In this novel, Harry Turtledove wraps up his alternate-history saga of the first World War. My one piece of advice here is to use the map at the front of the novel […]
Patti Aliventi
Once upon a time there was this website called Epinions. I wrote thousands of reviews there. I love books, movies, and television; mostly science fiction. I'm a gun-totin', meat-eatin' liberal with libertarian leanings who will voice my opinion.
Star Trek: The Next Generation – The Measure of a Man
Written by Melinda M. Snodgrass, Leonard Mlodinow, and Scott RubensteinDirected by Robert Scheerer This episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation is most definitely one of the best of the series. When […]
Growing Up On Long Island: Racism 102 – When the Police Treat You Different
As I mentioned before, I grew up in a town that went from being a town of mostly Jewish and Italian residents to multi-cultural. Those changes brought about pushback from the white […]
Movie Review: A Review of the film M*A*S*H
Written by Richard Hooker and Ring Lardner Jr.Directed by Robert Altman I have to wonder just how many people actually think of the movie first when they hear the word MASH spoken. […]
Growing Up On Long Island: Racism 101
I’ve often said Long Island was one of the most segregated places in the nation. For all the talk about the northeast being filled with “liberals” I didn’t see a lot of […]
Star Trek: The Next Generation – A Matter of Honor
Written by Burton Armus, Wanda M. Haight, Gregory Amos, Leonard Mlodinow, and Scott RubensteinDirected by Rob Bowman The Enterprise journeys to Starbase 179 where it will receive a Benzite Officer as part […]
Book Review – From The Corner of His Eye by Dean Koontz
WOW! That’s all I could think last night when I finally finished reading this book, Dean Koontz latest. This story is based on the premise of the Apostle Bartholomew. He is not […]
Star Trek: The Next Generation – Unnatural Selection
Written by John Mason, Mike Gray, Leonard Mlodinow, and Scott RubensteinDirected by Paul Lynch All of the controversy surrounding cloning, embryo research, and the like gives this episode more impact now than […]
A “Nice” Person Doesn’t Suddenly Become a Racist
People are talking widely about the Amy Cooper incident in New York City. If you haven’t read the stories or seen the video, she had her dog off-leash in a section of […]
Book Review – The Great War: Walk in Hell by Harry Turtledove
If there’s one definite sentiment in this book, no matter who’s side you’re looking at it from, it’s that war is hell. This is the second novel in Harry Turtledove’s alternate history […]
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