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In episode eight of the Apple TV series Foundation, which wrapped up its first season before break, there’s an extended battle scene where hero Salvor Hardin has to run down a spaceship hallway really fast to draw the fire of a floating AI laser rifle left there by, uh, somebody, so that her frenemy the Grand Huntress of Anacreon can shoot the thing with an … Continue reading Foundation Review: Wasted Potential
A Taiwan classic. When it comes to bubble tea, there’s a flavor for everyone, even if you are allergic to dairy or lactose intolerant. Whether you’re looking to do a photoshoot, explore other foods, or customize a drink personal to yourself, we’ve rounded up the Top 3 Bubble Tea places in Grand Rapids. What is Bubble Tea? Don’t ask. Because if you do, I’ll ask … Continue reading Top 3 Boba Tea Places in Grand Rapids
It’s hard to describe the feeling of Dune. Perhaps that’s because I saw it in theaters, double masked and vaccinated and nevertheless uncomfortable with the experience, but still in theaters for the first time in nearly two years. But I think it’s more than that, because Dune is a movie meant to blow you away, and it’s hard to see it for the first time … Continue reading Dune Review: Only the Beginning
It Ends With Us is rated adult by Amazon. Trigger Warning – This book contains details of domestic violence, abuse, and sexual assault. Lily has dreams to achieve in New York. In her first couple of months there, she meets an intriguing man: Ryle Kincaid. Stuck between relieving her past and deciding her future, Lily has quite a rollercoaster of emotions headed her way. I … Continue reading It Ends With Us Book Review
There are other worlds. That’s the idea behind Marvel’s What If, an out of the box addition to the Marvel Cinematic universe that plays with other possibilities in the canon’s complicated lore just to see what would change. And it offers answers to some big questions. In an attempt to explore the multiverse opening within the MCU, a new show has been airing called What … Continue reading Marvel’s Asking What If?
“They Both Die at the End” (book) is rated ages 14 and up by Amazon. They Both Die at the End is a YA novel focused on two teenage boys. Two strangers learn they have one day left to live. Fate brings them together, and it turns out they can both learn from each other. I read this book in two days over the summer. … Continue reading They Both Die at the End Review
Dune, director Denis Villeneuve’s epic adaption of Frank Herbert’s equally epic 1965 novel, will premiere in theaters two weeks from today, and I can’t wait. So I was beyond excited when Warner Bros. released the third, and apparently final, trailer for the movie that calls itself “the new Star Wars”. Unfortunately, as undeniably grand and exciting as it is, this final Dune trailer has very … Continue reading Final Dune Trailer Is All About the Thopters
The Song of Achilles is rated adult by Amazon. The Song of Achilles is a YA novel written by Madeline Miller. Achilles, demigod son of the Nymph Thetis and King Peleus of Phthia. Patroclus, banned from his kingdom, finds a safe haven in Phthia with Achilles. In the long and seemingly everlasting Hero Era of Greece, Achilles has a large reputation to live up to. … Continue reading The Song of Achilles Review
The Flash (show) is rated TV-PG by the MPAA The Flash is a great show for anyone who likes superheroes. The Flash’s name is Bartholomew Henry Allen, or people call him Barry. He got his powers from a lightning bolt and chemicals that he was knocked out by. He was in a coma for nine months before Harrison Wells took him in, and after a … Continue reading The Flash Review
Only Murders in the Building is rated TV-MA by the MPAA The new Hulu murder mystery Only Murders in the Building is a great example of Hollywood mixing generations to create a clever and hilarious TV show. The show follows three True Crime enthusiasts, Mabel Mora (Selena Gomez), Charles Hayden Savage (Steve Martin), and Oliver Putman (Martin Short) on their journey as they get wrapped … Continue reading Only Murders in the Building Review
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