As a protein meal bar, the SlimFast Vanilla “Have Your Cake” protein meal bar is actually one of their tastier offerings. Size of each bar is about as much as you get from other similar protein bars but surprisingly, they are quite filling after eating Read More …
When it comes to men’s fashion magazines, I tend to read and look at a lot of magazines internationally. I try to look at various styles and try to incorporate it to my own. But in July, I was perusing Ralph Lauren’s online magazine and Read More …
For many years, I have been waiting for a powerful film that would show people of the atrocities that took place from December 1937-January 1938 in the capital city of Nanking. While there have been several films on what occurred in Nanking over seventy years Read More …
For many Americans, especially today, we often don’t understand why certain countries have strained relations. Some look at cultural differences, religious differences but when it comes to the United States and Iran, many will look towards history and see 1953 as a year that the Read More …
Having used the wired Actron CP9550 for years, I was looking forward to the CP9599 U-Scan. While it took me a while to figure out how to remove the code scanner from it’s case, finding and downloading the app to my Android phone was easy. Read More …
(Originally Reviewed on July 27, 2009) I often have discussion with many of my friends (men) who are in relationships or are married in regards to situations they have had with their wives or girlfriends and needless to say, our conversations tend to start with Read More …
When I first saw these Aura Outdoor Products Silicone Heat Resistant Grill Gloves….the first thing came to my mind was if these gloves were for real? I mean, heat resistant up to 425 degrees? So, I decided to give these gloves a try. First, with Read More …
Vanguard is a reputable company when it comes to photo and video-related products for over 26-years and when it comes to tripods, the company’s reputation is partly due to the quality of their tripods. Vanguard has continued to grow as a company and now integrating Read More …
In 1962, Michelangelo Antonioni (who had earned the nickname “the Master of Alienation”) released his third film, L’Eclisse (also known as “The Eclipse”), as part of his alienation trilogy. The Italian modernist director was known for his radical new style, not following any convention of Read More …
Angelo wishing you all the unlimited Boston steak sandwiches that you crave for!
In 1959, Francois Truffaut released a semibiographical film about his life with “the 4oo blows” (Les quatre cents coups). A film highly regarded as a definitive film that showcases French New Wave (a term to describe a group of French filmmakers in the 1950’s-1960’s that Read More …
While I have used Circulon kettles and try to go for solid colors with chrome trims, KitchenAid’s 2.0 porcelain blue quart kettle grabbed my attention thanks to its aesthetics. Blue with stainless trim on top and the sides, it goes well with stainless steel or Read More …
Before Japanese baseball players such as Ichiro Suzuki, Hideki Matsui, Hideo Nomo played in America for Major League Baseball, there was Masanori Murakami. In 1964, sent to the United Sates by the Nante Hawks, Masanori Murakami became the first baseball player in Japan to play Read More …
I tend to purchase different men’s fashion magazines all over the world but one magazine that I wanted to give a try for the first time is “Men’s Joker” from Japan. The July issue features EXILE vocalist Takahiro in the front and the theme is Read More …
As I finished reading Melina Bellows USA Today article and Sally Quinn’s article for the Washington Post on filmmaker, writer, essayist, mother Nora Ephron, many of her friends have written about how they never knew Nora was suffering from acute myeloid leukemia. Having read her Read More …
Filmmaker René Clair is looked as one of the legendary filmmakers in France. From silent films such as “A Nous la Liberte”, “Le Million” and “Under the Roofs of Paris” to name a few, but in mid-1930’s, Clair with an invitation by filmmaker Alexander Korda, Read More …
Having owned several crock pots/slow cookers, this is the first programmable digital slow cooker that we used. The sleek design and user-friendly cooking device is stainless steel but with an inside pot that is not too heavy and is very easy to clean. I like Read More …
