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A professional review of the second volume of the second (and final) season of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe on DVD from BCI
A Professional Review of the Latest He-Man and the Masters of the Universe DVD box set from BCI The 2002 Mike Young Series
A Professional review of the first volume of the second season of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe on DVD from BCI
A professional review of The Best of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe two-disc DVD set from BCI
He-Man & the Masters of the Universe are one of the best toy lines (and cartoons) from the 1980's. Four years ago Mattel decided to reissue the line. Many of the original figures were updated for a newer, edgier look. Here's why you shouldn't buy them.
A professional review of the third and final volume of the Mike Young Productions' version of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe on DVD
Review of the second volume of Mike Young Productions' He-Man and the Masters of the Universe on DVD from BCI.
The cartoons of the 1980s were bright, colorful, imaginative, and best of all, they were cheesy. However, many would complain, at the time, that they were completely devoid of any educational value.
A Professional review of the first volume of the New Adventures of He-Man DVD set from BCI.
Should archives be made digital? How does one approach the decision to transform millions of hard copies into digitally stored media? To find the answers one must understand the Library of the Future.
A Professional Review of the second Filmation Masters of the Universe box set from BCI
A professional review of the second volume of the first season of Filmation's She-Ra: Princess of Power on DVD from BCI
A professional review of the The Best of Filmation's She-Ra - Princess of Power on DVD from BCI
This articles tells a few of the key pointers that people may not know or understand about how to manifest your perfect life using The Great Secret of Life, better known as The Secret Law of Attraction.
Guru Purnima, the full-moon day of the Indian month of Ashad, is a yearly festival where ancient sage Vyasa, the compiler of the Vedas, and all Hindu gurus, seen as his representatives, are paid homage to and worshiped.
A Professional Review of the second (and final) season of She-Ra Princess of Power on DVD from BCI
A look at five truly awful super hero movies and what makes us come back time and again for more.
The true story of an underdog boarding school hockey team that drops acid and beat up on a holy Detroit a prep school, Masters of the universe team.
Here is your complete checklist to all of the exclusive products offered at the 2008 San Diego Comic Con.
Although not nearly as well known as 2001: A Space Odyssey, Quatermass and the Pit is really the greatest sci-fi movie of 1968.
What kids can learn from the older cartoons.
See what movies were tops at the box office in 1987, then see my picks for the 10 best films of the year. Are any of your favorites on the lists?
In life, movies are eternal. They make you laugh, make you cry, or sometimes change your life. Without a doubt, Star Wars has changed the way that we look at movies and life, and with the saga ending, what's going to happen in Episode 3?
Professional Review of the Season One, Volume 1 DVD Box Set of the 1980s She-Ra Princess of Power animation from BCI
Some movies are so bad you just have to tell everyone they need to see it.
Dieing with Christ is a supreme experience that not only opens the realm of the heart to give life, but also can open the inner mind to give clarity to our understanding of nature and its functioning to halp survive time change 2012.
Jorge Luis Borges uses his extraordinary talent to weave tales of reality and insight. We will explore this use of magical realism that is contained within Borges' Ficciones.
A professional review of the first volume of the first season of He-Man on a 6-disc DVD box set
A look at science fiction and how it has transformed into a culturally acceptable genre of the past 80 years
In the west, the term "yoga" is usually associated with the practice of Yoga asana - physical movements & poses. Yet asana is just a tiny slice of the entire "pie" that is the Yoga tradition.
Super Bowl XLII will be remembered for Charlie Brown finally getting that Coca-Cola.
His first big screen adventure was in 1987 in Cannon Films live action movie starring Dolph Lundgren as the muscular hero and Frank Langella as the villainous Skeletor.
After spending some time on the commuter training heading into Boston, and glancing at the cover of a magazine polaring the Iraqi War and its "New Direction" i forced myself to examine the issue.Without further subliminal interference,I write...
Just about every Television show you can imagine has been released on DVD, but not all of them. Here are 10 cartoons that have yet to be released.
