Two weeks ago I wrote an article on Dirty Dancing -- a movie that was set in the Catskills but actually filmed in Virginia and North Carolina. After reading the comments section of the article, I decided two things: 1) I should...

Last week I started a series of articles that aim to pay homage to pieces of film set in Upstate New York. Today, we will remember the greatest movie to ever be set in the upstate (specifically Catskill) area :...

Film: intriguing, powerful, transformational. Films can sometimes transcend what we believe is possible using visual effects, or just stories that hit close to home. Movies like Puppet Master, Lake Placid, and The Cat in the Hat, changed our lives in more...

A Beer Drinker's Renaissance: From Crap to CraftSeemingly every article I write starts off with how I just graduated from Syracuse University, the newly crowned "#1 Party School" in the nation.I suppose I am still living in the past in...

In 1993 R. L. Stein released the children's horror-novel Night of the Living Dummy. Approximately 2 years later, my older brother would read this novel and come to the realization that the creepy ventriloquist dummy he once received as a...

Fourth of July is great for many reasons: you get the day off work, you don't feel guilty after eating four cheeseburgers and drinking a six-pack of American-themed Budweisers by yourself, and everyone encourages you to set off illegal fireworks...

Everyone loves a good courtroom drama because they make you invested in the outcome of the story. They're typically rooted with realistic crimes, relatable characters, and almost always, the good guy wins in the end.  However, in reality, the "courtroom epiphanies"...

When figuring out what to write about today, I decided to stay true to my roots. I am a product of the Adirondacks. This fact alone has caused me to have a large number of questions about the rest of...

When you go on a vacation with your family, regardless of where it is, you expect to do some shamelessly touristy things. It is arguably the most integral part of the vacation. I've found the general rule of thumb for these...

In 1492 Columbus sailed the ocean blue. In 1776 The Declaration of Independence was signed. If my math is correct, there is over 275 years between these events. Unfortunately, those 275 years are essentially the "middle child" of Colonial United...