Headed to Kansas City in July for a few days, mainly to see Duran Duran in concert. Never been to KC before, so looking forward to the barbecue.

So sorry to hear that but glad to hear your sister-in-law is OK.

With the thumbs?

"Why I remember the first CancerAIDS epidemic back in the Aughts…"

Star Trek: None More Beyond

Star Trek IV: The Hell These Are Your Whales

Because it was an inside job?

I say this as someone who never read a Daredevil comic: Yeah, I'd give my right arm to have The Hand not be so rote.

So as an awkward pre-teen/teen growing up in South Central…Arkansas, my first exposure to Prince (that I remember) was via the "Little Red Corvette" video not long after MTV and cable TV finally came to my corner of the universe. I loved the song, even if I didn't fully comprehend all of the lyrics until later. It was…

Loved that book. As someone whose junior high/high school years corresponded with the rise of MTV in the 80s, it was a fun read.

Went to see Jungle Book with my daughter. Liked the movie more than I expected. I thought the CG was really pretty seamless, the story as engaging as the animated version (I honestly never read the book) and it was hard not to allow my mind to politicize the story of a people uniting and together with diversity of…

You guessed it…Frank Stallone.

A murder of ninjas?

*consulting Monster Manual for Verisimilitude*

Still can't decide if Babymetal is a catchy, clever novelty or a travesty to metal.

"I Sat By the Ocean" — Great great song. The week after I bought that album, I happened to be going to the beach on a summer trip just months after my divorce. Was listening to the album and that song came on and it was a perfect.

#Pantera!

Never. Gets. Old.

"Vow" — One of my favorites, I promise you.

Europe - "Scream of Anger"
Motley Crue - "Bastard"
Guns N Roses - "Garden of Eden"
Judas Priest - "Breaking the Law"
Skid Row - "Slave to the Grind"
Pantera - "Rise"
Megadeth - "Hangar 18"
Metallica - "Ride the Lightning"