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With Donald Trump being inaugurated as the 45th President of the United States, many people are looking to Nostradamus to predict what Trump taking power means for America and the rest of the world. There was a huge upsurge in interest surrounding Nostradamus, whose real name was Michel de Nostredame, around the time of the general election last year in which Trump defeated Hillary Clinton. Many of Nostradamus’s followers believed the French seer predicted Trump’s win, in the following verse, from Century III, Quatrain 81 of his 1555 book Les Propheties: The great shameless, audacious bawler. He will be elected governor of the army: The...read more...

Almost 500 years ago Nostradamus, aka Michel de Nostredame, prophesized that "…hail will fall larger than an egg." This of course translates into a massive 9.8 earthquake in California on May 28 at roughly 4 p.m. As skeptical as we may be, he did (sort of) predict the rise and fall of Hitler and the 9/11 attacks (cue Twilight Zone theme). You can read more about his predictions on his reputable Wikipedia page. This "seer" paved the way for a YouTuber in the Netherlands named Frank to record a 24-minute video about why today could be California's demise. "I received an important message directly from spirit," he says. "There is going to be a major event on the West...

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Away We Go - Giveaway

I appreciate this film as a quiet examination into the lives of two people who are surrounded by chaos.

What’s most fascinating about Away We Go is that Sam Mendes went from Revolutionary Road to this. From a depressing portrait on suburban life to a picture that dabbles in a little drama and a little comedy the movie works because of co-writers Dave Eggers (A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius and the upcoming film Where The Wild Things Are) and his wife Vendela Vida.