The photo you see above is the classic Norman Rockwell painting known as “Freedom From Want”. He created this masterpiece in November of 1942, and it graced the cover of the Saturday Evening Post in 1943. It depicts what has come to be known as a traditional family holiday meal, and is the image many…
Physical media is becoming harder to find in a world that embraces steaming more and more every day. It’s a frightening trend that I want to see reverse course. Let me say that I’m a proponent of owning physical media in all forms whether it be movies, music, video games, books, comic books, or whatever…
As I was posting the news earlier this week about the closing of the last KMart store in the US, I started thinking back to the good memories that I associate with the old department store. To some, it may sound silly to have a fondness for things like department stores, but sometimes they represent…
After surviving several years longer than its sister stores, the last full-scale KMart store in the US will close its doors for the final time on Sunday. It’s the end of an era for the once-iconic retailer, which opened its first store in 1962 and was the country’s second-largest retailer by 1986. Known for its…
Back in 1998 or 1999, Rush Hour was the third DVD my brother purchased. At the time, he had just moved out and had bought a DVD player for his home. I would go over on a weekly basis and watch whatever his latest pickup was. That was the first time I watched Rush Hour,…