Last week I made my annual payment to my web host, which prompted a wild notion: “Hey, why not actually post some content to that site you’re paying for?” So here I am after two months of blog-neglect to bring…
Sure, Superman and Captain Marvel can perform some awesome feats, but let’s face it, it’s sweaty work lifting cars over your head, leaping tall buildings in a single bound, etc. Wouldn’t it be better if you could achieve the same…
July took us on a lengthy road trip to Minnesota and back in our first visit to Laura’s home state in several years. That’s a lot of miles in a van crammed with five adult-sized occupants (and tons of gear),…
Besides marking James Bond’s 70th birthday as a literary character, 2023 also brings us two anniversaries of 007’s adventures on the big screen, each debuting in June albeit a decade apart. On June 27, 1973, Live and Let Die was…
Within months of Superman’s debut, it was already getting hard to come up with cool names for his many imitators. A common solution was to turn to the animal kingdom for inspiration; after all, the wilderness is full of fearsome…
This year marks the 70th anniversary of secret agent James Bond’s literary debut in Ian Fleming’s Casino Royale. Published on April 13, 1953, the book launched a pop culture juggernaut that continues to stampede (or at least lumber) its way…
