There are several historical events I wish I could have seen firsthand. The Apollo 11 mission is at or near the top of that list. Thanks to the documentary feature of the same name, I was able to experience the next best thing. The film uses previously unseen footage from the NASA archives along with…
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Before college, my movie knowledge mainly consisted of features made after Star Wars and anything by Disney. I cured this ignorance during my freshman year at the University of Florida when I saw a series of films by the master of suspense, Alfred Hitchcock. These classics were an eye-opening lesson to the fact that great…
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Last year, Florida voters amended the state constitution to ban greyhound racing after December 31st, 2020. I didn’t vote for it, but I sympathize with the reasons behind it. The sport has been dying for decades, so the end of greyhound racing was just a matter of time anyway. Since it has been an interesting…
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It is all too easy to get stuck in the rut of everyday life and not experience anything outside the small triangle of ground between your house, office, and the nearest supermarket. Taking a road trip is an eye-opening way to help you see the world in a wholly new way. It can be hard…
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Nothing this side of apple pie is more American than the road trip. Driving 5,000 miles is a great way to see the country in a whole new light. Taking in the changing scenery, sampling the diverse cuisine and meeting a friendly assortment of people all contribute to the experience, but the most uniquely American…
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Welcome to the 7th annual Danny’s! For the uninitiated, these are my movie awards that I hand out the same day as the Academy Awards. I make up the categories and decide on the winners as I see fit. And to prove how ahead of the curve I am, the Academy tried to imitate me…
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I don’t go to Chick-Fil-A all that often. Don’t get me wrong, their original chicken sandwich is the pinnacle of a piece of fried chicken between bread, and I can usually devour an entire carton waffle fries between the drive-thru and my house, but I try to limit my fast food intake these days. When…
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Vince Gilligan originally intended for Breaking Bad to be set in Riverside, California, a fact I learned while taking the Breaking Bad RV tour on a chilly day in Albuquerque. If Riverside had stayed the location, I likely would have been tooling around the 12th largest city in California instead of the largest one in…
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“There’s the TV, “ proprietor Matthew King pointed out as he showed me my suite. “Please don’t spend time in here watching it.” People travel for different reasons. If the primary goal of your travels is to find someplace new to stream movies, surf the web or just lie around and do nothing, La Belle…
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It’s a quintessential New Orleans’ evening. The fog is rolling in off the Mississippi River obscuring the ghosts of long-dead scoundrels and thieves in the mist. Andrew Jackson on his trusty steed rises above the murk in Jackson Square. The neon lights of Bourbon Street beckon. And I’m standing next to the streetcar tracks waiting for…
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