Day: July 5, 2016

People in Philadelphia who like John Carpenter have a once in a lifetime chance to see him

MARK YOU CALENDAR AND GET YOUR TICKETS:  John Carpenter: Live Retrospective, 8 p.m. Saturday at the , Keswick Theatre, 291 N. Keswick Ave., Glenside. Tickets: $29.50-$65. Information: 215-572-7650, keswicktheatre.com. He is spending time this summer driving around, playing hits from his past films and new music from his two recently released albums:  Lost Themes and … Read morePeople in Philadelphia who like John Carpenter have a once in a lifetime chance to see him

UK GUARDIAN SPLASHES: Is it time for a horror movie about the evils of Donald Trump?

UK GUARDIAN SPLASHES: Is it time for a horror movie about the evils of Donald Trump?: Chuck Bowen writes this for the world to read: A much larger proportion of the electorate is terrified of a Donald Trumppresidency, of course. This alarm has led to protests of all kinds. One image circulated on Facebook depicts the “Make America … Read moreUK GUARDIAN SPLASHES: Is it time for a horror movie about the evils of Donald Trump?

DC fireworks under a clear sky on a cloudy night

You read that right. If you were in Washington DC last night (or many other East Coast cities) you hardly saw the July 4th fireworks shows. It was cloudy, murky, ugly, and rainy as a storm zipped by the major metros just in time for dusk fire shows.. If you watched PBS’ version, you saw … Read moreDC fireworks under a clear sky on a cloudy night

The sad or creepy village of the dolls in Japan

From time to time over the coming weeks, I want to start taking some time off from the madness of daily headlines to focus on some other aspects of the planet earth worth mentioning.. Creepy.. strange.. and bizarre things. The planet is a collection of that. From the people gazing at a don’t walk sign … Read moreThe sad or creepy village of the dolls in Japan