Tuesday, May 31, 2016
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Daily Quote (Friday)
You can’t put a limit on anything. The more you dream, the farther you get.
Michael Phelps
American Swimmer; Most Decorated Olympian Of All Time
American Swimmer; Most Decorated Olympian Of All Time
Thursday, May 26, 2016
THE SIMPSONS: "ORANGE IS THE NEW YELLOW" REVIEW
It would be really nice to be able to review new episodes of The Simpsons solely on their own merits and not in terms of how great the show used to be 20 years ago. But the longer the show lasts, the more it becomes guilty of retreading familiar ground and even directly rehashing old storylines. The Season 27 finale reached hinged on Marge being unfairly punished and being sent to prison, which is pretty much exactly the premise of Season 4's "Marge in Chains." "Orange Is the New Yellow" was a generally decent cap to the season, but like so many before it this episode failed to put a new spin on an old formula.
This episode was notable, if nothing else, for being the first to be scripted by ex-Futurama writer Eric Horsted, who was responsible for gems like "War Is the H-Word" and "Bendless Love." The hope being that Horsted might bring some of that trademark Futurama charm over to Springfield. There were definitely moments this week where the show had a greater energy and more scathing wit than usual. "Orange Is the New Yellow" was at its best not when it focused on the prison storyline, but in poking fun at contemporary society's overprotective approach to child-rearing.
Rolling timeline notwithstanding, Marge will always be a child of the '70s at heart. It would never occur to her that sending her children outside to play without constant adult supervision would be a bad thing. So there was something both funny and sad in seeing other adults overreact to the thought of Bart going to the park alone. And it was only fitting that Chief Wiggum's response was to drag Marge out of the house in handcuffs and then brush off the idea of leaving her children alone and unsupervised. As he put it, "You should have thought of that before we showed up here unannounced." Here, it felt like the show finally had a clever take on a hot-button issue for a change.
Sadly, this episode lost a lot of steam after that point as the focus sifted to Marge's prison sentence. The similarities between "Orange Is the New Yellow" and "Marge In Chains" really were too much to ignore. Once again, the conflict revolved as much around the chaos Marge's absence caused in the Simpson household as anything else. Honestly, how many times has this show explored Homer's bumbling attempts to pick up the slack when Marge is gone? How many episodes have followed Marge seeking respite from her stressful life as a homemaker? This conflict had nothing new to say on the matter?
Chris Evans wants a Captain America cameo in Spider-Man: Homecoming
They were on opposite sides of the Civil War, but Chris Evans would like to see Steve Rogers and Peter Parker together again.
During an interview with MTV International, the actor was asked which Marvel film he’d like to see Captain America in next. Let’s just say his spidey senses are tingling.
“Guardians would be fun, wouldn’t it?” Evans replied, referring to the upcoming Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2. But, he added, “it’s very outer space-y. Cap’s more of an Earth-bound guy.”
“Maybe the next Spider-Man [films]. Those are going to be fantastic, and I think Tom [Holland]’s just a great actor, so that might be a fun one to pop up into,” he added.
Source >>> http://www.ew.com/article/2016/05/26/captain-america-chris-evans-wants-cameo-spider-man-homecoming
Wednesday, May 25, 2016
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Who is Jonathan Sheklow?
My name is Jonathan Sheklow. I was born in San Francisco, California in 1976. The ‘70s?? That can’t be right. Anyway… I fondly remember growing up in the 80’s and it was a free and wonderful time to be a kid. Now that I have my own children it is interesting to look back and think of the differences in the upbringing now versus then. For example, kids now have to wear seat-belts.
In addition to playing a lot of basketball, I spent much of my youth drawing, creating, breaking and rebuilding things. (My daughter already seems to be taking after the creative side,.. and my son certainly likes to break things).
Life completely changed around 1984 when I first laid my eyes on a Japanese “Entertainment System” by the name of Nintendo. There wasn’t a question, I was going to need one of those things. So at 8 years old I secured my first job as a paperboy for the esteemed San Mateo Times. After about 8 months of delivering papers daily I finally was able to save up the required $199.99. This, by the way, was an incredible amount of money in the mid-eighties, (roughly $450 in today’s money). The system came packaged with 1 game cartridge. It was a game about a super Italian fellow and his Brother. Video games have remained a seriously fun passion, and vital escape, ever since.
In 1995 I moved across the country to a little town called Brooklyn, New York. It was there that I began my professional study at Pratt Institute, majoring in Art Direction and Communication Design. I began my professional career as an Art Director at Grey Advertising and then over the years had the pleasure of working at some of the top boutique firms in New York.
I am thrilled to be alive in a time when art presents itself in so many different forms. From cars to music to the newest video games and technology, we are surrounded by absolute masterpieces. I am constantly blown away by the creations of fellow humans. This is a website dedicated to these modern masters among us, and a showcase for truly ‘modern art’ in all of it’s forms. Please feel free to email and share examples of art that inspire you as well, I look forward to checking it out!
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