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Saturday Morning Cinema: Tremors
It’s like The Floor Is Lava coupled with a “there’s something in the water” vibe. Ending up in the lava is bad, but if it doesn’t get you, something in the lava will eventually eat you and finish the job. Sounds delightful, right? If you’re only watching a fictitious tale and not actually living it,…
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Morning Coffee: Languishing LEGO
Once upon a time, LEGO inspired magnificent and limitless imaginative world building. Today, LEGO markets those sets to adults and collectors, only offering them if they are voted into existence by nostalgic fans. LEGO has strayed from offering the tools to create worlds and instead sells sets tied to IPs and targeted at fandom economies.
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Morning Coffee: Volume Up
At some point during my years, I stopped listening to music at a high volume. I’m not talking “ear-splitting permanent damage” levels, just high enough to drown out the world and take over your senses. That’s when you can really feel and connect with the music. For whatever reason, I stopped doing that until just…
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Morning Coffee: No Way 4K
As a collector myself, I’ve picked up my share of 4K blu-rays for both new releases and upgrades of old titles re-released in 4K. Perhaps stupidly, I continue buying 4K because I want to maximize my viewing experience, ensuring I’m getting the best picture with optimized sound, yet I really could not tell you I’m…
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Morning Coffee: Voices
I’ve always enjoyed trying to do accents and different voices. My range is pretty limited and I’m hardly consistent (my British flip flops with Australian depending on the phrase), but it’s still handy to be able to pull up a fun, sometimes wacky voice when needed. This skill is currently enjoying high utility when it…
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