Scorrrres! Ranking Film Franchise Music (It’s Harder than it Sounds)

In my ongoing partnership with the Geek Salad Radio podcast (read: I steal their ideas for blog content), I've signed on as one the 'rankers' of major movie franchise film-scores for an upcoming episode. We're not talking independent soundtracks here, but rather the 'official' music of each film. In their geeky wisdom, the GSR crew … Continue reading Scorrrres! Ranking Film Franchise Music (It’s Harder than it Sounds)

The Unexpected Pleasures of More Than a Decade of Reading Harry Potter

A Guest Post by Leo Babauta Recently, I finished reading Book 7 of the Harry Potter series with my youngest daughter Noelle. We cried, laughed, gasped in shock, cried some more. It was quite a journey, reading all seven books with her, and it took us four or five years. Amazingly, it was my fourth … Continue reading The Unexpected Pleasures of More Than a Decade of Reading Harry Potter

October Food 2017: The ‘Seriously though, what’s in this’ Edition

Every year around this time, I enter my altered state by the light of the moon...and start researching for my annual October Food post. As the winds howl outside, you'll find me: traipsing around the internet trying to uncover weird-ass eating trends from all over the world. 2017's quest did not disappoint. Four trends bobbed … Continue reading October Food 2017: The ‘Seriously though, what’s in this’ Edition