The Last Cruise, released on Mar. 30, 2021, is a short documentary focused solely on the COVID-19 outbreak on board Princess Cruise Line’s Diamond Princess. As background, the Diamond Princess left Yokohama, Japan on Jan. 20, 2020 and was scheduled to disembark in Yokohama on Feb. 4, 2020. The ship carried 2,666 passengers and 1,045…
Seattle is a travel destination on its own, but for many people the Emerald City is also the preferred gateway for a cruise to Alaska. Seattle offers 7-day round-trip itineraries to Alaska, sold by a number of different cruise lines. The cruises from Seattle will not give you an in-depth exploration into the interior of…
A common misconception is that ocean cruises are essentially all-inclusive, with the exception of alcoholic beverages, gambling, photographs and souvenirs. Some guests are likewise shocked when they receive their final bill only to see an added charge of gratuities, commonly referred under the euphemisms ‘Hotel Service Charge’ or ‘Service Charge’, or more recently as ‘Crew…
Guitarist Tony Iommi shares stage with saxophonist Soweto Kinch On July 28 Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi opened the XXII Commonwealth Games in his hometown of Birmingham, England. Iommi played a song called “Hear My Voice” with alto-saxophonist, MC and BBC presenter Soweto Kinch. The song is designed as a dream sequence and is based…
For its 14th release Electro Aggression Records (EAR) has presented yet another ambitious package to its loyal listeners, this time a compilation/retrospective for the Hannover-based Trial. Trial had built a loyal following in its early years, starting with the EP Blut Und Eisen and then building on that momentum with their first full-length Zero Feeling,…
Tacoma is the third largest city in Washington state, after Seattle and Spokane. Tacoma is an urban port city with a population of 219,326, according to the 2020 census. Tacoma has a dynamic economy that includes maritime industry, health care, manufacturing, and military contracts. Despite its reputation as kind of a “blue collar” cousin to…
Background In 1956 President Dwight Eisenhower started Sister Cities International as part of a White House conference on citizen diplomacy. The broad idea behind developing sister city relationships is to create a person-to-person exchange between Americans and citizens of other countries based on cultural, educational, information and trade exchanges. Americans can and should learn about and…
Vibe of Scorn is the most recent album from Ice Ages, released digitally on July 5 and with a CD release on August 20. Ice Ages can be considered the ‘EBM’ project of Austrian musician Richard Lederer, whose other projects include the Tolkien-themed black metal band Summoning and the darkwave/neo-classical project Die Verbannten Kinder Evas.…
German Dark Electro act Pyrroline has returned in 2021 with Struggling, their fourth album and the third released by Electro Aggression Records. The main album Struggling encompasses 15 tracks, 12 of them on the first disc and three leading over into the second remix disc. The remix disc is exclusive to the limited-edition CD, but…
Sleepwalk’s most recent output is Tempus Vincit Omnia, released in December of 2017 by Nader Moumneh’s indie label Electro Aggression Records. Sleepwalk gets the usual extravagant EAR treatment: an elegant 2-disc digipak design, over one full album of new material and a second disc of bonus remixes from some of the top talent in…
Ensenada es la tercera ciudad más grande del estado mexicano de Baja California. La ciudad costera alberga a 522,768 personas a partir de 2018. Ensenada tiene un puerto bullicioso que alberga un gran volumen de pasajeros de cruceros, además de la pesca comercial y el embarque. Ensenada también es muy famosa por afirma haber inventado…
Ensenada is the third largest city in the Mexican state of Baja California. The coastal city is home to 522,768 people as of 2018. Ensenada has a bustling port that accommodates a large volume of cruise passengers, in addition to commercial fishing and shipping. Ensenada also famously claims to have invented the margarita. On a…
A History of Syttende Mai and How to Celebrate Online in 2020 Many people are surprised to learn that the Norwegian holiday Syttende Mai is celebrated in Seattle, Washington. Not only is Syttende Mai celebrated in Seattle, but the annual parade attracts an estimated 10,000 people each year, many even visiting from Norway to attend.…
Lakeview Terrace (2008) is a thriller with a unique premise. The film tells the story of a newlywed couple, Chris and Lisa Mattson (Patrick Wilson and Kerry Washington), who move into a high-priced Los Angeles suburb. As they settle into their new home, the couple is met with hostility from their new neighbor Abel Turner…
What Can Be Learned from the Seattle Experience with COVID-19 I live in the bedroom community of Puyallup, Washington and commute to my hotel job in downtown Seattle. Unfortunately, that also means I have been following the outbreak of COVID-19 (novel coronavirus) from its very first diagnosis in the United States. I am writing this…
