A Brief History On August 23, 2019, the third in the movie series starring Gerard Butler as the super duper Secret Service agent Mike Banning, is set to make its debut across the US in the wrappings of Angel Has Fallen. The previous films, Olympus Has Fallen (2013) and London Has Fallen (2016) were financially successful films, making more than double and more than triple their budgets respectively, meaning it was only good business sense for the producers to add another film to the series. Digging Deeper The film series features Butler as a fiercely loyal and dedicated public servant,…
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A Brief History On August 21, 2019, the country will be treated to a great “The Most Dangerous Game” (short story, 1924, film, 1932) themed horror movie when Ready or Not hits the public. If you are not familiar with “The Most Dangerous Game,” you are probably at least familiar with the theme of man hunting man. In the new horror film, Ready or Not, the twist is that a woman is being hunted. Digging Deeper If you liked movies such as Surviving the Game (1994) and Hard Target (1993), Run for the Sun (1956), let alone the several other…
A Brief History On August 21, 2019, we eagerly await the next NFL season. Having already completed 2 of the 4 pre-season/exhibition games, many teams are already firming up the sort of team they expect to field when the hitting counts. So who is going to win the big enchilada? Read on for our picks for the NFL 2019-2020 season. Digging Deeper If you are interested in NFL Futures 2019-2020, Las Vegas gambling mavens like the Patriots. We like the Patriots, too, but not enough to put them in the Super Bowl, let alone win the NFL Championship (again). We…
A Brief History On August 19, 2019, Stipe Miocic, a heavyweight mixed martial arts fighter fighting in the UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship) promotion, is recuperating from his hard fought regaining of the UFC Heavyweight title from Daniel Cormier, another UFC light heavyweight and heavyweight fighting legend. Digging Deeper Miocic, a charismatic firefighter and rescue technician/paramedic from suburban Cleveland, Ohio, had won the UFC Heavyweight Championship in in 2016, by knocking out reigning champion Fabricio Werdum in the first round. Stipe went on to beat highly regarded challenger Alister Overeem, also in 2016, and also with an impressive first round knockout. …
A Brief History In 1974, Roy Lloyd, a metal detector enthusiast, managed to find a high school class ring that had the initials “M.B” engraved. The ring was buried deep down a four inches lake of sand. He then found “Miles Baker” whom the ring belonged to. The ring had been lost for over 45 years before it got reunited with its owner. That shows how metal detecting is an important hobby before it ever became interesting or fun. Metal detectors have come a long way since Alexander Graham Bell first invented them in 1881 to locate an assassin’s bullet…