearly a third of the month of January yet to go, we feel compelled to list “Jerks of the Month”…
A Brief History On January 17, 2010, Stephanie Peatling, writing for The Sydney Morning Herald, reported that there “is now one poker machine for every 110 people in Australia, putting the nation in the top 10 of international gambling meccas, alongside Monaco and Macau.” Anyone alive and using the internet today can attest to the fact that slot machines are advertised practically everywhere. Hugely popular across the web, they are played by people of all demographics and seem to enjoy a mass appeal. Given that we are so familiar with seeing them online, however, it can be easy to forget…
A Brief History On January 15, 2018, Irish lead singer of the Cranberries, Dolores O’Riordan, died in her bathtub, drowned while under the influence of alcohol and drugs. She was only 46 years old. Unfortunately for music fans, as well as the family and friends of the victims, too many singers have died before their time either directly or indirectly because of drug use and abuse. Today we list 10 of those incidents, some of which have happened in the very recent past, mirroring modern society’s epidemic of deaths caused by drug overdose. Please feel free to mention other singers…
A Brief History On January 4, 2019, the new thriller/horror movie, Escape Room, made its US debut. We had the opportunity to screen the movie several weeks ago and would like to give you our impression. Right off the bat we have to warn real horror fans that the movie is rated PG which means the gore is kept to a “safe” level. The tension and terror the movie creates is still there, so we expect most people would like the film, as we did. Capably directed by Adam Robitel (he of Insidious: The Last Key, 2018), the movie moves…