The Catmage Chronicles
Andy thought he was going crazy when a talking cat showed up at his front door. He couldn’t have been more wrong.Goldeneyes is a Catmage – a cat with human intelligence and magical abilities. Andy is an eighth grader who is smart, impulsive, and trying to avoid the school bully at all costs. A prophecy threw them together. There’s just one problem: Goldeneyes can’t stand humans.The Catmage world is heading toward war. Goldeneyes and Andy must try to stop the enemy from getting stronger. And they must save a powerful Catmage who’s been kidnapped. For Goldeneyes, it’s personal. That Catmage is her grandmother.Andy and Goldeneyes must try to put aside their differences. If they can’t, the enemy will soon be too powerful to defeat…
Category Archives: Pop Culture
The Great Idina Menzel Poster Incident
A week ago Friday night, a derecho swept through Virginia and the surrounding areas, bringing with it winds as high as 80 mph, and 13 deaths from the storm. My niece and I were downtown Richmond, standing in line behind … Continue reading
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Tuesday briefs
Why is this woman smiling? Because she’s escaping from those freaky scientologists: Katie Holmes has escaped the conditioning and is divorcing Tom Cruise. The Daily News is all over the story (which totally amuses me), including showing this one, showing … Continue reading
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Wednesday gloatfest briefs
And it’s Walker for the win: A eleven seven-point victory, but it was “too close to call” according to all the exit polls. Which just goes to show you: Exit polls are bullshit. Changed your LinkedIn password: Millions of passwords … Continue reading
Posted in Computers, Middle East, palestinian politics, Politics, Pop Culture, Terrorism, Turkey
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Les Miz, the movie
Can. Not. Wait.
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Sunday morning fluff news briefs
Seriously? Really, this is a headline. Kristen Stewart ‘F**king Loves Acting’ Because She Is ‘Really Boring’. It popped up on my Google News feed. To think I used to read–and enjoy–entertainment magazines. My, tastes change. And oh, I will watch … Continue reading
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Sunday morning lazy briefs
Oh, stop, you’re ruining the apartheid narrative! Shimon Peres is leading the charge as Harvard University discusses plans to bring a campus to Rahat, a Bedouin town, where Arab and Jewish Israelis can learn side by side in peace and … Continue reading
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Time for a feel-good break
Yes, anyone who believes that Simon Cowell was in any way surprised by the talent shown here, I have a bridge in Brooklyn for sale–but this is a wonderfully touching story. And a couple of teenagers with amazing voices.
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Save my show!
Do any of you watch Cougar Town, the awfully-named comedy that ABC doesn’t seem to want to promote or give any help to make sure it survives? It was created/produced by one half of the Scrubs team (and features a … Continue reading
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Only two days left!
My nephew’s band still needs about $800 for that cross-country tour. If you have even a dollar or two to spare, go to Kickstarter and pledge. Aunt Meryl really wants to see her boy perform in Richmond. Plus, bonus of … Continue reading
Pledge drive, part 2
My nephew’s band needs $849 more in pledges in order to go on their cross-country tour. I kicked in a hundred books. Five bucks apiece from a few dozen of you would go a long way, especially considering that a … Continue reading
A pledge drive (but not for me)
A friend of mine is in a band, and they’re trying to raise $2,500 for expenses for a tour–which will actually include a stop in Richmond, so I can see my “nephew” for the first time in, um, okay, it’s … Continue reading
Not so smashing
I love Broadway plays. I love musical theater and the movie musical, and always have. So I was thrilled when I saw promos for Smash, the new NBC series about putting on a Broadway show. I watched the pilot, and … Continue reading
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More Superbowl commercial fun
First, watch this one: Then go here and see the behind the scenes videos. Hilarious.
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I have a new obsession
And it’s only minutes old. Smash. The new NBC series about putting on a Broadway play. Yeah, it’s well-titled. Smash is a smash. I am STILL humming the tunes. Now THAT’s Broadway. (I’m sure it will be, after the TV … Continue reading
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The best Superbowl commercial
I like this one the best, so far. There are a bunch here.
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