Author: Heath Andrews

Has it really been 20 years since the “Twilight” book series hit store shelves? It’s hard to believe but apparently that’s exactly the case. For two decades readers have had the chance to dive into the saga of Bella Swan and her supernatural romance with Edward Cullen. Or if you want to look at it another way, it’s been twenty years of those damned sparkly vampires eating up popular culture! Any way you slice it, there’s no denying the profound effect the series has had on the cultural zeitgeist. This October, you’ll be able to rewatch the films inspired by…

Time has taught us that the the present time is not always the best time for certain ideas. There are too many cases to count where a story, film, or other piece of media just wasn’t as understood or recognized as it should have been at a given point. A perfect example of this is Jim Henson’s dark fantasy creation, “The Dark Crystal.” With its use of Henson’s signature puppetry and animatronics his do-directed project with Frank Oz was a marvel that did alright for itself at the box office, but not nearly as much as it deserved. Thanks to…

When it was announced in July that “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” would be ending in 2026, we were shocked. Alongside NBC’s “The Tonight Show,” CBS’s program has been a staple of late night since 1993. It stirred up a lot of discourse online about the fate of late night in general, the political implications given the Paramount Skydance merger, as well as a lawsuit with President Donald Trump. There’s a lot going on there. Now that Colbert is on his way out, Trump is setting his sights on another late night host, Seth Meyers. On Wednesday, Trump took…

Spicy food continues to become more and more popular thanks to internet culture. Shows like “Hot Ones” have popularized things that are hot for the sake of being hot, and restaurants make a name for themselves in serving up spicy dishes. For Bobby Salazar and his name sake restaurant chain, it seems like things got too spicy. He is accused of hiring a gang to burn down one of his restaurants. Salazar has a number of restaurants in the Central California area, and his salas are sold in several states at shops like Walmart and Safeway. That doesn’t necessarily mean…

Change is hard. Sometimes it’s necessary, sometimes it’s just the way of the world, but in general, change is hard. Over the decades businesses change things up from time to time to bring in new logos, slogans, names, etc. Remember when the Sci-Fi Chanel changed their name to SyFy? Yeah, not all change is good but we carry on. Unless of course you’re a conservative American who has way too much time to be upset about the logo for Cracker Barrel. If that’s the case and you were really upset about the new logo, well good news for you, they’re…

Rock and roll bands are often times just as famous for their interpersonal relationships as they are for their music. Sometimes creative forces butt heads together and the results can be spectacular feuds and blowouts. The Police were one such group. Sting, Andy Summers, and Stewart Copeland are all master craftsman as musicians, but they grew to loathe each other. After 5 albums in 6 years everything blew up for decades. Even though they got back together in the 00’s for some reunion tours, the hatchet may not be entirely buried thanks to Summers and Copeland filing a lawsuit against…

It has been a wild week or so for health related concerns. Just the other day we warned you about radioactive shrimp, and a bit before that we reported about the “Frankenstein” rabbit sightings popping up in Colorado. Well, here’s another lovely bit of news that may or may not signal one of the four horsemen of the apocalypse; California has its first plague victim in five years. Thanks to history classes, most everyone knows about the bubonic plague, the black death, etc. After all, it was responsible for reportedly killing almost half of the population of Europe from 1346…

If the world of science-fiction, superheroes, and “Fallout” have taught us anything, it’s that radiation can do everything from bestowing superpowers upon people, to altering the fabric of reality. If real-life has taught us anything though, it’s that radiation is generally incredibly bad for you and you should stay as far away from it as possible. That’s why the FDA has issued a warning not to shrimp that was sold at Walmart across several states. Yes, that’s right, we hope you had radioactive shrimp on your 2025 bingo card, because it’s happening. The good news, if there can bbe any…

Normally when you think about scary rabbits, there’s only a few that come to mind. There’s”Monty Python and the Holy Grail,” and the lovable Bunnicula from his titular book and animated series. Yet in the state of Colorado, people are reporting “Frankenstein” rabbits. But what are these little critters? How did they get that name, and when are people going to remember that Frankenstein was the name of the doctor, not the creature? To answer the last question first, never. Most people will always think of that monster with bolts in his neck as Frankenstein. But it’s because of those…

This year marks the 35th anniversary of one of the best comic book film adaptations of all time. Even though they might be more remembered for their cartoon series or video games, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles began their lives as comic book creations in a darker and edgier form than they’re seen today. It was also the spirit behind the 1990 film adaptation of the same name which brought the TMNT to live-action and even greater financial success. Thanks to Arrow Video, you can bring home all the movies in 4K UHD in a limited-edition box set! When “Teenage…