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The original Star Wars was driven by nostalgia for pulp magazines, Saturday-morning serials, and a simpler era with clear-cut heroes and villains. The new Star Wars is driven by nostalgia for the original Star Wars, and a simpler era when that title evoked words like “adventure” and “excitement,” and not words like “the taxation of trade routes,” and “Jar Jar Binks.” The characters in Star Wars: The Force Awakens are all searching for something of great importance to the galaxy far, far away. I won’t reveal what this MacGuffin is, but I will tell you what it represents: that old Star Wars magic. Can director J.J. Abrams and the rest of the saga’s new creators find it?

If you remember, I did a blog awhile back about a local grocery store selling expired products. Well, it did some good for awhile. The store was very diligent about pulling said products when they expired and making way for fresher stuff. Well, it seems they have fallen back to their old ways as I found out during a recent grocery shopping outing...

Ultimate Classic Rock counts down every canonical Led Zeppelin album, from worst (relatively speaking, of course) to best.

Yesterday, Texans fans were probably ready to shut the TV off before the first quarter even ended. This season is almost halfway done and even at 2-5, the Texans are 2nd in the AFC South division. But that's not because of good play.....

We slipped under the floorboards to catch these forgotten scares - the 11 Greatest Horror Games You've Never Played.

Through ups and downs, and more comebacks than just about anyone in rock history, the singer-songwriter's catalog has something for just about everyone.

From scrappy Dylan disciple to one of the leading singer-songwriters of his generation, the Boss' catalog includes both big and small statements of purpose.

Whataburger has been named the 2015 Champion for Fast Company’s ‘Best Burger in America’ contest. 32 Burger joints from all around the United States collected votes Voting ended Friday, July 24. The Texas based company, came out on top as the ‘Best Burger in America...

So I was reading an article from the good folks at The Huffington Post and it made me realize that I may have been on to something before. It seems that there aren't any shortages of people in Victoria that have had "bad customer service" at a plethora of establishments here in town...

The opening night of Van Halen's 2015 tour found the band breaking out songs that haven't been heard live in years, if at all.

Heart's recent visit to Cleveland found them delighting the crowd with both expected and unexpected moments.

The Beatles released 13 albums during their seven-year recording career. We rank them.