Woody Omens, one of Hollywood's legendary cinematographers, said that if you ever asked an accomplished actor which medium they would rather shoot on, 35 millimeter or digital video, they would respond with a few choice words and walk off in a huff.
With the release of one cartoon, G.I. Joe, onto DVD at this time of terror alerts, American occupations, and government corruption, it makes me wonder, "Is it all planned?"
Come read my ten favorite 80's cartoons theme songs. Then watch the cartoons' openings on YouTube!
From a small drop of plasm a life is formed. It lives, competes, wins and finally dies to be reborn fom another drop of plasma.
While all cultures universally possess certain mythological themes, they also vary in the way they enclose their particular cultural motifs.
2 New Primetime Television shows attempt to satisfy my Sex & The City fashion cravings.
In the words of information guru Richard Stallman, "a hacker can be anyone who enjoys making maximum use of their intelligence, without the need to cause damage to third persons."
An interview with Russian artist Vitaly Komar, co-founder of the Sots Art movement, who has continually explored the question - 'What is art?'
Just as the internet culture has opened up great new ways to communicate - it has also provided a whole new way for psychopaths to con and manipulate people. For anyone who thinks those "seduce women now" sites are a joke. - think again.
This article explores some of the much-neglected gems of the early gaming decades. Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, many hundreds of games were produced, but few have value after two decades of play. These games do.
The new age movement isn't as "New Age" as we may think, its roots trace back thousands of years, even to the prehistoric times where witchcraft and shamanism were being practiced.
Another college paper for my Interpersonal Communications class
Beautiful annotated sketchbook by legendary artist Jim Steranko.
A professional review of the He-Man/ She-Ra "A Christmas Special" on DVD from BCI
Although several Expanded Universe novels give a different version of some events here, Star Wars - Clone Wars: Volume Two bridges the gap between Episodes II and III entertainingly.
While Greek learning affected all the subjects of the studia humanitatis, history and philosophy in particular were profoundly affected by the texts and ideas brought from Byzantium.
The Silver Surfer hits the silver screen this summer. Just who is he, anyway, and will moviegoers want more?
The history of Judiac & Hermetic Kabbalah, and the rights of gentile women to study them. Written for "Women, Religion and Social Change" (December 23, 2002) from the personal prospective of a Gentile woman who is beginning to study Hermetic Kabbalah.
The Old Testament Bible was written by Ezra and his priests. All the books of New Testament Bible were written by Piso, aka Flavius Josephus (who was half Roman citizen and half Jew) and Greek Jews in Alexandria, Egypt.
If you think there isn't one place where you can visit a zoo, planetarium, explore environments around the world, or participate in many other scientific adventures in one spot, then you haven't been to the Boonshoft Museum of Discovery in Dayton, Ohio.
All of this chapter's locations - and one of its "support characters," Stephen King - are real. So, too, was the theft of some fallen leaves (by my ex-wife and I, giggling like little kids) from the other side of the fence at the King family residence.
History began when the Sumerians invented writing. The dissemination of knowledge through Muslim conquest, the Crusades and the Mongol Invasions kindled the Renaissance. How will I-University and Wikipedia revolutionize the world?
. The township is now occupied by an estimated 40,000 residents and is the home of an award winning local school district and a commerce area that has more restaurants in that area than any other city of equal proportion in the United States.
An easy to follow program for accessing proven spiritual aids to overachievement of sales targets. This is based on ancient wisdom that has proved successfull in modern sales situations.
New experiments in quantum physics, telekinesis, prayer, and the brain, are showing that mystical experiences do exist, that they are valid, and that God (gasp) may exist after all!
Since the Beatles were one of the biggest bands in history- and biggest influences in my life, I thought it would be appropriate to submit my opinion of their top 10 songs.
The author briefly examines the life and poetry of the celebrated Irish poet, William Butler Yeats.
