It’s the winter of 1975 and Duane Minor is back from a tour of duty in Vietnam. He spends his nights tending the bar of The Last Call, a hole in the wall joint owned by his in-laws on the outskirts of Portland, Oregon. During the day, he lives above the bar with his wife…
Sherlock Holmes and the Three Winter Terrors contains three interconnected stories that all take place in and around the dead of winter. In one, Sherlock is hired to investigate the mysterious drowning of a school child. The second story follows Sherlock as he is tasked to uncover the party responsible for the apparent haunting of…
In the days leading up to Christmas, Sherlock Holmes and John Watson are approached by a young lady on the precipice of her 21st birthday. The lady in question, Eve Allerthorpe, is set to inherit a sizable sum from her deceased Aunt’s estate if, on her 21st birthday, she is of sound mind. Up until…
Following in the footsteps of band-mate Travis Barker’s 2014 book, Blink-182’s Mark Hoppus tells his life story in his new memoir, FAHRENHEIT 182. If anything, the story of Blink 182 has enough ups, downs, and drama to fill several books, but Mark managed to fit the story of the band into four hundred pages (or…
With Gotham reeling from the anarchy caused by The Joker and his subsequent death, Batman has his work cut out for him. The Last Laughs, a gang previously led by the Clown Prince of Crime are taking odd jobs acting as firebugs in dilapidated buildings. But who is bankrolling the arson? Just when Batman seems…
A number of years ago I stumbled across Brian Earl’s podcast CHRISTMAS PAST during my seemingly never-ending search for additional Christmas content. Brian’s podcast explores the long-standing traditions which make up the holiday seasons while also trying to uncover their often elusive origins. The episodes are pretty short, usually under fifteen minutes each, but pack…
I’m Glad My Mom Died is the memoir of child-actor-turned-author Jennette McCurdy. It would be an understatement to say that this book is one of the hottest memoirs of 2022; and with good reason. Not only does McCurdy’s memoir tackle the curse of a brutal and unrelenting “Momager” on a child actor, but it also…
I’ve always been somewhat indifferent to Martin Short. Sure, he’s popped up in a few movies I’ve enjoyed (Three Amigos is a classic) as well as the absolutely hilarious SCTV, but it wasn’t until his new show, Only Murders In The Building, that I realized how much I enjoyed seeing him on screen. I was…
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