This year, on October 7, the classic and iconic Disney movie, Sleeping Beauty, released on Blu-ray and for the first time on Digital HD. And it looks marvelous. The Diamond Edition marks an important addition to everyone’s movie collection. “Sleeping Beauty” tells the wondrous tale of a princess cursed by an evil fairy,...

Todd Clark brings us a new series, titled “The Ice Cream Kid,” with the first book titled Brain Freeze! Lots of things to like with this book, but I will say that the illustrations along with the character of Bert are the highlights in my opinion. The sarcastic side-kick is super funny and...

The sticky-hot, bright days of summer have just started to unfold and nothing screams summer more loudly than a movie featuring giant monsters destroying a metropolis. When I was little, Godzilla movies were mostly seen late at night on a tiny TV screen when a local network affiliate didn’t have anything else...

Imagine a world where slavery is common, arts and music are all but forbidden, and your only choices are marriage or military. That is what Marie Rutkoski gives us in her new novel, “The Winner’s Curse,” the first novel of the planned trilogy is set to be released on March 4. Winning what you...

I feel kind of embarrassed to admit that after being bombarded with ads in theaters and on TV that I found myself wanting to go see ‘The Lego Movie.” It was the worst kind of sugar-frosted, kung-fu action grip, Super Saturday fever binge induced “I want that” to get pushed into my...

It’s winter again and chances are cabin fever is settling in to your house. With any luck, and weather permitting, you might be able to venture out and catch a movie or two. It seems like family movies take a back seat to the serious awards-type movies during this time of year....

There are a lot of reasons why you should want a LaundryPod. The portable washing machine uses no electricity, less than 5 gallons of water, and fits almost everywhere. Basically a giant salad spinner for your clothes, the LaundryPod has more uses than you can imagine. As a small lady who typically...

Wii Party U does something that video games seldom do in our house…it got my wife playing a video game with the boys. The game brings the perfect balance of controller skill, random winnable games, and quick thinking to allow everyone to have an enjoyable time without always having the same winner....

I don’t know about you guys, but in the winter my hair feels like it is constantly dry and frizzy and worst of all static-y. I have spent years trying to find a product that will keep my hair hydrated all day without making it stiff and flat. I have tried high-moisture...

On October 15th, the Disney Channel released a spooky DVD set of their popular animated series, “Gravity Falls.” The week before Halloween, in spirit of the scary holiday, I watched all six episodes featured on the DVD with my nieces (age 9 and 5) and it was perfect. “Gravity Falls: Six Strange...

Last weekend I had the chance to go to a Second Screen Live event to watch one of my all time favorite films, The Nightmare Before Christmas on the big screen. If you haven’t heard of the Second Screen Live showings, the events advocate breaking the rules by bringing your iPad in to...

Despite being an adult with no children, I still LOVE watching Pixar movies. I mean they are always so heartwarming. So when the opportunity to review Monsters University I jumped on it. The prequel to the 2001 one animated film, Monsters, Inc, was long over due but the return of our old friends Sulley and...

Disney’s “The Little Mermaid” has always been my favorite of the classic animated films. As a child, I yearned to live under the sea with mermaids and talking fish. Then two things happened. I grew up and my mother donated my entire Disney collection to my cousins. Thankfully, in my 24th year,...