Opinion
Movie Review: “Bob Marley: One Love”
It was a good idea for “Bob Marley: One Love” to open on Valentine’s Day. Not just because there hadn’t been a decent box office performer in weeks (and even “Mean Girls and “The Beekeeper” were only mild hits) and the market was ripe for a takeover. Not just because the holiday weekend needed a…
Read MoreKara’s Sights & Bites: Super Bowl 58 wasn’t a total loss
Super Bowl 58 has come and gone, quickly replaced last week with Valentine’s Day and Mardi Gras hype. But that didn’t stop me from putting into practice some really good tips I picked up …
Read MoreCoffee Time: “YOUR HEART’S A LIAR”
If you are in the habit of consulting only yourself, trusting your own instincts and believing that you will know in your heart what to do when the time comes, then you have a big problem. In Proverbs 28:26, the Bible says, “He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool: but whoso walketh…
Read MoreMovie Review: “Lisa Frankenstein”
I had high hopes for “Lisa Frankenstein,” whose trailers promised a lead performance from Kathryn Newton (of the gleefully twisted body-switch horror-comedy “Freaky”) and a …
Read MoreKara’s Sights & Bites: It’s not too late to celebrate Valentine’s Day
There’s a good chance you’re reading this on Valentine’s Day or maybe the weekend following the day when a special meal of some kind is required with your significant other. Even if it’s too late to make a restaurant reservation, there are still a few options left to create a special meal. First, if you’re…
Read MoreHigher workforce participation requires welfare reform.
Not enough people in Mississippi work. Out of every 100 working age adults in our state, 46 are not in the labor force. Nearly half of working age Mississippians are not in …
Read MoreCoffee Time: “DELIBERATELY STOMPED ON? LEARN TO LAUGH”
You probably woke that fateful morning, assuming everything would probably run along on the accustomed track. Never dreaming – or nightmaring – that particular day would be so much …
Read MoreMovie Review” “Argylle”
As much as I enjoyed the fun, exciting trailers for “Argylle” that made excellent use of the film’s eclectic cast, there was one element that told me the movie was in serious trouble. Amongst shots of the cat belonging to spy novelist Elly Conway (Bryce Dallas Howard), onscreen text insisted that, “Once you know the…
Read MoreKara’s Sights & Bites: New York City didn’t disappoint, even in January
I’ve previously shared my love of visiting New York City. However, traveling to the chilly island surrounded by water in the dead of winter, aka January, was not something I’d …
Read MoreHudson’s Journey: EXTRA Alert: PURPLE
As a parent, we fear so many things while raising our children. We understand the underlying risks in most of our daily adventures, but we always think “not us” and we choose to live. We all do our best to teach our children to be safe in a world where bad and dangerous exists; it comes…
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