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Recreation and Leisure » Entertainment | By Kenneth Scott @ Sunday, 2nd March 2008 @ 3:31 AM

We Americans love our entertainment and the people in the industry know it. We inquire around for the best movies that are playing in the theatres and the best plays that are running. It seems to be the most favored past time of many people in America. The blockbuster movies playing in the theatres become a hot topic of discussion and the performance of the actors is evaluated and criticized upon. The options that are explored for laying hands on the latest movies span from popular... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Entertainment | By Roger Munns @ Friday, 29th February 2008 @ 11:02 PM

Tenerife and the the city of La Laguna is set to host Disney on Ice from March 14 to March 17. This is the only stop for the 90 person American cast in the Canary Islands. Disney on Ice performances will take place at the Pabellon Santiago Martin in La Laguna. A spectacular ice rink with all the impressive effects that come with a Disney ice show will be installed for the occasion. Ticket prices are on sale for between 15 and 30 Euros for different seats. They can be purchased from severa... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Entertainment | By Malcolm Blake @ Friday, 29th February 2008 @ 12:47 PM

It is a fantastic idea to have parties throughout the year - any excuse will do to uplift the spirits of friends and family! Why not be original and hold an April Fools party? Below are some unique ideas for an April Fools party: "It is to laugh" is a very lively game for an April Fool Party. The players form a circle, taking hold of hands, and circle around one of the players who is blindfolded and holds a staff or a cane. When he raps on the floor with the cane they all stand st... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Entertainment | By Phoenix Delray @ Friday, 29th February 2008 @ 11:36 AM

Flying and flying machines Intrigue us all. Whether it is a bird, a plane, or a parachutist deftly swirling and swerving across the skyline, an elaborate air show is such a sensory stimulating experience that it arguably rivals a circus in regard to being the greatest show on Earth. Witnessing a team of pilots precisely maneuvering their planes so intricately in tandem is truly a most provocative experience. It touches on the surreal and can make you believe, momentarily, that you can al... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Entertainment | By Ki Gray @ Wednesday, 27th February 2008 @ 6:01 AM

Since 1982, Waterloo Records has been providing Austin with music for all tastes. Winning "Best Record Stores" in the Austin Chronicle Reader's Poll since its inception explains why Waterloo Records still stands when many other record stores have fallen. John Kunz partnered with Louis Karp to open Waterloo, and five years later he became the sole owner. Waterloo Records was originally located at 221 South Lamar, and sold vinyl records exclusively. After outgrowing the 1... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Entertainment | By Ki Gray @ Wednesday, 27th February 2008 @ 5:57 AM

Looking for something fun in Austin to do this New Years. Tired of late night drunken parties? Perhaps looking something a bit more kid and family friendly? Why not check out First Night Austin? Every December 31st the streets of downtown Austin Texas are transformed into a free performance and visual arts bizarre. The best part is that it is all free. The tradition of bringing in the New Year with a city wide celebration of the arts began in Boston in 1976. Since then, the idea ha... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Entertainment | By Tyler James Ellison @ Monday, 25th February 2008 @ 2:16 PM

What is it that really made YouTube different from other online video sharing websites? It was the right site, at the right time. At a time when broadband internet is the norm and social networking was beginning to explode on the internet, YouTube gave users a new way to communicate. People now have an outlet for their creativity, any message they want to share, and a way to share information through video online. Combine that with the social networking sites like Myspace or Facebook -- ... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Entertainment | By Tyler James Ellison @ Monday, 25th February 2008 @ 2:01 PM

As a whole, online media has long been caught up in copyright infringements lawsuits with both the music and movie industries. With companies like DailyMotion making deals with traditional media companies, this may be the beginning of a change for online video. The reality of it is that the two media delivery systems had to come together eventually. Innovative ideas and new relationships between online media companies and traditional companies may just pave the road to future for online video. J... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Entertainment | By Tyler James Ellison @ Monday, 25th February 2008 @ 5:17 AM

Although the big sites may be attractive, sometimes the smaller ones can be a good choice too. Any of the sites previously talked about would be an excellent alternative for your video uploads. With sites like YouTube that receives a hundred million hits a day, it is easy for your video content to get lost in huge number of daily uploads. Smaller sites sometimes offer better viewer-ship since your recently uploaded video stays in the list longer. Almost anyone you talk to has an idea of ... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Entertainment | By dror klar @ Tuesday, 5th February 2008 @ 10:31 PM

The Golden Globe awards have become just as big as the Oscars have always been. Every year we look forward to these Hollywood events every bit as much as the stars do themselves. We might not be the ones who get to get all dressed up and we might not be the ones who get any of the praise and attention, but we sure do love to watch those that do while they enjoy it all. The writer's strike that has been going on since November of 2007 has already had an impact on The Golden Gl... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Entertainment | By Ann Knapp @ Monday, 4th February 2008 @ 1:08 PM

