Anyone who knows me knows I have little patience for the current occupant of the White House as well as all that he and his fellow Republicans currently represent. I know this […]
Understanding Adoption Stigmas in Political Memes
Audiobook Review: Alternative Liberties – Exploring the Impact of Politics and Current Events on Speculative Fiction
I regularly read and listen to Jim Wright and David Gerrold, two writers who would seem to have little in common. Gerrold made a name for himself in the science fiction sphere, […]
Friendship Dynamics on Social Media: The Unfollow Dilemma
I thought I had written about this phenomenon before, but I couldn’t find a post about it. Over the years, I’ve gone through numerous times on social media where friendships fracture and […]
Book Review – United We Drink: 50 Cocktail Recipes Inspired by the US Presidents – Mixing Drinks with Political Flair
Note: Thank you to NetGalley and Harper Celebrate for the advanced reader copy of this book. This review will also be posted on NetGalley. What follows is my unbiased review of the book. […]
Reflections on 2024 and my 59th Year on the Planet
Other than my reading list, which I maintain throughout the year, I didn’t manage to get a blog post up wrapping up 2024. There are many reasons for that. I decided to […]
Book Review – We Take Care of Our Own: Faith,Class, and Politics in the Art of Bruce Springsteen by June Skinner Sawyers – How Springsteen Captures American Dreams
Note: Thank you to NetGalley, Rutgers University Press, and author June Skinner Sawyers for the advanced reader copy of this book. This review will also be posted on NetGalley. What follows is my […]
Movie Review: Canadian Bacon – Michael Moore’s Satirical Look at America’s Political Climate
Written by Michael MooreDirected by Michael Moore Canadian Bacon was very much unlike the films for which Michael Moore is generally known. Released in 1995, this is pretty much a purely fictional […]
Audiobook Review – The Great Bridge: The Epic Story of the Building of the Brooklyn Bridge by David McCullough – Presenting the Epic Story of the Brooklyn Bridge
As of late, audiobooks have been my choice when I have long, nonfiction reads. It’s pretty easy to put them on and let the story unfold as I do something else, usually […]
Book Review: After America by John Birmingham – Picking Up the Pieces of a Country
Following the events in Without Warning, where a mysterious energy wave kills off most of the population of North America, comes After America by John Birmingham. Set five years later in the […]
Audiobook Review: Jefferson the Virginian by Dumas Malone – Revolutionary Ideals and Contradictions
Author Dumas Malone published this first volume of six on the life and times of Thomas Jefferson back in 1948. A lot has changed since then. However, his extensive research from what […]
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