Photo still taken from Carman's Kickstarter Video. On February 13 of this year, Contemporary Christian singer, Carman Licciardello, posted on his Facebook page that he had been diagnosed with terminal, multiple myeloma cancer. It is a cancer of the blood that affects the body’s bone marrow. He was given a three to five year life expectancy by doctors. Even with the bad news, he still had a tone of humor in his post:“Tomorrow I go in for my first bone biopsy and the process will start. I used to go t...
In a little unassuming building on the North Shore on the island of Oahu, Hawaii, sits the store of HE>i. The store mainly sells t-shirts, tank tops, sunglasses, stickers and buttons all printed with the phrase, HE>i. The showroom is bigger than it needs to be, the merchandise is sparse and the whole concept looks somewhat out of place in this remote part of Oahu. But there is more to this little shop than meets the eye. HE>i is short for “He is Greater than I” and is inspired by John 3:30, “He must ...
Recognize this guy?(Photo: Rovio) What started out as a simple app has blown out of proportion. The Finland entertainment media company, Rovio, created the “Angry Birds” mobile game in 2009 and since then, many sequels have been added along with t-shirts, toys, stuffed animals and more. To date, the various games have been downloaded more than 1.7 billion times. Had enough? Rovio and Sony Pictures Entertainment beg to differ. For weeks now, several studios have been fighting for the rights to ma...
(L to R) Bhama Roget, Richard Nyguyen Sloniker, AngelaDiMarco and Cheyenne Casebier in "Boeing Boeing." Seattle Repertory Theatre finishes off their 50th year with the very silly play, “Boeing Boeing.” The slapstick silly comedy is a celebration of theatre as well as a tribute to the ‘60s. While many are thoroughly enjoying this production, it left me with mixed emotions. While the actors are wonderful and the set is incredible, the story itself is lacking. While definitely entertaining, “Boeing” is...
YOU COULD WIN! Word Films has offered to give a copy to “Mother India” to one of Writer of Pop’s readers! To enter, just send an email with "India" in the subject line and include your name to toteyj@aim.com. Good luck! Tomorrow, the rest of the world will be able to experience what I did by watching the new documentary, “Mother India: Life through theEyes of the Orphan,” winner of “Best Short Documentary” at the 2012 San Diego Christian Film Festival. At just 47 minutes, it isn’t a hard film to get t...
Chris Tomlin at the Seattle Key Arena, April 20, 2013. The traffic leaving downtown Seattle last night was horrendous last night. While this situation is not completely unusual for a rainy, busy, Saturday night, what was unusual was one of the contributors to the traffic. The Key Arena at the Seattle Center hosted one of Seattle’s biggest worship events – The Burning Lights Tour with Chris Tomlin. While the event was not sold out, it was pretty close and traffic was backed up for at least an hour af...
While you may be unaware that April 16, 2013 has been dubbed “One Day without Shoes” day, many others will be dancing in the streets…without their shoes. Why? To raise awareness that children around the world need shoes. With the entire world’s other needs right now, providing shoes may not seem that important, but people behind TOMS Shoes, a new set of kickers can help improve health, education and self-esteem. Blake Mycoskie, TOMS Founder and Chief Shoe Giver The first One Day Without Shoes even...
l-r "Big Edie" (Suzy Hunt) and "Little Edie" Beale (Patti Cohenour) inGrey Gardens, a collaboration betweenThe 5th Avenue Theatre and ACT – A Contemporary Theatre.Photo: Tracy Martin Last year, A Contemporary Theatre (ACT) and the 5thAvenue Theatre joined forces to create the incredibly funny and clever, “First Date.” This year, that musical is making its Broadway debut in July. This makes the 5th Avenue’s ninth new musical to travel to the East coast. This year, the two theatre’s come together ...
How would you like to spend your workday surrounded by other Disney fanatics, where the most controversial conversation of the day is whether or not the new Star Wars movie will include the original Luke Skywalker or not? If so, Billy Stanek and Justin Arthur are living your dream. Billy and Justin work just outside of the Disney Studios in Los Angeles for D23, the official fan club for Disney fans. Stanek serves as the Webmaster for the D23 website while Arthur is a Researcher and Collection Special...
For the first time ever, Writer of Pop is offering up two "bricks" of cartoon DVDs and Blu-Ray discs to two lucky winners, compliments of Warner Bros. Home Video. All through the month of April, Writer of Pop will feature reviews of some of Warner Bros. Home Video's latest releases including family favorites (Scooby Doo, Bugs Bunny, Snoopy and the Peanuts gang, Tom and Jerry and others.) that will be part of the prize packs. To enter, click on the "The Great Cartoon Trivia Challenge" box located on the...
