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Themed Entertainment Books for Your 2026 Reading Goals

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I am determined to read more, and what better way to do so than replace the content I’d be watching on screens with books about the same subjects? If you … Read More

Hannah WilsonThemed Entertainment Books for Your 2026 Reading Goals12.02.2025

EVNNE in Cincinnati – Concert Review

Liza Wilson10.2025MiscellaneousLeave a Comment

An Overview K-Pop in Cincinnati? Sign me up. Last week I had the incredible opportunity to photograph EVNNE at their stop in the Queen City (well, technically Covington, Kentucky).  EVNNE … Read More

Liza WilsonEVNNE in Cincinnati – Concert Review10.23.2025

My Four Hours in Epic Universe

Hannah Wilson09.2025MiscellaneousLeave a Comment

I was worried that having such a short window would be fruitless (or toothless), but Universal’s Epic Universe delivered in the time before my 4:30 PM flight. Step 1 – … Read More

Hannah WilsonMy Four Hours in Epic Universe09.05.2025

K-Pop Demon Hunters Listening Guide

Hannah Wilson08.2025MiscellaneousLeave a Comment

Featured image credit: Tudum by Netflix The person who asked if I had watched K-Pop Demon Hunters yet had never listened to K-pop before. Coming hot off the heels of “APT” … Read More

Hannah WilsonK-Pop Demon Hunters Listening Guide08.13.2025

The Surprise Setlist Shift

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I am a Setlist.Fm and Facebook group STAN. I love both of these tools for figuring out setlists and other information and I am unlikely to ever stop using them. … Read More

Hannah WilsonThe Surprise Setlist Shift08.03.2025

Ohio’s Other Dimension: My Visit to Otherworld

Liza Wilson06.2025MiscellaneousLeave a Comment

Other World

As a big time fan of immersive experiences and art, I knew I had to visit Otherworld. It’s been a long time coming, as I have been trying to go … Read More

Liza WilsonOhio’s Other Dimension: My Visit to Otherworld06.23.2025

Get in, Teddy Bears, We’re Going Picnicking: Interview with Nathalie Vazquez

Hannah Wilson05.2025MiscellaneousLeave a Comment

Spread out your blankets and grab a furry friend – we sat down with Nathalie Vazquez, a multimedia artist whose Rilakkuma Picnic events have become a pilgrimage for the kawaii … Read More

Hannah WilsonGet in, Teddy Bears, We’re Going Picnicking: Interview with Nathalie Vazquez05.30.2025

Concert Review: The Fixx, Ludlow Garage, Cincinnati, OH

PF Wilson04.2025Album Review, Miscellaneous, MusicLeave a Comment

The Fixx 2025

The Fixx are one of those odd groups that found more success here in America than in their native Britain. Sort of the reverse career path of Sparks, for example. … Read More

PF WilsonConcert Review: The Fixx, Ludlow Garage, Cincinnati, OH04.24.2025

Concert Review: Bright Eyes – The Wiltern – Los Angeles, CA 2/7/25

Garon Cockrell02.2025Live Music, Miscellaneous, MusicLeave a Comment

On a gorgeous night in Hollywood, I trekked down to The Wiltern to witness the magic of Bright Eyes for the first time. They did not disappoint. Neither did the … Read More

Garon CockrellConcert Review: Bright Eyes – The Wiltern – Los Angeles, CA 2/7/2502.11.2025

“Do They Know It’s Christmas?” Turns 40

PF Wilson12.2024Miscellaneous, Music, OpinionLeave a Comment

Do They Know It's Christmas 1984 single sleeve

Band Aid’s “Do They Know It’s Christmas?” turns 40 this year. At the end of the B-side of the single, an instrumental version of the song with Christmas greetings from … Read More

PF Wilson“Do They Know It’s Christmas?” Turns 4012.10.2024

Album Review- Vampire Weekend, “Only God Was Above Us”

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Vampire Weekend is the Tears For Fears of their generation, at least when it comes to the pace of putting out new albums. It’s been five years since Vampire Weekend … Read More

PF WilsonAlbum Review- Vampire Weekend, “Only God Was Above Us”04.10.2024

Album Review- Cannons, “Heartbeat Highway”

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Cannons Heartbeat Highway cover

Cannons have some heat on them lately thanks to the new trend of so-called sped-up versions of songs heard mostly widely on TikTok. The song getting them all the attention … Read More

PF WilsonAlbum Review- Cannons, “Heartbeat Highway”04.10.2024

Every Theme Park Reference in The Office

Hannah Wilson02.2024Miscellaneous, Television, Theme ParksLeave a Comment

There are three things I love: theme parks, The Office, and fandoms colliding. I was a bit late to The Office, having long been a theme park fan by my … Read More

Hannah WilsonEvery Theme Park Reference in The Office02.28.2024

Remembering Scallywag Tag East

Hannah Wilson02.2024MiscellaneousLeave a Comment

Featured Image Source We all have something expensive we begged our parents for as a child with no concept of money. Mine was a membership to the Fifth Grade Scallywag … Read More

Hannah WilsonRemembering Scallywag Tag East02.14.2024
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