A Brief History Action comedy fans, here is your chance to be among the first in Cleveland, Ohio to see The Killer’s Game on Monday, September 9, 2024 at 7:00PM at Regal Crocker Park Stadium 16 & IMAX, 30147 Detroit Rd., Westlake, OH 441455! For your chance to get a pass, please log on to https://lionsgatescreenings.com/KILLERSGAMEHH. Passes are first-come, first-serve. The theater is overbooked slightly to ensure a full audience. Therefore, seating is not guaranteed. So, please arrive early! Saving seats for other parties is prohibited. Digging Deeper Based on the novel by Jay R. Bonansinga, in the new action-comedy…
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A Brief History On August 16, 2024, we rushed to our local theater to watch the newest edition of the Alien movie franchise, Alien: Romulus. Alas, we did not see this summer blockbuster sci fi pic in IMAX or the latest movie development, 4DX. Nonetheless, the movie experience was definitely a must see for any fan of the previous movies. Digging Deeper Even if you have not seen all or some of the previous Alien movies, our opinion is that viewers new to the franchise will still enjoy the film without knowing the subtle nods to the other editions. As…
A Brief History On August 9, 1854, Henry David Thoreau published his book, Walden; or, Life in the Woods, a book about his life with nature and self-reliance, a reflective story of his own philosophy of Transcendentalism. Digging Deeper A leading proponent of Transcendentalism was Ralph Waldo Emerson, who along with Thoreau and other Americans decried the then current state of society in what they saw as senseless conformity and instead urged people to find their own individual way in the universe. The Transcendentalists also developed an aversion to the institution of slavery. Emerson praised Plato, Moses, Jesus, Luther, Copernicus,…
A Brief History On July 28, 2018, Australian yacht skipper Wendy Tuck made sailing history by becoming the first female skipper to win the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race. Held every two years, this epic boat race is run by Clipper Ventures that supplies 11 identical yachts to skippers and crews to compete in since 1996, with only 2004 skipped. Digging Deeper A real test of skill and endurance, all participants are required to undergo a four-week training program before the race. The same year that Wendy Tuck made sailing history, British skipper Nikki Henderson became the youngest person…
A Brief History On July 27, 1996, at the Olympic Games in Atlanta, Georgia, a pipe bomb exploded killing 2 and injuring 111. The perpetrator was caught seven years later. This terrorist act is one of several Olympic incidents that go against the Olympic principles of ethics, comradery, peace, brotherhood and all that is good about humanity. Politics and hate have no place in the Olympic Games, but sometimes these factors intrude anyway. Digging Deeper Some incidents where the Olympic ideal was betrayed include: In 1972, the Munich Olympics were marred by a terrorist attack that cost 17 lives. In…