"Jaws the Revenge: This Time It's Ridiculous." Roger Ebert got one of his funniest reviews out of the miserable experience of watching the fourth Jaws film. John Rain of Cinetropolis gives him a run for his money. "The reasons for the revenge are unclear and never explored. In fact, the word 'revenge' is only mentioned in the title of the film. Is this revenge for the previous three sharks that have died? Is this a relation to the other sharks? Where do we find answers to this problem? Well, the novelization suggests that the shark may be acting under the influence of a vengeful voodoo witch doctor (who has a feud with the Brody family), and the shark’s apparent revenge has magical implications, therefore the witch doctor is the one getting ‘revenge’ and the shark is his tool. Having seen the previous
"James Gandofini Did Not Die of Natural Causes." For The Huffington Post, James Barnard, M.D. makes the case for the actor's death as a cautionary tale. "The idea that a heart attack is 'natural' for a man of only 51 is a dangerous fallacy that medicine has tried very hard to dispel. A heart attack is a disease state caused by specific circumstances, and it needs to -- and can -- be prevented. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 600,000 people die of heart disease in the United States every year -- and heart attacks can happen at any age. More than 80 million Americans have one or more forms of cardiovascular disease. Lifestyle and dietary choices often are at fault. Smoking, lack of exercise, and the standard American diet all cause high blood pressure, diabetes, and obesity. [...] If reports of Gandolfini's last meal -- prawns and foie gras -- are correct, he got a significant dose of saturated fat, sodium, and cholesterol shortly before he died. Abundant research shows that even a single fatty or salty meal can stiffen the arteries and greatly increase the risk of a heart attack."