By Jared Free As a fan of cartoons, anime, manga, and the like, I became used to getting a certain amount of kickback from people. After listening to a song from a show that I liked, I remember a close family asking me “How long are you going to keep listening to stuff like this?” The implication was obvious – I was too old, and would I...
By Jared Free As the award season continues to roll forward, an often-pondered quandary comes back to mind. Giving out awards for art is in many ways a silly practice. Because taste varies so strongly, it seems almost unreasonable to expect any awards body to annually produce a satisfactory winner. Upon further consideration, it’s obvious that...
By Article Author Each year with the coming of a new year the tradition to make a New Year’s Resolution is foisted upon one by some well-meaning person, social media, or the pressures of society. These resolutions fall into two categories. There are those that focus on appearance, such as losing weight, having plastic surgery, or enhancing...
By Article Author As the year comes to an end, I’d like to bring attention to what I consider to be one of the biggest achievements of the last twelve months. For the last three years, I’ve been a diehard fan of the Korean pop group SHINee. Although K-pop is largely known in the west thanks to younger groups like BTS, I was drawn to SHINee for...
By Article Author Post 109 American Legion Riders are serving their Philly Cheese Steak Dinner on January 4th and January 25th due to popular demand. Dinner consists of a wonderful sandwich, choice of taters, dessert and beverage, all for the moderate charge of $9.00. As are all events, held in the post 109 dining room. This dinner is open to the...
