Harry Houdini, the world-famous illusionist and stunt performer, was born on this day in 1874 in Budapest, Hungary. His real name was Erik Weisz. His best-known acts involved escaping from impossible situations such as being chained upside-down in a tank of water. Erik’s family emigrated to the US in 1878, where his father served as […]
Spring has Sprung The grass has riz I wonder where the flowers is? – Anonymous This time of year is the Vernal Equinox, which is marked by the day when the sun is directly above the Earth’s equator. Officially that happened yesterday, as the darn thing moves forward and back from year to year, but […]
The “Other” Steampunk Band During the recent peak of the steampunk craze in the two-thousand aughts, a number of musical groups became known as steampunk bands. The best known seems to be a certain robotic cabaret act I reviewed a few weeks ago. Yet there are other groups that aren’t quite as theatrical but capture […]
We Americans have a tradition of turning minor ethnic holidays into major excuses to party. St. Patrick’s was just another Catholic feast day to commemorate the man who, according to tradition, brought Christianity to Ireland. Now it’s become a festival of drink and debauchery – not that I object to that sort of thing, within […]
Some people say that there’s a ratio to find circumference But it’s a number that never stops, oh no. Some people want try find all the digits How long is it? I’d like to know So here we go… again 3.1415926535897932384626433832795028841971693993751058209749445923 etc. etc. Pi wasn’t found in a minute The Egyptians thought that it was […]
I first heard of Lantern City at a Phoenix Comicon a few years ago. It was a project supported by actor Bruce Boxleitner that was slated to become a TV series. With all the new and interesting sci-fi shows on various cable and streaming services, I’d expected it would be well on its way, but […]
Reviewing Arizona’s Eateries Serra Gaucha Brazilian Steakhouse 16160 N 83rd Ave, Peoria 2-14-18 First impression: 3 out of 5 croutons. There is a large bar area to the side, and the hostess station is right in front The ambiance: 1 out of 5 croutons. The many tables are so close together that you must inch […]
