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Prince Caspian Review

By Joy • Jun 7th, 2009 • Category: Movie Reviews, Movies & TV

Movie: Prince Caspian
Cast: Ben Barnes, William Moseley, and Georgie Henley
Movie Rating: PG
Running Time: 1hr 50min
Sparkling Stars Rating: A+
One minute, the Pevensie children are standing at a subway, and the next, they are rocketed through space to land in a deserted country, with only the ruins of an old castle to give them clues to its [...]



Lines, Vines & Trying Times

By Joy • Jun 6th, 2009 • Category: Music

Set for release on June 15th, the newest Jonas Brothers album has fans marking their calendars. Unlike the first three, the title of this album is slightly cryptic. In an interview with Rolling Stone Magazine, Nick referred to it as “A bit of poetry we came up with on the set for the TV show. [...]



Banishing Bland

By Joy • Jun 6th, 2009 • Category: Features

Sure, your dad needs a new pack of dark socks, but is that what he really wants for Father’s Day? Is he eagerly awaiting tearing open the wrapping paper to find yet another coffee mug? Dads have been enduring these lifeless gifts for too long, and it’s time we got some new ideas.
Father’s Day [...]



Lady of Ch’iao Kuo: Warrior of the South, by Laurence Yep

By Joy • May 5th, 2009 • Category: Book Reviews, Books

In the wild land of Southern China, sixteen year old Princess Red Bird spends her days reading, picnicking and watching the beautiful kingfishers that nest in the banks of the swift rivers. Tempering the most distasteful part of her life – being considered a “savage” by the Chinese Colonists – is her enjoyment of the [...]