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This is part of the “2009 in Review” group writing project. To find out more about this project, please check out Daily Blog Tips. Last year, I wrote an article detailing Ten Amazingly Accurate Tech Predictions for 2009 here on Blogcritics. At the time, the article generated pages of comments and debate, all of which [...]

When The X-Files ended its nine-season stranglehold on the bizarre, it created a vacuum. In this void, hundreds of shows showed up and competed for the market on the strange, the odd, and the otherworldly, simply to recapture the glory days of X-Files. J.J. Abrams, fresh from Star Trek and Lost, decided that it was [...]

I like small town businesses, mom and pop stores, and my local pubs. I experience a feeling of welcome when I enter these places, and I just feel cozy. When I enter Wal-Mart or McDonalds, however, I am treated to a sterile environment, with bright, harsh lights. There is no love in those stores, and [...]

On the 27th of February, 1933, the building that housed the German Parliament caught fire. The Reichstag Fire, as it became known, was set by one individual. The Nazis used this to take control of the entire country. On December 7, 1941, Japanese planes attacked and bombed American ships docked at Pearl Harbor. Though the [...]

A few years ago, BBC released a mini-series that detailed various aspects of our planet. Their team traveled the globe, shooting scenes of majesty, serenity, and heartbreak. After shooting for roughly five years, the directors put together an eight-part series that detailed the Earth, her creatures, and her past — Planet Earth. Using the same [...]

The horror movie of a generation! Once in a generation, there is that movie that scares everybody. That movie which causes you to look around in fright. That movie that keeps you from sleeping at night. Once in a generation, a movie comes around that is amazing, terrifying, and horrific. For this generation, that movie [...]