by Anthony Scibelli In a surprising move, the estate of Joey Ramone held an on-line auction last week, selling personal possessions owned by the late punk rock icon. Many of the items sold for several thousand dollars, including Joey’s record collection, passport and collection of guitars. “This is an exciting event that will further promote …

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by Anthony Scibelli Welcome to 2013, faithful readers. To start off the New Year, I thought it might be fun to reprint an old magazine article I discovered from 1962, predicting what the world will be like by the year 2013. Originally published in the reputable Hepcat Magazine, the article was written by journalist Harvey …

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by Anthony Scibelli As you, my faithful, intelligent and sexually attractive readers are fully aware, I usually do not follow alarmist rhetoric. I am a natural doubter, sometimes doubting as many as fifty things before breakfast, and I do not jump to conclusions easily. There are more than a few wrestling matches from my high …

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by Anthony Scibelli With the long-awaited film adaptation of The Hobbit opening today, I thought it might be fun to look back at the oft-ignored life of its author: J.R.R. Tolkien. Tolkien began writing his mythology while in the trenches of World War I. To amuse himself during his down time and take his mind …

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by Anthony Scibelli Next Friday marks the long awaited film release of The Hobbit, J.R.R. Tolkien’s much loved adventure about Bilbo Baggins, the wizard Gandalf, and the rest of the gang from Middle Earth. Originally published in 1937, The Hobbit has taken 75 years to make it from Tolkien’s hastily scribbled notebook full of naked …

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