A Brief History On November 5, 2021, the Astroworld Festival in Houston, Texas, a rap fest, went horribly wrong when a crowd fueled by drugs and alcohol overwhelmed insufficient concert security and created a “crowd crush” that cost eight lives and injured over 300 people. Digging Deeper An enormous crowd tried to tear down barricades and storm into the concert venue, creating a crushing wave, as well as the crowd already inside rushing the stage. Many accusations and lawsuits followed, but other concerts have ended badly as well. In 2003, a Rhode Island concert by Great White was the scene…
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A Brief History Dystopian science fiction action fans, here is your chance to be among the first in Cleveland, Ohio to see The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes on Tuesday, November 14, 2023 at 7:00PM at Cinemark Valley View, 6001 Canal Rd, Valley View, OH 44125! For your chance to get a pass, please log on to https://lionsgatescreenings.com/BOSSHH. 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 Experience the story of The Hunger Games — 64…
A Brief History On November 2, 2016, the Chicago Cubs broke the “Curse of the Billy Goat,” a championship drought of 108 years, by beating the Cleveland Indians in the 2016 World Series. Digging Deeper The Cubs had last won a World Series in 1908, while the Indians, now known as the Guardians, have not won a World Series title since 1948, now a 75 year dry spell. The 2016 World Series was notable not only for the reemergence of the Cubs as champions, but because the Indians had blown a 3 games to 1 lead to lose the Series…
A Brief History On October 28, 2001, the indie movie, Donnie Darko, was released. Although, like most movies, numerous lines are noted as “memorable,” we find only “Why are you wearing that stupid bunny suit?” asked by Donnie to the large, demonic rabbit to be the best line in the film. Digging Deeper All films have memorable lines, some more than others. Here are some of our favorites: “Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn!” Rhett Butler in Gone with the Wind, 1939. “What we’ve got here is failure to communicate.” The Captain in Cool Hand Luke, 1967. “A…
A Brief History Comedy-drama fans, here is your chance to be among the first in Cleveland, Ohio to see The Holdovers on Wednesday, November 1, 2023 at 7:00PM at Cinemark At Valley View and XD, 6001 Canal Rd., Valley View, OH 44125! For your chance to get a pass, please log on to https://focusfeaturesscreenings.com/HOLDHHVV1. 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 From acclaimed director Alexander Payne, The Holdovers follows a curmudgeonly instructor (Paul Giamatti) at…