Author: MoneyFocus

Entertainment / Movies

Movies Anywhere launches in the U.S.

Movie lovers now have a new home for their favorite digital movies as Movies Anywhere launches in the U.S. today with an unprecedented five Hollywood studios and four major digital retailers on board. Featuring films from Sony Pictures Entertainment, The Walt Disney Studios (encompassing Disney, Pixar, Marvel Studios and Lucasfilm),...

Entertainment / TV & Radio

Acorn TV’s Packed November Slate

In November 2017, Acorn TV, North America’s most popular streaming service focused on British and international television, announces one of its most impressive slates yet with a new BBC One drama series, a new season of its most-streamed series, a top foreign-language drama, and the season finale of its best-selling...

Entertainment / Music

The Carpenters ‘The Vinyl Collection’

On November 17, 2017 A&M/UMe will release The Vinyl Collection, a new career-spanning 12-LP vinyl box set chronicling the recorded output of one of the most celebrated and best loved duos in pop/rock history, the Carpenters. The Carpenters’ The Vinyl Collection box set includes all 12 albums replicated on 180-gram...

Entertainment / Music

The Astaire Story, Returns As Deluxe 2 CD Set

In 1952, the famous dancer, singer and film star Fred Astaire teamed up with the brilliant pianist Oscar Peterson and an all-star jazz sextet to record jazz versions of many of the songs that he helped introduce and make famous in the 1930s and ’40s. The original program, The Astaire...

Consumer Electronics / Technology

Kindle Oasis: Featuring a 7-inch, 300 ppi Display, Waterproof Design, and Audible

Amazon announced its most advanced Kindle e-reader ever—the all-new Kindle Oasis, featuring our largest, highest-resolution Paperwhite display yet and a thin and light ergonomic design so you can read more comfortably for hours. The all-new Kindle Oasis is the first waterproof (IPX8) Kindle allowing you to read in even more...

Travel / Trip Ideas

The Most and Least Affordable Places to Travel This Holiday Season

Cape Town, South Africa; Park City, Utah and Sydney are the most expensive places to visit during the holidays, found a new study by personal finance website GOBankingRates. Contrary to their notoriously high costs, San Francisco and Chicago ranked in the top five most affordable holiday travel destinations because of...

Cooking & Recipes / Food & Drink

Hearty meals to bring the family together

Gathering the family around the table with delicious, traditional meals is the ultimate combination for many home chefs like Catherine Lowe, winner of the 17th season of ABC’s “The Bachelor.” Lowe, who partnered as a celebrity spokesperson with Bertolli to create this Roasted Garlic Marinara Braised Chicken with Linguine recipe,...