I grew up in the MTV era when music videos were the latest, greatest things. I was swept in with the music of the era having grown up on Long Island listening […]
DVD Review – Duran Duran: Arena – For Those of Us Still Preoccupied with 1985
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.
Book Review: Ball Four by Jim Bouton – A Hilarious Year in the Life of a Ballplayer
There was a time when baseball players were considered role models. Even sportswriters were in on the conspiracy, hiding things like drinking and womanizing from an unsuspecting public. Then came Jim Bouton’s […]
Movie Review: Giuliani Time (2005) – Even Before His Involvement with Trump, I Couldn’t Imagine Why Would Anyone Vote For This Man
The title of the documentary comes from a quote regarding the Abner Louima police brutality case. The officers involved were said to have told Louima “It’s Giuliani time” while sodomizing him with […]
Book Review – Frankenstein Book One: Prodigal Son by Dean Koontz – A Good Koontz Novel
Dean Koontz is an author I’ve had a love/hate relationship with over the years. When he’s good, he’s positively brilliant. When he’s bad, I end up wanting to throw the book against […]
DVD Review: Great Old Amusement Parks – A Trip Through Time
When you think about amusement parks, most of us think about the huge theme parks of today, You know them; the Six Flags, Cedar Fair, Disney, etc. However, there was a time […]
Movie Review: The Candidate (1972) – Playing the Game and Selling Out
Written by Jeremy LarnerDirected by Michael Ritchie We often think that political campaigns where politicians promise all sorts of things and sound great before they are elected then something else happens once […]
Book Review: Fantasy Lover by Sherrilyn Kenyon – High School Students Write Better Than This
I’m not normally a chick-lit type of girl. This book came to me by way of recommendation from someone at the bookstore I usually go to. Knowing my love of sci-fi and […]
DVD Review – All Creatures Great and Small: Series One (1978) – Charming Show in a Beautiful Setting
I can remember in my youth watching All Creatures Great and Small on PBS. Based on the books by the English country veterinarian known by the pen-name “James Herriot,” this series follows […]
Geocaching the Towns of New England: The Rockport, Maine Area
The weekend of May 20th to 22nd was forecast to be a hot one, up in the 90°F range. I thought that would be the perfect time to hop on a couple […]
Book Review: Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen – The 1811 Version of the Harlequin Romance
With all of the adaptations of Jane Austen’s novels by Hollywood in the past decade or so, I finally made it a point to begin reading her novels. That’s right, through all […]
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