Tag: summer

People get older over time (including children)

With the May releases of blockbusters trickling out, it’s obvious that it is now summer. (Hear that sound? It’s children on your lawn! Remember: shoot first, then drag them onto your porch.)

With summer here, it’s also time for the press to go on vacation while entertaining their interns with puppet shows, magic tricks and lists. The most popular list, of course, is the “Child Stars: Then and Now” rehash that gets updated every year.

Today’s lazy adventure in Internet slide shows comes to you courtesy of Florida’s Sun-Sentinel.com.

Bonus Fun Fact:
Apparently Prince William was a child star.

The McBournie Minute: Spend summer inside

The summer time brings warmer weather, which makes people wear less, creating more to look at. However, summer also means the summer movie season, which brings even cooler stuff to look at. I have always been something of a summer movie fan.

One summer I had a series of coupons that gave me more money back than the price of admission. I frequented the cinema that summer and turned a profit, too. I will likely never reach that goal again, but I can list off the movies I want to see this summer and why they look so great.

Iron Man
Honestly, when I first heard about this movie, I was not excited in the least. Then I saw the teaser trailer. Robert Downey Jr. looks to have found himself the perfect role: playing a rich jerk with some boozing problems. While this movie is out in theaters, I have not yet seen it. Stop telling me it’s really good or I’ll end up not liking it. Continue reading The McBournie Minute: Spend summer inside

The McBournie Minute: Losing weight is tricky

It’s no secret that the average American is overweight. It is also no secret that Americans are obsessed with beauty, though not always their own. As summer is approaching, people left and right are trying to find ways to look good for the beach.

To do this, people try every diet under the sun. It seems every few months there is a new diet fad that comes out. All of a sudden, Americans flock to cut back on carbs, calories or what have you, while trying to eat what they enjoy. This is, of course, really stupid, because no one holds to a diet. Continue reading The McBournie Minute: Losing weight is tricky