Beginning in 2017, director Peter Jackson’s team of filmmakers commenced an odyssey to discover the Holy Grail of pop music. Reviewing, restoring and upgrading 60 hours of 16mm of film and 150 hours of audio recordings was a Herculean task, in and of itself. But Jackson and his corps did more than that. They created … Read more
What’s wrong with seeking love on the Internet? Online dating has been around for awhile now and, not coincidentally, so have the horror stories about scammers exploiting seekers of love and companionship. Scammers have targeted love-seekers for as long as people have been seeking love……was the Bible’s serpent a scammer? Perhaps. The FBI warns about … Read more
Betty Friedan is credited with writing that “Aging is not lost youth but a new stage of opportunity and strength.” Of course, our favorite is: “Seniors are like aging strudels – the crust may not be so lovely, but the filling has come at last into its own.” But for those entering “older adult”, “senior”, … Read more
Let’s face facts: France invented champagne. Since the 1700s, the French have been making some kick-ass sparkling wines and, 300 years later, they are still doing it. Champagne is made only the region in France’s northeastern corner. Outside of this region, French sparkling wines are known as “Cremant”. And while they are good, they aren’t … Read more
It appears that the infamous (and fictitious) Chrissie Miller is back. Her previous scame, The Favorite Foods Diet was one of a number of so-called diets peddled on the Internet, except that it specifically targeted women. This time, she’s peddling the BioFit Weight Loss. It is essentially the same scam, but now they are … Read more