America's North Shore Journal » Media
Review: Lost Girl
The still curiously named SyFy channel has imported a Canadian series titled Lost Girl and it is showing Mondays at 10 pm EST. Similar to the import of the first season of Sanctuary, the channel has snagged an existing quirky show that is a modest hit for its ever changing lineup. Lost Girl is the very sexy tale of a mysterious woman named Bo. For the last decade, Bo has roamed the country feeding her hunger … Read entire article »
Filed under: Media, Original writing, Reviews, Television
Review: Unforgettable
One addition to the CBS lineup for Fall of 2011 is the police drama Unforgettable. Starring Without a Trace veteran Poppy Montgomery, it adds a little quirk to the usual ensemble cast detective story. Montgomery plays a former Syracuse, NY, police detective who is discovered to be living in New York City by her former boss and ex-lover. She is haunted by the childhood death of her sister. Her character, Carrie Wells, has a problem, hyperthymestic … Read entire article »
Filed under: Media, Original writing, Reviews, Television
All My Children’s J.R. Martinez Tells Soldier’s Tale
In the glitz and glamour of Hollywood, appearance is almost everything and plastic surgery – to achieve the perfect body, the perfect face, and perfect skin – is commonplace if tabloids and TV shows can be believed. So, as soap opera star J.R. Martinez of “All My Children” sees it, he fits right in. After all, he’s had more than 30 surgeries. The only difference between Martinez and other young actors: Instead of getting a nose … Read entire article »
Filed under: Media, Medicine, Military, Television
Dr. House Tackles Pox Illness
In Romeo & Juliet, Shakespeare never wrote “A pox on both your houses”. He used the word “plague” instead of “pox”. The word just sounds older than plague, and in the author’s time either term would have been used for the pox and the plague were universal. Episode 7 of Season 7 of the hit television show, House, M.D., featured the pox as its difficult to diagnose illness. It turns out that there are a number of illnesses that are now called pox, all of which feature sores and rashes of some type. Perhaps the original pox, syphilis was also known as the “Great Pox”. It is a sexually transmitted illness that seems to have been far more severe centuries ago than it is today. The appearance of sores on the genitals … Read entire article »
Filed under: Medicine, Original writing, Reviews, Television
Our Best: Staff Sgt. Alana Ingram
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Alana Ingram, a native of Las Vegas and a broadcaster for American Forces Network Afghanistan, based at Bagram Airfield, isn’t afraid to let her voice be heard. She better not be. It’s her job. Ingram, a broadcast producer deployed from AFN at Royal Air Force Base Feltwell in the United Kingdom, is in the twilight days of her second deployment. Assertiveness is something that was ingrained in Ingram throughout her childhood, most notably by her mother. “My mom was my rock growing up,” said Ingram. “She taught me to be strong, independent and outspoken. I use every single one of those things every day in the Air Force. The strength my mom had when she was raising me is something I’ve always looked up to, and it’s something I’ve … Read entire article »
Filed under: Media, Military, Our Best: Military Women
Ice Road Trucker Season Four
Season Four of the History Channel’s series Ice Road Trucker begins tonight at 9 pm. Heart throb and hottie Lisa Kelly continues double clutching and gear jamming her way alongside the big boys. Show Schedule Season Premiere Sunday, June 6, at 9/8c Episodes in the next 2 weeks Sunday, Jun 6, 8/7c Arctic Thaw: TVPG L Sunday, Jun 6, 9/8c Breaking Through: TVPG L Wednesday, Jun 9, 9/8c Breaking Through: TVPG L Sunday, Jun 13, 8/7c Breaking Through: TVPG L Sunday, Jun 13, 9/8c The Polar Bear Returns: TVPG Wednesday, Jun 16, 9/8c The Polar Bear Returns: TVPG Amazon.com Widgets … Read entire article »
Filed under: Media, Television
Kick-Ass the best movie of the Spring?
Official Kick-Ass site Internet Movie Data Base site for Kick-Ass Have you ever wanted to be a super hero? Dreamed of donning a mask and just heading outside to some kick-ass? Well, this is the book for you – the comic that starts where other super-hero books draw the line. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Media
Miley Cyrus to end Hannah Montana show
Looks like Miley Cyrus is wrapping up the Hannah Montana show. While some Disney execs seem to be out of the loop, there has been confirmation that this is the show’s last season. Amazon.com Widgets Miley turns 18 on November 23, 2010. She may be looking to move into adulthood through another entertainment venue, probably the movies. She is still in the Disney stable, at least until she takes after many of the women that preceded her and fall apart with drugs, lesbian affairs and a career in the toilet. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Music and Performers, Television
Coming Soon: Future Posts
- Declaration of War 1812 (in 132 days)
- USS President vs HMS Belvidera (in 137 days)
- General Hull Invades Canada (in 156 days)
- First Battle of Sacketts Harbor (in 163 days)
On Y!CN
- Radioactive Gravel from Japanese Nuke Disaster Used in Buildings
- Fuel Supplies Reach Nome
- Fuel Convoy Reaches Nome
- Russians Sail to Rescue of Ice Bound Alaska Community
- Pope Embraces Anglicans in U.S. with New Ordinariate
- Nebraska Nuke Plant Placed on Special Inspection Status
- Radioactive Water Leaks at Japanese Nuke Site
- Japan Damaged Nuke Plants Still Not Under Control
Social Links
But people are dying – thoughts on the Haitian disaster
January 16th, 2010 | Comments Off
The print and broadcast media have swarmed into Haiti and now the news is filled with their perception of what isn’t getting done. I would like to address some of these in order to bring some perspective to the wails from the media. IT IS A DISASTER When there is a disaster, people are at risk and people die. That’s why it is called a disaster. We need to recognize that a great many people have died and many more are going to die despite our best efforts. PEOPLE ARE HUNGRY Most of the population of the Port-au-Prince area relied upon charitable aid from outside Haiti for part or all of their daily existence. Let’ engage our brains and look at some numbers. Assume that a million people in the PaP area have no food. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Charity, Commentary, Disasters, Media, Original writing