Thanking Harry Potter, Twenty Years On

The boy who lived magically brought my eldest daughter and I back together, after a years-long estrangement. By Michael P Coleman Over a generation ago, now, an eleven year old wizard took the world by storm, first as a literary phenomenon with the 1998 publication of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone here in the …

REVIEW — Shang-Chi And The Legend Of The Ten Rings

By Michael P Coleman I know I’m late to the party, with Marvel’s Shang-Chi And The Legend Of The Ten Rings having had its theatrical debut earlier this fall. With the pandemic and COVID numbers surging again, I’ve not been in a movie theatre in almost two years, so I missed the film during its …

EXCLUSIVE! Kenny G Is Delivering New Album and Napa New Years Eve Concerts

“It’s great to be performing for real live people again!” By Michael P Coleman This feature was first published by the Sac Cultural Hub. There will be no lumps of coal in the stockings of Kenny G’s northern California fans this year. First, hot on the heels of his beautiful new single, “Emeline,” the best …

Exploring Palm Springs

By Michael P Coleman I’d really hoped that I’d be able to call this “A First Post-Pandemic Vacation…”, but we’re still in the middle of this thing, aren’t we? And I don’t know about you, but I’m in it to win it, so masks and hand sanitizer were deftly stashed in my carry on bag! …

REVIEW: Diana Ross Is A Musical Moses On Her New Thank You

The Motown legend is back, with an ebullient album that presents her as a musical Moses, leading the way. And freelance writer Michael P Coleman is all for it.