Blake Skylar
LATEST ARTICLES BY Blake Skylar
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Arts
“The Shannara Chronicles” offers elves, magic, and Millennials
January 26, 2016Everything ancient is new again on The Shannara Chronicles, which caters to a very specific audience and is far better than it has any right to be.
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Arts
“The X-Files”: The nostalgia is out there, but is it good?
January 26, 2016The question is whether The X-Files, in its six-episode "event series," lives up to the hype, or holds a candle to the original.
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Environment
After leak, methane plagues Porter Ranch, California
January 5, 2016The well from which it came lacked a working safety valve; while one was supposed to be implemented back in 1979, the company failed to do this.
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Environment
How green was 2015? A look back at struggles and victories
December 18, 2015Though climate change persists to the tune of desperate urgency, it must be said that 2015 is ending on a high note.
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Arts
Page to screen: 10 books that should be TV shows
December 18, 2015As some of us take a holiday break and delve into pop culture, here's something to make you think: the top 10 books that ought to be on TV.
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Arts
Best webseries of 2015: The top 10 shows not on TV
December 17, 2015The world of television is changing - by bringing series to various online platforms. Here's a list of the best webseries.
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Environment
A Global Village of Alternatives assembles at climate summit
December 16, 2015"The magnitude of what we are dealing with, I don't believe it can only be solved by governments; we need a system change."
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Arts
The top 10 unique fantasy novels: A holiday reading list
December 16, 2015The holidays provide an opportunity to sit by a fireplace and get lost in a long, epic work of fantasy.
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