"The Doll Life" Sneak Peek: Drama at the Dolldelight Sample Sale

Here is a sneak peek of tonight's episode of The Doll Life. In the clip, Dolldelight fashion designer Cyril Lumboy and her manager Paula explain how the fashion line’s sample sales work and the deals fans can get on these beautiful dolly dresses. Stephanie is doing her best at the sample sale to get shoppers to purchase as many dresses as possible and prove to Cyril that she’s dedicated to Dolldelight’s success.

Lenni Reviews: "Octavia Butler's Kindred: A Graphic Novel Adaptation" by Damian Duffy and John Jennings

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In this adaptation of Octavia Butler's groundbreaking story of a young Black woman thrust back in time to see her slave ancestors, you get a gripping and harrowing view of this tale.

Having not read the original, I can say that this is a hard story to get through. Butler's depiction of the life of slaves on a plantation in antebellum South is raw, unfiltered, and heartbreaking. And as our main character grapples with being treated like garbage by the same man who is intrinsic to her existence so she has to protect him? Yikes...

The art style is sketchy and raw; it really is perfect for this story. You feel every punch, every whip crack, every pejorative word. By the end you're almost relieved because it's so hard to deal with so much raw evil but it's part of our history and it's more important now than ever to be reminded so as not to head down the same path. I think Octavia Butler would be proud of this adaptation. 4.5 out of 5.

See The Tyrannosaurus Rex At The Jurassic World: The Exhibition

Based on one of the biggest blockbusters in cinema history, Jurassic World: The Exhibition, opened its gates this morning at the renowned Franklin Institute in Philadelphia.  The Exhibition immerses audiences of all ages in settings inspired by the beloved film.  Visitors will travel to Isla Nublar as VIP guests to explore a towering Brachiosaurus; come face-to-face with a Velociraptor; and get a rare up-close look at the most vicious dinosaur of them all, Tyrannosaurus rex.

Created in close collaboration with renowned paleontologist Jack Horner, the Exhibition is infused with interactive educational elements—drawn from the real-world science of dinosaur DNA that allowed Jurassic World to come to life. Visitors of all ages can now learn all about these incredible prehistoric creatures.

Produced in conjunction with NBCUniversal Brand Development and Imagine Exhibitions, and co-produced by MagicSpace and IES, the life-like animatronic dinosaurs were designed by The Creature Technology Company (Walking with Dinosaurs).  Running now through April 23, 2017, tickets are available at:http://www.JurassicWorldTheExhibtion.com. 

Lenni Reviews: "Syndicates Pawns" by Davila LeBlanc

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*This book was sent to me in exchange for an honest review.

The crew of the Jinxed Thirteenth is sent on a rescue mission to retrieve the only survivor of an abandoned space station. What they find is Jessie Madison in cryo-sleep; and she has been there for several millennia. Awakening to a world that's completely unknown to her, Jessie struggles to learn new languages and face the loss of her husband. Meanwhile, a crew criminals lead by Domiant, sets out to capture the ship and Jessie as valuable cargo. Captain Morwyn and his crew must beat back Domiant and his dangerous underlings in order to protect Jessie and her unborn child from being sold or worse.

This book is like a combination of Event Horizon and Firefly in that the story takes place mostly on one ship and the crews on both sides are made up of very different species with all sorts of different abilities and specialties that struggle to get along and work together. They work well together and the world building and action sequences are written very well, there are so many characters with not enough development to properly tell them apart. I found myself getting confused as to who was who very easily. Except for Jessie; who stood out really well but mostly because she is truly a fish out of water. While this book is the second in a series, it stands well enough on it's own. For muddled characterization but an exciting story, I give this a 3.5 out of 5.

Vinci Headphones Impressions

Justin trying the Vinci Headphones. 

On Saturday November 12th 2016 I had the pleasure of attending the Vinci Mixer Headphone party at the Marmara Park. I had the chance to see the smart headphones for myself and I must say I was very impressed. The first thing I would say is that the design is pretty spot on. The LCD screen is smartly incorporated into the design of the headphones. The headphones also feel very comfortable and not once did my ears feel snug or that I needed to take them off. The headphones allow you to play music that you can add via USB that has a jack at the bottom of the headphones. Other features is a fully voice A.I. companion which allows you tell the headphones which artist or track to play. Overall for the time I spent with it I'm definitely going to make this the headphone of my choice. The sound quality was great to my liking, felt comfortable and best of all no headphone jack and rechargeable batteries. Vinci Headphones is something you might want to check. For more details on the product visit their website http://en.vinci.im/