My experience in watching the secret and listening to online courses with its instructors
This article discusses how saying "I love you" changes the dynamics of a relationship.
This movie creates an alternate reality where the South had defeated the United States during the Civil War and the history hence forth to the present. Disturbingly, the film is very believable.
A comprehensive outlook on how Englan's culture and foibles can be interpreted from the vantage point of the present days.
Le Fanu is regarded by many critics as the greatest master of the Victorian Gothic. Le Fanu's short stories which involve Irish myth can be measured via the characters propinquity with the setting of Ireland.
Comments on the Holy Gospel acccording to St. Matthew.
Nazi propaganda ran the gamut from the inartistic rantings of Fritz Hipper to the subtle artistry of Leni Riefenstahl. Would you be able to tell the difference if both kinds were being directed toward you today?
Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Blithedale Romance presents the story of Miles Coverdale, Hollingsworth, Zenobia, and Priscilla. Throughout the novel Coverdale narrates his obsession with these characters.
There are an infinite number of Tantric Techniques according to "The Tantric Master". Here are ten of them you might want to learn and teach to ten others.
Recent news reports claim that educated homemakers are wasting their time raising kids instead of contributing directly to the national economy. Are they right?
Usurp all Hollywood formulas until the well runs dry.
This article explains the history and practice of zen buddhism.
When so many Sci-Fi films of the past and present create alien races who are so literal, come from literal planets and have overly literal reasons for being here-- The Day the Earth Stood Still refreshingly made an alien being look more human and profound...
Physics has come a long way since Einstein, but because of his theories on light, gravity, relativity and matter, so many technological advances have been perfected.
Few Saturday morning cartoons can claim the success of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Almost 20 years after the original 1987 debut of the show, the Turtles are as popular as ever.
What is true education? Where is the defect? How to bring about a change to improve the integrated personality.
The energy is like the Lady of the Lake. The energy can be like the sword of Excalibur. But if you trust your feelings and use the energy for good, the energy can be wielded like Merlin into alechemical states of being.
Everywhere you look, there it is; religion. It's more heavily advertised than cola and clearly more addictive than nicotine and caffeine combined.
Purpose given to existence
The Bible is true, but most of the people that teach from it do not undertand the text themselves. So how can they correctly teach others?
The Indian social structure is entwined with the religious beliefs of the Indian people. The caste system of India reinforced the idea of reincarnation. This idea helped to bring stability to India society and subservience to the outnumbered ruling castes...
Solid platters that come from two of the best leaders of anytime, backed by their talented, handpicked professionals.
A blank canvas, a new document on your word processor, a new roll of film...whatever your demon of intimidation is, getting started is usually the hardest part. Here are some tips for beating Creator's Block.
George Combe, brother of Andrew Combe, Scottish physiologist; was a writer on phrenology and education. He was born in Edinburgh, where for some time he practised as a lawyer.
Beautiful women are the driving force of civilization.
With the release of "Final Fight: Streetwise", it would seem that the Final Fight franchise has been killed. The Streetwise was a fresh idea that didn't seem to be well thought out which contributed to poor sales and player dissatisfaction.
I've always liked the concept of the Green Lantern Corps. The idea of "space cops" is a very intriguing one, especially when it shows that Earth isn't the center of the universe.
Hinduism is not a religion of multiple Gods as some non-Hindus wrongly believe. Hinduism actually accepts worshiping and adoring varying forms of the One God - called Brahman. Get introduced to the popular God forms of Hinduism.
This book is a generalized book about life and principles to live by.
Bringing Frank Herbert's classic science fiction adventure novel to the screen was a monumental task. But, with the help of an army of extras and a select group of seasoned pros, Executive Producer Dino DeLaurentiis and Director David Lynch physicalized Herbert's vision.
Byron, like many of his Romantic contemporaries, led an interesting and unusual life. It is safe to assume that much of the inspiration for his writing came from the events of his life, and echoes exist in many of his major works, none more notably than "Manfred."
A man rants about why San Francisco sucks