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...Pioneering "I'm Now A Script Writer and Voice Over Artist!"
Thank you to Flickside for providing me the opportunity to write the script and narrate the YouTube video "10 Greatest Akira Kurosawa...
Oct 25, 2022
...Surprised "Well, Hello Audrey!"
Here she is! Thank you to my sister and her family for bestowing me with this MASSIVE framed photo of the one and only Hollywood goddess...
Sep 11, 2022
...Lunar White and Sunny Orange "Happy Birthday Nat and Bob!"
In honor of summer which is my favorite season, here are are two of my favorite summer celebrity birthdays. It's fellow Cancerian and...
Jul 24, 2022
...Green and Yellow "I Remember Brazil"
I remember my 5th floor terrace door started to rattle at 10pm. And it kept on. For seemingly the whole night. I lay nervously in bed,...
Jul 10, 2022
...Milk Street Blue "Tuesday Nights Mediterranean"
Spring is here! And so is a delicious dish called “Crispy Pasta with Chickpeas, Lemon, and Parsley.” Recently gifted with the hefty,...
May 31, 2022
...Bamboo Green "Pho Fan's Vietnamese Restaurant"
Trying a new ethnic cuisine is a lot like visiting an amusement park. So many fun rides to choose from (aka menu items). Each...
Apr 10, 2022
...Techno Nostalgic "Atmospheric Italy After 25 Years"
Thank you to InTravel Magazine for publishing my travel article "Atmospheric Italy After 25 Years," included in their March-April issue. ...
Mar 6, 2022
...Joyful "My 2021 Mash-Up"
What a year 2021 has been. Gratifying. Monumental. Where should I start? Perhaps it's best to commence by restating my evergreen love...
Dec 28, 2021
...Atlantic Blue "O'Manel Portuguese Restaurant"
Back in the Age of Discovery, Portuguese explorers like Vasco de Gama and Pedro Álvares Cabral stood at the western edge of Europe,...
Nov 20, 2021
...A Shimmery Diamond "Welcome to 'Legend Has It'"
Yes, it's a companion series to "The Toast" everyone! In addition to my movie star tributes with "The Toast," I now have a second series...
Oct 26, 2021
...Patriotic Red and Green "My 25th Mexico Anniversary"
Twenty-five years ago this summer, I made my first trip to Latin America. My excitement was brimming over as I boarded that jet at La...
Sep 4, 2021
...A Flickside One-Off "Martin Scorsese's Favorite Movies"
My Flickside "The Toast" series has been rocking and rolling. So far we've covered Gregory Peck, Meryl Streep, Olivia de Havilland, and...
Aug 22, 2021
...Neon "The Great Omsom Sampler"
In Vietnamese, Om Som means "noisy, rambunctious, riotous, most often used by parents to scold unruly children in the back of the car." ...
Jun 13, 2021
...Super-Excited "Welcome to 'The Toast' on Flickside!"
I am super-excited to share this film lover news. Yours truly has a new featured series on my FAVE film review pub called Flickside...
May 2, 2021
...Baby Blue "My Argentina-Themed Bathroom?"
Never did I think I would write a post about my bathroom. Errr. What can I say. I moved last September, and since then the decorating...
Apr 5, 2021
...Austrian Red Makes Cinematic Gold "A Look at Christopher Plummer's Most Famous Role"
A HUGE thank you to Flickside for publishing my in-depth look at Christopher Plummer's iconic role in "The Sound of Music" (1965). It's...
Mar 1, 2021
...A Fiery Charismatic "Goodbye to Christopher Plummer"
Someone from my beloved “Celebrity Birthday Cake” has passed. Actor Christopher Plummer, aged 91, passed away this past Friday, February...
Feb 11, 2021
...Brilliantly Shadowy "The Remains of the Day"
So first things first, dear shadow lovers. If the equally shadow-loving I were writing the movie trailer for “The Remains of the Day”...
Jan 28, 2021
...Key Lime Green "Welcome, 2021"
I give a refreshing "key lime green" welcome to this 2021 year. Truth be told, I had my "end-of-year" mash-up scheduled for New Year's...
Jan 10, 2021
...Ambitious "My Epic December"
For all you dedicated cinephiles (big word!), I have big news. Conceived on Thanksgiving, and fully realized by January 1, I have dubbed...
Dec 6, 2020
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