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I like movies and I like them a lot. When I realized the primary focus of “Tomorrow’s Entertainment” was movie new and reviews, I was very excited to jump right on into the posts.

The layout is kind of obtrusive to look at when it completely loads, and the white text on a black background is always hard on the eyes. The very large image at the top of the layout is a bit overwhelming at first, but the film reel and spotlight graphics do fit into the nature of the weblog. It’s a standard three-column layout with all of the typical blogger fare – archives by date and category, recent posts, and all that jazz. “Tomorrow’s Entertainment” has been nominated in a couple of different categories in the Blogger’s Choice Awards; however, the author of the blog nominated it.

There is a plethora of movie review sites all over the web and there are very few that really pop out as something special or unique. This one’s been up and running since June 2007, but it has yet to establish itself as a front runner in originally or even content. It seems like the author is going back and forth between making it a very professional-like site or a casual news and review site. The writing style doesn’t seem proficient or entertaining enough to compete with major movie review sites around the ‘net.

The author of the blog is able to sneak into several previews and can provide readers with brief reviewed of movies before they’re open to the general public. In doing so, he/she never gives readers any spoilers at all. He/she also includes still image shots or trailers in many of his/her posts, which is also another nice touch.

While movies are the main focus of “Tomorrow’s Entertainment”, the author also does some writing about television shows, books, and even professional wrestling. It seems like there’s a bit of passion behind the writing, but I really felt like the site is just being used as an entertainment-related blog that the author keeps for himself.
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Moon Costumes supplies adult and kid’s costumes, holiday costumes, ‘cosplay’, holiday costumes, outfits for magic and clowns, and all sorts of costume accessories such as makeup and tattoos, masks, hats and wigs, props and decor, party supplies, and even costumes for pets and team mascots. They have over 10,000 costumes and masks for sale on their website. Talk about one-stop shopping!

In addition to selling costumes for parties, Halloween, and to people who simply like to dress creatively, the Moon Costumes site caters to the costume subculture, and the company behind it has the foresight to do more than just sell to its customers. The blog attached to the website keeps them updated with all sorts of timely information on the subject of costumes. You see this more and more with commercial sites: savvy online retailers understand that they have the makings of a online community in the shared interests of their visitors, so they cater to those visitors even when they’re not actively engaged in buying. The operators of these sites are usually quite passionate about the niche products they sell, so not surprisingly they become authorities on the culture to which they supply their products.

As I looked through Moon’s Costume blog, I realized what an enormous industry surrounds costumes for adults and children: by no means do people rent or buy costumes only for Halloween nowadays! Clearly for many people, elaborate dress-up games are a way of life.

This blog has many reviews of industry events like costume trade shows, conventions and competitions, from all over the world, and I know I was surprised at just how many of them there are. YouTube videos are liberally featured, which makes sense for a visually-oriented site. One large source of interest in costumes is Japanese anime, which has been hugely popular around the world for many years. Anime fans put a lot of time into incredibly creative and often outrageous costumes. In the ‘cosply’ area, the Moon Costumes blog has a huge selection of outfits that people who are passionate about anime will appreciate.

The Moon Costumes company is a family-owned business, and they have created a website that is a comprehensive online supplier of costumes and outfits for every occasion. It’s also an online destination for the latest news and information about the costume industry, and the latest outfit designs.

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The What Am I here For (WAIHF) blog has as its tagline ‘daily reflections on meaning and purpose in life’. This site is an excellent example of the power of blogging technology in 2011 to allow individuals anywhere to publish thoughtful musings online for the entire world to read.

Arik Dondi, the owner and writer for WAIHF, is a sensitive and thoughtful person who is daring to tackle big questions such as what it means for someone to make a good choice, and what it means to live life with purpose.

I imagine that Dondi’s idea for this site is to connect with people on a deeper level than do sites concerned simply with what one thinks of a movie he saw recently or favorite recipes. It is a lofty goal but clearly Dondi isn’t concerned if some people won’t share his sense of introspection because I think he realizes that among readers that do “get it”, he could very well be creating a small community of like-minded people.

WAIHF was created with Blogspot.com, which is a terrific tool that allows people who have no interest in spending too much time on blogging technology to create perfectly functional and attractive websites so that they can simply get started writing about the subjects in which they are interested.

What Am I Here For is the sort of site we could visit on a regular basis, in moments when we have some downtime and perhaps are more attuned to the ‘Big Picture’. As I read over several articles on the site I thought that a new reader might be inspired and less reluctant to create a similar site himself.

If you are interested in philosophical musings not too far removed from everyday life, I’d recommend taking a look at the What Am I Here For blog to connect with a kindred spirit and maybe even get a little clarity on your own life.

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This site at first to me looked very busy. The colors were different and the cursor being changed was weird. But then I started to play with the site some more. Links weren’t just changing from blue to red or being underlined, but phasing from one color to the next. Lots of dhtml/css stuff going on too. An image of a bat or angel, if you pick heaven or hell as your location, that you can move around the page. Lots of very cool tricks, old with new that I have yet to see. As far as the content goes, he doesn’t say much about him, but rather other sites and just basics. The site is so interactive, however that it almost takes away from the weblog, or is trying to make up for something with the weblog. Still a good read, and a fun site to play/look at.Tj Hanton.net

Some of the best sites out there have a little catch that makes you want to come back. For some, it is pure satire, others good dhtml/css tricks, and others their posts. This site, is definite posts, but how they are done. Now you are asking, what the hell is he talking about?



Here is the formula for this site. Take one dad with a palm pilot and camera, take one baby girl (daughter), and take weblogs. Mix completely and you get shebazzle. This is a weblog through the baby and the dad. The dad thinks of what Alli is doing and posts it.



Lets look at some good examples. Alli, likes to buy “relationship books”. She also doesn’t like to be a passenger in the car and instead likes to drive. Oh yeah, what makes these posts even better? The photographs to prove these things!



Originality for perspective of the author goes to this site. I really enjoyed it and I hope you do too.shebazzle.com: alli — through dad’s eyes (and palm pilot)