By Loran Oh, Thundercracker… how much controversy you seem to cause. Botcon 2007 was the first time the convention has ever come close to my area, being in Providence, Rhode Island that year. It was my first chance to make my pilgrimage to the convention I’ve waited seven years to finally go to! Only one [...]
Christie Watson’s debut novel “Tiny Sunbirds, Far Away” is the story of Blessing, a child whose life is up-ended dramatically in Africa. When their mother catches their father with another woman, twelve year-old Blessing and her fourteen-year-old brother, Ezikiel, are forced to leave their comfortable home in Lagos for a village in the Niger Delta, [...]
Defense attorneys on Friday asked for a delay in the manslaughter trial of Michael Jackson’s doctor, saying they needed more time to review new reports from prosecution witnesses. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Michael Pastor scheduled a hearing on Monday to consider the request, which comes 10 days before the scheduled start of opening arguments [...]
“Rio” led the Easter box office in North America for a second weekend, and remained the top choice internationally for a third round as the worldwide haul for the Brazilian bird cartoon flew toward $300 million. Actor Jesse Eisenberg arrives at the premiere of the film “Rio” at Grauman’s Chinese Theater in Hollywood, California April [...]
ANIMALS IN DISTRESS Snugglebear My name says it all: I am a big, furry bear of a dog, and I love being affectionate with my people. I am a Labrador retriever mix, which helps to explain my generally good nature and my love of having fun. I am all black, so I am quite handsome [...]
Christopher Farnsworths Blood Oath introduced the world to Nathaniel Cade – a covert operative, ruthlessly cunning fighter, tireless avenger, and vampire. Now Farnsworths creation returns the new Cade novel The Presidents Vampire arriving on April 28th from in G. P. Putnams Sons. For nearly 150 years Cade has been bound to serve and protect the [...]