Author: Heath Andrews

Pickleball: the only sport in America to have pickle in its name, yet have nothing to do with cucumbers. In its defense, it does involve a ball; so its half right. Maybe you’ve played it before, maybe you’ve never even heard of it. The sport has been rapidly expanding to where it’s now the official state sport of Washington. You know what else has headquarters in Washington? Amazon. And guess what Prime Video will be bringing to you live? That’s right, PICKLEBALL!!!! So, what is pickleball? Well, take a tennis court, make it smaller, lower the net a bit, use…

When Disney acquired Lucasfilm, one of the biggest changes to the “Star Wars” universe was the scrapping of the Extended Universe canon. The EU canon included hundreds of stories told across novels, comics, video games, and more. But even Disney could not deny there was one element of that deleted universe which needed to continue- Thrawn. The villainous Grand Admiral first appeared in Timothy Zahn’s 1991 novel, “Heir to the Empire.” Though the character has crossed over into the current storyline of “Star Wars,” the same cannot be said about the novel he first appeared in. Until now. Dave Filoni…

The film and television industry are rife with stories of problematic productions. There are so many things that can go wrong during the course of making a film or television show, ranging from the writer’s room to the editing room and everything in between. Now imagine that instead of a single room, or a weekly series, you have to churn out a daily product. The amount of stress it can bring about could be staggering, such is the reported case behind the scenes of “The Kelly Clarkson Show.” Clarkson and NBCUniversal have responded to those accusations. Hearing about awful work…

It was almost a year and a half ago when we first reported on the news that Microsoft was seeking to acquire the gaming juggernaut that is Activision Blizzard. Microsoft had previously purchased “Elder Scrolls” and “Fallout” developer Bethesda, as well as its parent company, ZeniMax. Adding Activision Blizzard and their portfolio of “Diablo,” “Overwatch,” “Call of Duty” would give Microsoft a lot of clout; perhaps too much according to some governments. While both the UK and US have halted progression of the buyout, there has been one large hurdle crossed in the EU. In a ruling from EU regulators,…

Food poisoning is one of those awful events that range from being a mild inconvenience, to outright fatal. Many among us have had the misfortune of ingesting something that was undercooked, cross-contaminated, or just plain not right; that’s why watching out for recall notices is so important. The importance of safe ingredients is even more important when working with them raw, such as in a dish like a sushi roll. As a group of diners in Montana found out, a certain “special roll” was unique for all the wrong reasons. On April 17th, 2023, Dave’s Sushi n Bozeman, Montana served…

It’s not everyday you see one of the major broadcast networks on American television change ownership and undergo a massive identity crisis. Last year The CW had a Thursday Bloodbath of show cancellations. One year later, and here we are again with a number of cancellations that help show where the changing network is heading. Ever since The CW had its majority stake bought out by Nexstar Media Group, a lot of things have changed with the hope of making the network profitable. The original plan for the channel (that was equally owned by Paramount and Warner Bros. Pictures) was…

It has been a wild ride for Twitter over the last year. In April of 2022, Elon Musk entered into an agreement to purchase the company. He tried to back out of the deal, and got threatened with a lawsuit for doing so. He eventually became the CEO of the social media company, making changes that were largely hated. He then merged it with X Corp, as well as firing something like 80% of the entire staff. There’s a lot of other things too, including a Twitter poll he posted in December 2022, asking if he should step down as…

The streaming landscape has been a tumultuous one as we near the end of the first half of 2023. Many big media companies have been hit with layoffs. Paramount just shuttered MTV News in its entirety. Concerns of revenue and profitability are running high at Disney as well, which is one of the reasons why Bob Iger is back to run the show. Iger has had a lot to say about how things should run, and when it comes to streaming, he’s announced some plans regarding Disney+ and Hulu. Disney has three major streaming platforms that it runs in the…

No one in this world is perfect but it’s highly likely Dolly Parton may represent the very best of us in terms of talent, compassion, and love. The country music icon was in the news throughout 2022 for a number of reasons, one of which was her nomination (and induction) into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Dolly originally asked to be recused from the ballot because she never recorded any rock and/or roll. But it was too late to remove her and she got in with the class of 2022. One year later and in order to live…

The last couple years have been a tough time to be in the news industry. It’s not generally a good sign when you go from reporting the news, to BEING the news. That’s precisely what’s been happening though as we recently reported that BuzzFeed News would be shutting down, despite being a Pulitzer Prize winning outlet. Now it appears that an even bigger entity, Vice, could soon be exploring the possibility of bankruptcy after failing to find a buyer. Vice Media is bigger than you might realize if you’re just familiar with their online presence. Originating as a Canadian magazine…