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So Excited, So Scared: The Saved By the Bell Retrospective (book review)

Review by Elizabeth Weitz So Excited, So Scared: The Saved By the Bell Retrospective Written by Stuart Millard Available on Kindle Mention Saved By...

Elizabeth WeitzMay 21, 2015

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FOG! Chats With Comedian Dana Gould!

Interview conducted by Elizabeth Weitz For fans of comedy, comedian Dana Gould is staple food, someone who sits on the shelf next to Carlin,...

Elizabeth WeitzMay 14, 2015

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Mother’s Day Gift Ideas

Written by Elizabeth Weitz This Sunday is Mother’s Day. We all know that Mother’s Day might not be applicable to the woman who gave...

Elizabeth WeitzMay 8, 2015

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Top 10 STAR WARS TV Homages… May The Fourth Be With You

In some circles May the Fourth is a sacred day. A day to reflect on what the Force means to us and how much...

Elizabeth WeitzMay 4, 2015

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Top 10 Movies That’ll Get You In the Mood For Summer

After living through the Ice Age this past winter and a series of cold Spring days in which my overworked heater had to kick...

Elizabeth WeitzMay 1, 2015

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FIGHT CLUB 2 #1 (Review)

Review by Elizabeth Weitz Fight Club 2 # 1 Writer: Chuck Palahniuk Artist: Cameron Stewart Colorist: Dave Stewart Cover Artist: David Mack Publisher: Dark...

Elizabeth WeitzApril 29, 2015

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PUNK ROCK GRRRLZ: 5 Great Films That’ll Put The “Riot” In Your Grrrl

I’ve been feeling kind of rebellious lately, sort of, well, willing to throw caution to the wind and set fire to the entire world...

Elizabeth WeitzApril 22, 2015

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THE FORCE RE-AWAKENS, or Why I’m Willing To Give STAR WARS Another Chance

By Elizabeth Weitz “Chewie, we’re home” Three words…just three words. By themselves they mean virtually nothing, but together, well, it brought a generation to...

Elizabeth WeitzApril 20, 2015

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Teenage Dream: How the YA Movement Is Inspiring Us Old People

“She had been a teenager once, and she knew that, despite the apparent contradictions, a person’s teenage years lasted well into their fifties.” ―...

Elizabeth WeitzApril 16, 2015

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William Shakespeare’s The Phantom of Menace (book review)

Review by Elizabeth Weitz William Shakespeare’s The Phantom of Menace: Star Wars Part the First By Ian Doesche; Illustrations by Nicolas Delort Published by...

Elizabeth WeitzApril 14, 2015

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A GIRL LIKE HER (Review)

Review by Elizabeth Weitz Produced by Brian Oakley, Danny Roth, Jeff Spilman, Damiano Tucci Written and Directed by Amy Webber Staring Hunter King, Lexi...

Elizabeth WeitzMarch 27, 2015

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20 Years of Madness (Review)

By Elizabeth Weitz Produced by Jeremy Royce, Jerry White Jr., Kaveh Taherian Edited and Directed by Jeremy Royce Starring Jerry White Jr., Joe Hornacek,...

Elizabeth WeitzFebruary 12, 2015

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A Life Lived Through BONNE BELL Lips Smackers

By Elizabeth Weitz You are fourteen years old It is 1988 and the summer air is thick with the scent of ripe strawberries and...

Elizabeth WeitzFebruary 2, 2015

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WHEN YOU GROW UP: A Cautionary Tale

What do you want to be when you grow up? It’s a question we put to children as if their answers will somehow make...

Elizabeth WeitzJanuary 30, 2015

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If I Survived A 70s Childhood; Then Today’s Young ‘Uns Can Survive Theirs

By Elizabeth Weitz (and yeah, that’s me on the right…locked inside a chicken coop-turned-sandbox) In a few months I will be 41. I’m not...

Elizabeth WeitzJanuary 29, 2015

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REMEMBERING THE COLUMBIA RECORDS & TAPE CLUB

iTunes, Beats Music, Spotify, Pandora, SiriusXM…these are only but a few of the ways that music is available to the melody junky today and...

Elizabeth WeitzJanuary 26, 2015

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BAD RONALD And the Teensploitation of the 70s Made-For-TV Movie

By Elizabeth Weitz The 70s were a bad time for teenagers, at least in the Made-for-TV movie category, films like: Sarah T. – Portrait...

Elizabeth WeitzJanuary 23, 2015

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When I Wanted To Be Alyssa Milano

By Elizabeth Weitz I am a chunkmeister, a Rubenesque beauty or, to be blunt, fat, and to be honest with you, I’m okay with...

Elizabeth WeitzJanuary 22, 2015

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Why SOME KIND OF WONDERFUL Is the Best Teen Movie Ever Made

By Elizabeth Weitz Before we begin, let me preface this bald statement by saying that I understand that more than a few people will...

Elizabeth WeitzJanuary 21, 2015

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The Art of the Perfect Locker Note

A few years ago I wrote a piece on the mythos of the locker note that was well received by all of those who...

Elizabeth WeitzJanuary 20, 2015

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CANDY CIGARETTES: The Novelty Gateway Confectionery

While this post is going to be all about the candy cigarette, the idea of it came from a conversation I had with my...

Elizabeth WeitzJanuary 19, 2015

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70s-Era Ronco Crafting Kits Made Me the Person I Am Today, And I Hate Them For It

By Elizabeth Weitz I am a crafter. Obviously not a good one as I don’t have an Etsy store and very few people actually...

Elizabeth WeitzJanuary 15, 2015

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An Ode to the AOL Internet CD

By Elizabeth Weitz It’s sometimes hard to remember the days before the internet came into existence, and when you try (at least for those...

Elizabeth WeitzJanuary 13, 2015

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TAYLOR NEGRON: More Than Just “That Guy”

By Elizabeth Weitz Taylor Negron always presented himself as “That Guy”, the one who delivered pizza to Jeff Spicoli in Fast Times At Ridgemont...

Elizabeth WeitzJanuary 12, 2015