Author: Heath Andrews

One of the more surprisingly enduring film characters of the last 30 years has been that of Wednesday Addams. While Wednesday has been around since the original cartoons of Charles Addams in 1938, it was the interpretation of the character by Christina Ricci in the duo of “Addams Family” films in 1991 and 1993 that firmly planted the character in popular culture. In 2022, Tim Burton and Netflix delivered a tv series starring the child of woe herself, played by Jenna Ortega. While a second season order hasn’t been officially announced yet, there is some promising news. There’s no denying…

When you think of dangerous animals, what comes to mind? Maybe a large member of the feline family like a tiger or lion? Perhaps you think of something venomous like a snake or something with terrifying teeth, like an alligator or shark? What about the actual most dangerous animal on the African continent, the hippopotamus? Considering they can weigh around 3,000 pounds, an encounter with one of these things can be very dangerous and indeed it almost was for a young child in Uganda earlier this month. THE KID IS FINE Before we continue, we do want to state that…

Holiday traditions are a plenty in homes and offices places all over the world. You’ve got your office parties, family dinners, Secret Santa, and gift exchanges. The possibility of getting a GOOD surprise is rare, but can sometimes happen. That sentiment can be blown apart though in some kinds of gift exchange when what you have could be taken from you at any time. On the other hand, it can also end with $175,000 like it did for Lori Janes. White elephant, Yankee swap, and Bad Santa are well-known versions of gift exchanges. The long and short of it is…

The mass exodus of “Saturday Night Live” cast members continued last night in largely unexpected fashion. Kate McKinnon, Aidy Bryant, Kyle Mooney, Pete Davidson, Alex Moffat and others have left this year. But, at least they still had Cecily Strong…until now. Strong has been one of the most versatile cast members, proving herself with her range of impressions, accents, and ability to sing. Her surprise final episode aired December 17th, 2022. Strong joined “SNL” in 2012 as a featured player, but quickly moved up to being one of the main cast members. She also served as a bridge between Weekend Update eras as she…

From 1986 to 1991, one of the biggest names in children’s entertainment was Paul Reubens. Well, actually it was his character of Pee-wee Herman. Evolving from a stand-up act, to a movie character in “Pee-wee’s Big Adventure” to a Saturday morning children’s program, the character of Pee-wee has a special place in pop culture. So enduring is Pee-wee that despite a lack of reruns for “Pee-wee’s Playhouse,” many of the running gags, themes, characters, and guest actors have remained in the hearts of millions. This holiday, you too can remember Pee-wee in a uniquely fun way with your very own…

Ticketmaster. If there were a “Family Feud” question about companies you can’t find anything nice to say about, they’d probably be the top answer. Especially among the Swifties. The live event ticket retailer is in hot water with the Mexican government, thanks to allegedly overselling tickets. Puerto Rican superstar rapper Bad Bunny was set to perform in Mexico City on December 9th. The venue, Estadio Azteca, has seating capacity of over 85,000 and was completely sold out. Imagine going to the venue with your Ticketmaster purchase, only to find out that you’re not allowed into the venue because your seat…

Oh boy! In a bit of unexpected television news, a blast from the past seems to have secured a place in its own future for at least another year. Given how long its been since “Quantum Leap” left the airwaves, on a cliffhanger, in 1993, one could safely there wasn’t a tremendous amount of expectation for a 2022 revival.After all, this series wouldn’t feature Scott Bakula as Dr. Sam Beckett, nor would it have the late, great, Dean Stockwell as his buddy Al. Despite this, the newest version is “Quantum Leap” is leaping into season two. Despite being in the…

If there is one thing for sure we’ve learned about Warner Bros. since its merger with Discovery, it’s that nothing is safe. Under the rein of David Zaslav, President and CEO of Warner Bros. Discovery, a fair number of shocking measures have been taken in order to cut costs and reshape a number of things under their corporate umbrella. We’ve seen CNN+ get canned, “Batgirl” shelved, and various Adult Swim programs get pulled from HBO Max. Perhaps you thought “well some animated shows getting removed from HBO Max isn’t such a big deal.” Well those cuts just got a lot…

There have been a number of reports in the news surrounding the collapse of cryptocurrency provider FTX. After declaring bankruptcy in November of 2022, a number of potential legal questions arose about how the company collapsed so quickly. This isn’t the first big company to go from soaring profits to becoming financially destitute. (See: the history of Enron.) As is often the case, when something goes so bad so quickly, there’s often some potentially illegal activity going on behind the scenes. Sam Bankman-Fried is the 30 year old founder of FTX, and up until the collapse of the company, was…

One of the biggest gaming stories of 2022 broke near the start of the year. Microsoft made a bid to acquire the gaming juggernaut that is Activision/Blizzard. The purchase, worth over $68 billion, would put gaming franchises such as “Call of Duty,” “Diablo,” “Overwatch,” and others under the auspices of Microsoft. Like with all major corporate mergers or acquisitions, government approval needs to be issued. Almost a year after the news broke, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is aiming to stop the purchase from happening. In the United States in order for mergers or corporate acquisitions to occur, two governmental…