It is very rare that I find a book I am ready to rave about. King Sorrow, however, is a book I will rave about. I loved Stephen King from my pre-teen […]
Audiobook Review: King Sorrow by Joe Hill – 26 Hours of Darkness, Dragons, and Bad Decisions
Book Review: A Very Novel Murder by Ellie Alexander – A Cozy Mystery in Redwood Grove
Ellie Alexander’s A Very Novel Murder is a charming new beginning for Annie Murray and Fletcher Hughes, the bookselling sleuths who now add private investigators to their growing list of occupations. Set […]
Series Rewatch – Babylon 5: Interludes and Examinations – Truth and Consequences
Written by J. Michael StraczynskiDirected by Jesús Salvador Treviño On the surface, it might not look like much, but Interludes and Examinations is one of the series’ most powerful and consequential episodes. […]
Audiobook Review – You With the Sad Eyes: A Memoir by Christina Applegate – A Raw Look at Fame and Struggles
There are some memoirs you listen to because you’re curious about the celebrity. And then there are memoirs that make you feel like you’ve actually gotten to know the person behind the […]
Series Rewatch – The West Wing: The Short List – Ethical Dilemmas in Supreme Court Nominations
Written by Aaron Sorkin, Patrick Caddell, and Dee Dee MyersDirected by Bill D’Elia The Short List is one of the more thoughtful episodes of The West Wing because it turns an apparently […]
Audiobook Review – The Magical Game: The Spirit and History of Baseball’s Superstitions, Rituals, and Curses by Addy Baird – Exploring Baseball’s Mystique
At the beginning of The Magical Game, author Addy Baird describes the moment she fell in love with the game. She took her father to see the Mets vs. the Royals in […]
Series Rewatch – Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D: Pilot – Superheroes and Ordinary Lives
Written by Joss Whedon, Stan Lee, and Jack KirbyDirected by Joss Whedon The pilot episode of Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. had an unusually difficult task. It had to establish a new television […]
Book Review: The Epic History of Macaroni and Cheese by Karima Moyer-Nocchi – The Surprising History Behind Macaroni and Cheese
Karima Moyer-Nocchi’s The Epic History of Macaroni and Cheese takes a simple dish that is a staple of the diet here in the U.S. and reveals that behind the familiar combination of […]
Book Review: David Bowie and the Search for Life, Death, and God by Peter Ormerod – Exploring David Bowie’s Spiritual Quest
One thing I’ve noticed in my later years is that I have gravitated toward musical artists who have a similar faith to me, but are also questioning. Rather than accepting the label […]
Series Rewatch – Babylon 5: Ship of Tears – The Enemy of My Enemy Is My Friend, For Now
Written by J. Michael StraczynskiDirected by Michael Vejar On first watch, there doesn’t seem to be all that much happening in Ship of Tears, other than the villain fans love to hate […]
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