Author: James

Chicago’s Fat Rice restaurant is unassuming from the outside. Neighboring corners host a gas station and auto parts store. The word “restaurant” is painted in yellow and red above a gray awning that might look like the entrance to a seedy nightclub if not for the brightly illustrated posters taped to the windows. Drawn by…

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“Phony” is a new dramedy thriller on Hulu about a teenager named Sonny Cooke (Sam Nivola) who wakes up after a car accident to discover that his mom, Ellen (Connie Britton), looks slightly different and feels like an impostor to him. It’s a quirky coming-of-age tale and a dark, mysterious thriller in one show, so…

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In the sports card hobby, there are a few shows each year that bring a variety of experiences and collecting opportunities to hobbyists. Fanatics Fest hits both of these criteria year after year and is a show that many circle on their calendars to attend. It is a highlight of the summer for many, and…

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It is estimated that, to buy a house in the early twenty-first century, in the first of the third millennium (maybe people are reading this in the future, who knows), you should expect a median home to cost around five hundred thousand dollars, depending on what part of the country you live in (and how…

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Witches and villains have always been cooler than princesses. At least, that’s something Kat Sandler and I seem to agree on during our Zoom conversation. Think about it. Ursula was having a considerably better time than Ariel, Maleficent had more going on than a sleeping princess, and the Sanderson sisters were arguably the most entertaining…

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In the sports card hobby, there are a few shows each year that bring a variety of experiences and collecting opportunities to hobbyists. Fanatics Fest hits both of these criteria year after year and is a show that many circle on their calendars to attend. It is a highlight of the summer for many, and…

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WARMINSTER, Pa., Nov. 02, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Signature Systems, Inc. (SSI), the multi-award-winning technology company known for all-concept point-of-sale solutions, received The Partner Award from Gaming & Leisure, a trade organization and magazine publication. The award recognizes SSI’s commitment to its dozens of gaming customers and the service it provides.

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