Happy June 21st! June 21 is a special holiday. For every holiday is for a reason. Although we may not know the origins of many of these holidays, avid celebrants eagerly mark June 21st as very special for so many different reasons. Here are some of the holidays celebrated on June 21 (arranged alphabetically); Cuckoo […]
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She was the most beautiful submarine I have ever seen. Well, calling it a submarine would be an insult, without me to correct me, it was a Deep Submergence Vehicle (DSV). Its name is SeaQuest. Managed by the United States Earth Organization (UEO), SeaQuest’s mission is to be a symbol of peace and explore the […]
“The 21st Century: mankind has colonized the last unexplored region on Earth, the ocean. As Captain of the seaQuest and her crew, we are its guardians, for beneath the surface lies the future.” The words of a noble man, Captain Nathan Hale Bridger. When we say the word “seaquest,” we must quickly define what we’re […]
Roy Scheider, the actor who is best known for his part in the 70’s blockbuster “Jaws,” has died at the age of 75. According to CNN.com, Scheider died at the University or Arkansas for Medical Sciences hospital in Little Rock, Arkansas, on Sunday, February 10. Scheider’s most famous line of Jaws-“You’re going to need a […]
“As you thought it was safe to go back into the water.” Ah, what a great tagline for a half-decent sequel. “Jaws 2” is easily the best of the sequels to Steven Spielberg’s horror classic, which became the first movie in history to make over $100 million dollars at the box office. So of course […]
When it came to entertainment, the 1970s proved to be a heck of a decade. For starters, Americans were treated to great movies like “M*A*S*H” (1970) and “The Clockwork Orange” (1971). Of course they weren’t the only remarkable movies to come out during that time frame. I can name several that were released in the […]
Everyone has pain from time to time. And although many people die every day that we don’t hear about, it’s still a bigger deal when a celebrity dies. They are our heroes, our leaders and the people we see shining on the big (or small) screen, or already in the theater Here are some notable […]