On September 5, 1955, friends Joe Rogers and Tom Forkner opened a diner in this Decatur building. The chain restaurant they founded, Waffle House, is now spread across the South, famously never closing their doors save for act-of-God weather events. Read moreA Guide to The Perfect Bong Joon-ho MarathonBut the very first Waffle House did…
Speaking as someone who loves modern comedy and crafty filmmaking but rarely expects them to be in the same movie, Michael Angelo Covino’s “The Climb” is a gift. The script is sharp enough that even without its batch of engrossing, one-take sequences, it could have been a memorable buddy epic, focusing on Mike (Michael Angelo Covino) and…
In 1989, Jodie Foster took home the Best Actress Oscar for her heartbreaking portrayal of rape victim Sarah Tobias in The Accused. Inspired by a real life case, Jonathan Kaplan’s courtroom drama was not only one of the first Hollywood films to use rape as its central subject, but was one of the first to…
Dunald Mill Quarry is one of the many quarries found in the area surrounding the neighboring villages of Nether Kellet and Over Kellet. While the largest quarry in the area, Back Lane Quarry, is still operational, Dunald Mill Quarry operations ceased in 2008. Read moreA Guide to The Perfect Bong Joon-ho MarathonDunald Mill Quarry is…
In 1946, Zhou Enlai, the first premier of the People’s Republic of China, briefly lived in this former French Concession villa. The home is located just a few doors down from Sun Yat-sen’s former residence. Read moreA Guide to The Perfect Bong Joon-ho MarathonConsidered an influential revolutionary, Enlai worked closely with Mao Zedong as the…
How can a large art museum in a popular European capital be considered a hidden gem? To be sure, Lisbon’s National Museum of Ancient Art doesn’t have the name recognition or media exposure of the city’s other major art institutions. Nevertheless, it offers museumgoers the unique opportunity to immerse themselves in Portuguese culture and its…
George Mason was a semi-retired farmer who rarely left Virginia or got involved in politics. But Mason had become fed up with the political landscape in the colonies. Mason blazed his own trail in the formation of our government and refused to sign the Constitution. He felt it lacked assurances of individual freedom. The document he…
A young man’s life doesn’t go as planned in Cherry, the latest from directors Anthony and Joe Russo. It all got off when Cherry went to war. He signed up without realizing what he was getting into, and after enduring the trauma of the front lines he returns home a very changed man. His girlfriend, family,…
Nestled deep within the rollings hills of Vermont at an unsuspecting pullout on Route 106, stands a granite slab not terribly different from those used as headstones. What makes these commemorative stones so special is their engravings that shed a fascinating light on some of the region’s history. Read moreA Guide to The Perfect Bong…
Salt Springs State Park near Montrose has spectacular waterfalls and hiking trails along with the namesake Salt Springs. The Onondaga people of the area used its salt for food and as a valuable trade asset. Read moreA Guide to The Perfect Bong Joon-ho MarathonNear one of these springs is the start of the Hemlock Trail,…
Streaming might be the future, but physical media is still the present. It’s also awesome, depending on the title, the label, and the release, so each week we take a look at the new Blu-rays and DVDs making their way into the world. Welcome to this week in Home Video for month date, year! This week’s…
Some time during the 1920s, poet Hayim Nahman Bialik took an unauthorized shortcut through the grounds of Jacob Gluska’s construction factory. Gluska’s brother caught Bialik on the property and rebuked him. Bialik, an arrogant Tel-Avivian who was also Israel’s national poet, did not appreciate the remark, and they came to blows. In 2009, almost a…
“She was ahead of her time…” “She took it upon herself to defend herself in front of the jury.” HBO has debuted a full-length official trailer for their documentary series titled The Lady And The Dale, produced by Mark and Jay Duplass. The doc is launching as a 4-episode series at the end of the…
Considering that both the Shetland pony and Shetland sheepdog are named their archipelago of origin, it makes perfect sense that they would somewhat be considered its animal symbols. The pony is even featured on Shetland’s coat of arms, while other domesticated animals, such as the Shetland sheep and Shetland duck, can represent the island’s culture….
Ukraine’s submission for Best International Feature Film at the upcoming Academy Awards is Atlantis, a tale of trauma and recovery set in a country attempting to rebuild after being ravaged by war. Written, directed, shot, and edited by filmmaker Valentyn Vasyanovych, the film follows one veteran as he tries to overcome the horrors of the…
“The Gods and Goddesses of Baseball,” was unveiled on Monday, March 26, 2007, at 170 King Street near the Caltrain Station. The work of art is right across the street from Oracle Park, home to the San Francisco Giants baseball team. Attached to a commercial office building and rental apartments, these sculptures are part of…
The town of Saint Louis, set on an island at the mouth of the Senegal River, is a must-see location if you are traveling through Senegal. At the end of the 19th-century when the country was still a French colony, the governor decided that the old bridge composed of 40 floating pontoons needed to be replaced….
There’s no denying Donald Trump dominated Hollywood’s attention span for four straight years. Not only did Tinseltown liberals work on a daily basis to slam him and his supporters, his existence influenced some of the shows and movies produced during his administration. Read moreA Guide to The Perfect Bong Joon-ho MarathonWhile most of those projects…
There’s an oft-forgotten saying that has surfaced on RuPaul’s Drag Race throughout its many, many seasons: “This lit a fire under my ass.” Now, queens either say it when their confidence has been shaken, failed in a challenge, and then tell RuPaul that they will do better next time. “Ru, you’ve lit a fire under my…
Located at the foot of Zhongshan Mountain in Nanjing, Xuanwu is a scenic location near Nanjing railway station. Xuanwu Lake is one of the “Three Great Lakes of Jiangnan,” which contains five islets and was the largest imperial lake garden in China’s history. Read moreA Guide to The Perfect Bong Joon-ho MarathonAccording to legends, Emperor Sun…
The Gilmore Car Museum is located between Kalamazoo and Grand Rapids, Michigan. It is considered the largest auto museum in North America. The museum was created by Donald S. Gilmore, who began collecting antique automobiles in the 1960s. Read moreA Guide to The Perfect Bong Joon-ho MarathonThe museum is a must-see for any car enthusiast,…