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Back to the Future – Quiz Style

by Katy McCaffrey October 16, 2013

With Shea Magazine nearing it’s first anniversary, I was forced to consider the passage of time, cats in the cradle, saving time in a bottle and my own mortality. Blink and a month goes by. Yawn and a year has passed. Binge watch a marathon of “Orange is the New Black” and your baby is […]

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Slut O’ Ween for Guys

by Mary Kay Holmes October 16, 2013

Yesterday I received a Party City catalog and decided to check out my costume options for this year–Saucy Ninja, Trampy Teletubby, Vampire Street Walker…same ole, same ole. The catalog I WISHED I was looking at was the one for men–where are their Slut O Ween costumes? This wonky Pirate has far too many clothes on, […]

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10 Reasons to Love Life on the Oakland Riviera vs. San Francisco

by Shannon Murfree October 16, 2013

The New York Times calls Oakland the fifth most desirable travel destination (which is probably why it took me so long to find an apartment here) and Forbes Magazine ranked the Uptown District ninth among the top hipster neighborhoods. I’ve been living the dream on the Oakland Riviera for a few months now and daily […]

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John Lennon – Who Knew? 5 Fun Facts

by Tony Shea October 10, 2013

Yesterday would have been the 73rd birthday of John Lennon. You probably know that he was a member of the Beatles (the most commercially and critically successful band of all time) along with Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr. You probably also know that John Lennon was married to Yoko Ono. And you probably […]

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Why Kenny F–ing Powers is the Best Boyfriend You’ll Ever Have

by Mary Kay Holmes September 19, 2013

Kenny Powers is handsome, charming, and incredibly well dressed. Have you ever seen a sexier beast on a purple and leopard print jet ski? I think not. I realize you don’t need a list to remind you why you fell in love with Kenny, but even Angelina wonders if she made the right choice in […]

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George Washington’s Rules of Civility: Number 53

by Jay Hood August 30, 2013

As the modern world progresses, often it seems that civility has fallen by the wayside, undone by our ability to instantly publish our thoughts on social media. But what is civility exactly? For the answer to that question we turned to one of the forefather’s of our nation, George Washington, who enumerated 110 items that […]

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Don’t Try This at the Multiplex – Nicolas Winding Refn

by Tony Shea August 21, 2013

“Like all art forms, film is a media as powerful as weapons of mass destruction; the only difference is that war destroys and film inspires.” Nicolas Winding Refn Nicolas Winding Refn is hardly a household name, certainly in the United States. One suspects that his film-making sensibilities are too “European,” filled as they are with […]

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The Man Behind the Curtain – Paul Schrader

by Tony Shea August 1, 2013

Paul Schrader has been part of the Hollywood machine for more than four decades now. While certainly not as well known as his contemporary Martin Scorsese, Schrader has been behind the curtain, so to speak, conspiring on many of Scorsese’s films as the writer of the screenplays for Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, The Last Temptation […]

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Art vs. Art – Heroes and Villains – Monster Michael vs. Fat Elvis

by Tony Shea July 2, 2013

Michael Jackson has been in the news again lately as a consequence of his daughter’s recent suicide attempt. Perhaps, it stands to reason that she would be troubled having endured a childhood behind a red veil, staring into the unusual face that she called father, after her “mother”, Debbie “the human incubator” Rowe, gave her […]

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Zack’s Back (Superman Reigns Supreme)

by Tony Shea June 20, 2013

Zack Snyder is again the Superman of the box office, after Man of Steel grossed approximately $125 million last weekend, breaking records for June openings. The director of 300 and Watchmen, Snyder has had a few misfires in recent years with Sucker Punch and the animated Legend of the Guardians – the Owls of Ga’Hoole, […]

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Return of the Boys in Black (Sabbath Releases New Album)

by Staff June 11, 2013

The godfathers of metal have released their first album of new material in 35 years. Featuring the core unit (sans original drummer Bill Ward) fronted by the bat head biting legend, Ozzy Osbourne, the new album, entitled 13, is the nineteenth album for the band. Upon Ozzy’s original departure from the band in 1979, after […]

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Happy Birthday Curtis Mayfield!!

by Shannon Murfree June 4, 2013

I know what you’re thinking. This chick can’t get out of the past when it comes to music. I am a nostalgic being by nature. I love music that makes me remember a certain time in my life, happy or sad. Curtis Mayfield is one of those artists that I forgot about until I heard […]

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5 Things I Love About Jazzfest – NOLA

by Shannon Murfree May 28, 2013

Just returning from my annual two weeks in New Orleans for Jazz Fest. Every year brings new wonder about this sexy, spooky, mysterious town. There is a history here that you feel the moment you enter New Orleans. A list of just five things is difficult, especially since every year is so different from the […]

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