Author: Tony M.

Treevenge

The horror of it all. Christmas will not be the same again after you watch Treevenge by producer Rob Cotterill and director Jason Eisener who take the jingle out of Christmas with their own Little Shop of Horrors for evergreens. Treevenge won an award for best short film at Fantasia in Montreal in the summer […]

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Indie Writers Deathmatch III

The folks at Broken Pencil a fine independent magazine are at it once again with their annual Indie Writers Deathmatch. The world’s bloodiest fiction contest is back. It’s a bare-fisted fight to the finish (because it’s tough to type with boxing gloves on); one writer will emerge victorious and the rest will be pulverized and […]

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I, The Future of Newspapers

The demise of the newspaper in many quarters are in peril and in others such as in Portugal are finding a new Renascence of sorts. I, is a new newspaper that throws away conventional thinking and integrates new ideas of what a newspaper really should be. I is for innovation, the Iberian newspaper is garnishing […]

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Cookin’ with Coolio

The ghetto gourmet is on the loose and ready to cook just for you. Either your career is tanking or on the upswing depending how you see it. According to press buzz and the latest, Cookin’ with Coolio, he has been cooking since he was ten and wants to share his secrets. What the deelio! […]

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Popular Santa letter program ends in Alaska

Poor Santa might go postal this year as the U.S. Postal Service has canceled the popular North Pole program where parents and kids alike forward their mail to Santa since 1954. The service cited that many are concerned about privacy issues over the letters sent to North Pole, Alaska and gone will be that northern […]

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Mickey Mouse Celebrating 81 Years

Mickey Mouse is celebrating 81 years since his first appearance in an animated short called ‘Steamboat Willie.’ The lovable rodent is perhaps the reason for the global appreciation for animation enjoyed by many generations of fans and still growing. It seems CGI and animated features are at an all time high and Disney being the […]

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Robert Crumb Shoes

Crumb seems to be doing no wrong as of late. The cartoonist is the elder representative of cartoonists of the world. His recent book, The Book of Genesis, Crumb seems to have landed on the right foot literally with his recent explosion of success. Now he has shoes bases on his first creation Fritz the […]

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Germans in the Woods

War is hell, some will remember one time a year about the deeds of those so valiant who gave their lives to a better future. Others live in a cerebral war of regret and eternal horror in killing their fellow men. 86-year-old World War II veteran Joseph Robertson lived all his life about the day […]

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Apple Bans Mad Artist Tom Richmond

Mad artist Tom Richmond was banned by Apple Apps store for his latest Nancy Pelosi bobble head which was deemed as offense to the general public. Apple doesn’t want to rock the apple cart in government quarters for special favors. It’s sad when a company like Apple does not see the humor in this parody. […]

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Kit Kat Soda

This presents yet another compelling illustration of the cross-platform utilization of renowned products. In Japan, you have the intriguing opportunity to purchase Kit Kat chocolate beverages directly from vending machines. Japan has carved a reputation for its fearless exploration of diverse culinary creations, evident in inventive concoctions like the Kit Kat soda. Japanese innovation in […]

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Rock and Roll Stamps

Next year the Royal Mail plans to launch its stamp set of ten classic British rock bands albums in stamp form designed by Studio Dempsey. The groups featured will be, Blur’s Parklife (designed by Chris Thomson / Stylorouge. Photography: Bob Thomas), and New Order’s Power, Corruption and Lies (designed by Peter Saville). Led Zeppelin IV […]

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