My interpretation of Tintin and his signature cowlick Blistering barnacles, good ol’ Stevie Spielberg has done it again! The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn, Spielberg’s first animated feature, hit North American theaters on December 21, 2011. With Spielberg's War Horse hot on its heels…it's a wonder the guy gets any sleep at all. If you’re thinking “Tintin? Who dat?”, here’s a bit of background information for you: The Adventures of Tintin (Les Aventures de Tintin) is a classi... [Read more]

  You're glaring at the mirror, a harsh, white light expertly aiming for your swollen eyes through drawn blinds. You rub your bushy brows, let out a shake-inducing stretch, the only bit of enjoyment you've experienced since the first frost warning, and yawn. You're knocked back at both the sight of your smushed cowlick and the stench of your dry, funky dragon breath. Have you shape-shifted into a black bear? "No," you croak, peering down at your pale hands half-expecting to find gnarly talo... [Read more]

Around New Years each year I’m reminded of my impending mortality. I feel like 20-somethings today exist in a sort of purgatory between college and settling down where they’re trying to clutch onto their carefree, waning past with roots firmly planted in a 9 to 5. And I mean I’m practically on the brink of 30. It’s a time where your drink of choice abruptly transitions from Keystone light to red wine but you still feel the need to prove that you can chug like a pro. Where a raging night out ... [Read more]