• Vinyl Me, Please October Edition: Beck – ‘Odelay’

    Vinyl Me, What? Vinyl Me, Please!! Good things come in 12 inch packages. Delivering limited edition pressings of new and classic albums directly to your doorstep, Vinyl Me, Please operates under a simple philosophy: The Album Lives. With a carefully curated catalog of new and hard to find releases, the subscription service is more than just a…

  • Time for Some Spooky Fun with October’s Bookcase Club!

    The weather is cool and crisp, and the autumn air invites us into our blankets to read a good book. What reader doesn’t love this time of year? It’s October! Time for some spooky fun! Speaking of which, October’s BookCase Club crate is very Halloween-esque. This month’s theme is (cue thunder-storm sound effect): death. However,…

  • Shailene Woodley’s Arrest Raises Awareness of Dakota Pipeline Protest

    You may or may not have heard, but since about mid-August there has been a major protest occurring. Native Americans from across the country have been joining the Standing Rock Sioux tribe to protest the pipeline being built that will destroy land of historical importance and ruin resources for people of the land. The protests…

  • Power Rangers Come to Life at NYCC 2016

    It always surprises me just how popular Power Rangers is at big conventions like New York Comic Con. Sure the television series is on its 23rd season, Power Rangers Dino Super Charge. But fans aren’t dressed like those characters. It’s Mighty Morphin Power Rangers that stands the test of time. This year at NYCC those…

  • The (Other) 99 Cent Movie of the Week: ‘Hidden’

    Every week, the folks at iTunes find a movie they like and make it available to rent for the low, low price of $0.99. I’m here to tell you whether that film is worth your hard-earned dollar. Ok, the main event is a misty melodrama from the annals of Nicholas Sparks. This one is called…

  • Luke Cage: Marvel Superhero Makes a Quite Statement in White America

    Luke Cage has been on Netflix for less than a week and has already made a statement…by supposedly crashing the streaming service for hours due to its popularity, among many other things. Let’s discuss those other things. The show follows the Marvel super hero as he attempts to clean up what has happened to Harlem…

  • October Movie Preview: Mysteries Abound!

    Maybe I’m imagining it, but it sure seems like 2016 has brought about quite a few poor months at the movie theater. It’s a common theme for me to write about a month of mediocre titles with one or two diamonds in the rough. Well it looks like October is slightly better than that forecast. It’s…

  • Sony Releases Beatles-Inspired Song Made with A.I. Software

    Last week Sony revealed that they’ve created two new pop songs by use of artificial intelligence. The songs were made at a Sony CSL Research Laboratory using the company’s Flow Machines software which learns musical styles from a catalog of songs and then compiles various combos of style transfer, interaction techniques, and optimization. The French…