First opened in May 1905, Belmont Park provides American Thoroughbred horse racing with one of its most spectacular venues. With the largest dirt course in Thoroughbred racing - a whopping mile-and-a-half main dirt track - Belmont Park features, among other things, the Jockey Club Gold Cup, Metropolitan Handicap, and most importantly the Belmont Stakes, the final race in America's Triple Crown. Most of the great racehorses of the twentieth century have competed there, including Secretariat,... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Entertainment | By Jay Evans @ Wednesday, 23rd January 2008 @ 2:10 AM

The majority of people in English speaking nations would have heard of Dr. Who, the longest running science-fiction serial publication of all time, but perhaps not so many would know of Dr. Who's fresh spin-off serial publication titled Torchwood. So how did Torchwood come about? Russell T. Davies, producer/creator of both the new serial publication of Dr. Who and Torchwood, in 2005 was asked to do a new Sci-Fi serial publication for BBC 3, Davies chose to apply an idea he h... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Entertainment | By MIKE SELVON @ Tuesday, 22nd January 2008 @ 3:32 AM

With the holidays drawing to a close, there is still one big event to mark the end of the year. New Years Eve is a time to celebrate and say goodbye to the old and ring in the New Year with a new set of resolutions and self promises. Even if you do not make resolutions, then at least promise to have a fun time participating in any city celebration of this special day. You have earned it after a long year and a busy holiday season. Kick up your heels and check out the parties around the w... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Entertainment | By John Howard @ Sunday, 20th January 2008 @ 4:13 PM

Stage hypnosis is also known as entertainment hypnosis; many willing participants are brought on stage and given specific instructions and commands which trigger the minds natural hypnotic response. These participants are often given tasks to complete for entertainment purposes only, and then are told to come out of the state, these people may or may or may not remember what went on. People are susceptible to stage hypnosis because they want to be, these people often volunteer for the opp... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Entertainment | By dror klar @ Sunday, 20th January 2008 @ 3:12 AM

Whenever we turn on our television sets on we expect to be able to see our favorite shows. We have network channels, cable channels, and satellite channels to choose from. We wait from one season to the next to see the many shows that we love to watch. This year we have hit a little snag with some of these shows due to the writer's strike. The writer's strike has been going on now for weeks and weeks. It started back in November and though some progress has thought to ha... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Entertainment | By dror klar @ Sunday, 20th January 2008 @ 2:28 AM

Who would ever have thought that a slightly overweight woman journalist that also happened to be black would rise to the successful heights that Oprah Winfrey has? If you are one of the millions who watch her show regularly then you know that it should be no surprise at all. Despite what many of those closed minded people in the world might think, being a woman and also being a minority in this country has nothing to do with ones ability to rise as far as they want to. Oprah Winf... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Entertainment | By Ajeet Khurana @ Friday, 18th January 2008 @ 4:57 PM

There are very things as much fun as watching your favorite genre of online videosm. Sounds strange? I agree. But without any of the fanfare that accompanied other online technologies and applications, online videos have altered the way that we live. It has made everyone of us a media mogul. A mogul of the kind that does not make too much money unfortunately. Watch something funny? What do you do? Simple, record it in your video camera and post it online. Many people perform... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Entertainment | By Ajeet Khurana @ Thursday, 17th January 2008 @ 1:59 PM

Dressing up is always a lot of fun, especially when you pair the dressing up with getting together with good friends at a party. If you really want to give your friends a scare or just a good laugh at your next costume party you should consider wearing one of the very realistic special effects masks that are out there. These masks are second to none where realism and fun are concerned and you will have everyone at the party making a double take. Whether you want to go funny, scary, or ... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Entertainment | By Ajeet Khurana @ Wednesday, 16th January 2008 @ 3:00 PM

I wish you the best and hence hope that you do not have a slow Internet connection Other than that lack of speed, there are few reasons to not enjoy videos online. What used to be hours and many minutes have now been converted to few minutes or seconds. That is what the world of entertainment has become: sound bytes, flash videos, and instant gratification. . Even those kinds of videos have made their way through the buzzing cyber-wires. But, I am most excited about two others kin... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Entertainment | By dror klar @ Sunday, 13th January 2008 @ 2:17 AM

With the divorce rate having been so huge everywhere for some time now, it makes one wonder about all the publicity that weddings have been getting on television these days. It seems that every where you look there is a new show about weddings. Weddings that involve celebrities have always held fascination for the general public, but today we love to watch anyone get married. One of the first sources that we had for watching clips from the weddings of everyday people came from Ame... more...