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A Modest Girl’s Top 5 Best Dressed At The 2020 Golden Globes

January 6, 2020

Award season has  finally arrived and stylists are in overdrive.  The first Award Show out the gate is The Golden Globes. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s annual Golden Globe Awards have enabled the non-profit organization to donate more than $29 million in the past thirty years to entertainment-related charities, as well as funding scholarships and … More A Modest Girl’s Top 5 Best Dressed At The 2020 Golden Globes

Review: Netflix’s ‘The Two Popes’ Actually Holds a Prayer

January 3, 2020

Netflix’s new movie ‘The Two Popes‘ is an  interesting film in that it takes the discussion of faith  in to major arena. Is it a great theological lifting film? No.  It is a discussion invoking one though.  The Two Popes explores the issues of the Catholic Church  from the perspectives of, as the title implies, … More Review: Netflix’s ‘The Two Popes’ Actually Holds a Prayer

Kevin Hart’s New Netflix Docuseries Is Amazingly Inspiring and Encouraging

December 28, 2019

Kevin Hart’s new documentary ‘Don’t Fuck This Up’ is amazing. I cannot say enough great things about it. This docuseries comes at the perfect time of the year when we all should take inventory of ourselves and our lives. I watched all six episodes back to back and I can tell you my entire impression … More Kevin Hart’s New Netflix Docuseries Is Amazingly Inspiring and Encouraging

Holiday Smile Song of The Day: The Drifters ‘White Christmas’

December 15, 2019

I know you have heard a few dozen versions of this song but I promise that after you listen to this song you will listen to it once a day for the rest of the season. The original version of “White Christmas” is a 1942 Irving Berlin song reminiscing about an old-fashioned Christmas setting. The … More Holiday Smile Song of The Day: The Drifters ‘White Christmas’

Holiday Tv Picks 12/8

December 8, 2019

Here is your holiday visiting list for today. There are some wonderful picks for today that should warm up your afternoon and evening. 4:00pm – The Polar Express (2004, Tom Hanks) (AMC) 4:00pm – A Christmas Love Story (2019, Kristin Chenoweth, Scott Wolf) (Hallmark) 4:00pm – Christmas a la Mode (2019) (Lifetime) 4:00pm – The … More Holiday Tv Picks 12/8

Music Legend Richard Smallwood Shares His Journey of Love, Music, Loss, Grief in New Book

December 8, 2019

Multiple Award-winning recording artist, songwriter, and author, Richard Smallwood, released his memoir TOTAL PRAISE: THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY, with the Foreword written by Tony Award winner Phylicia Rashad on November 11, 2019, two weeks before his 71st birthday. In TOTAL PRAISE, Smallwood chronicles his life as a musician and composer and the highs and lows of his … More Music Legend Richard Smallwood Shares His Journey of Love, Music, Loss, Grief in New Book