Movie Review: The 9th Life of Louis Drax by, Melissa R. Mendelson They say that a mind is a terrible thing to waste. Yet, we waste ours on mindless television, mediocre tasks at work, mind-numbing commutes, listening to endless babble on the radio, and by day’s end, our minds are screaming to be switched off. Try to think tomorrow, if […]
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When I Listen To Music by, Melissa R. Mendelson When I listen to music, I want to disappear. I want to melt. I want to feel. I want to be alive. As far back as I can remember, I held onto that record player, looking for that song that would awaken my heart. Over time, I found many songs, […]
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TV SHOW REVIEW: BEYOND by, Melissa R. Mendelson Trust No One. Those words etched into skin, digging deep. Why did she write that? What was worse was that those words were not alone. You’re in danger, but why would he be in danger? Why were they coming for him? What did they want? Why couldn’t they just leave him […]
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FALL OF A SMALL MAMMAL (By Joseph Cavera) I walked one day in Southampton, free Along a path of verdance, lovely Sky freeing the sun to glance at me So I may perchance a sliver of his glee Ambling on, one left for each right While keeping my pace sunny light I encountered upon an unusual sight One […]
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Comedy Review: What Is That Smell? by, Melissa R. Mendelson I love The Doors, and I have so many favorite songs by them. One favorite is “People Are Strange” because they are. We are so different, but yet, we are also the same. But I have to wonder, “Have we grown colder?” When that song, “People Are Strange” was written […]
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BANG FOR THE BUCK (http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/extinction_causes; http://en.wikipedia.org/Wilkes_Land_crater; http://www.endangeredspeciesinternational.org/overview.html; http://researchnews.osu.edu/archive/erthboom.htm; http://tulane.edu/~sanelson/Natural_Disasters/impact.htm) There’ve been five big ones that we know That dealt a cataclysmic blow To life existing on the earth And one to which the moon gave birth. It’s speculated early two Occurred when earth grew hot then cooled So melting, freezing glacial mass Caused ocean level changes vast. […]
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At The Intersection of the Fault Lines Poetry Book Review: FAULT LINES by Gary Beck Reviewed by, Melissa R. Mendelson We believe to live the ordinary life, encased by the ordinary world. The days grow shorter, and the nights grow longer. We worry over trivial and great issues, hoping for someone to come and ease our pain and suffering as […]
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The Fiction of Art Captive on canvas, a gray-haired man stands, palms outstretched, shoulders in deep shrug, pleading with a woman bone-thin with rage who aims an arthritic finger at him. An orange cat cowers under a corner table. How long has she been mad at him, this man who plays husband — minutes, decades? The couple […]
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On July 31st, 2018 Mars will be the closest to the Earth than it’s been since 2003. It won’t pass this close to Earth again until September 15th, 2035. So mark the date, and be sure to check it out. In the days leading up to the event known as a Mars Close Approach, Mars will seem brighter in the […]
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Conguillfo, Chile Wildfires are raging out of control in some of Chile’s oldest protected forests. Hundreds of acres of old growth have been destroyed in Conguillfo National Park, which is known for its centuries-old “monkey puzzle” trees. This is a “massive environmental catastrophe,” said Luis Mariano Rendonl of environmental group Accion Ecologica. Chile is in its eighth year of severe […]
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