I can be a bit of a culture vulture. My dad went to art school, and I was entrenched in an arts education for my entire youth. My idea of the perfect life would fluctuate from doing collage journal art to living in Paris working as a dancer (I've done both). There are many days that I miss being immersed in the arts, but the other day as I was looking for something to watch on Netflix it came to me. I can get my very own taste of the arts right here at home. As a Netflix Stream Team ... continue reading...
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Book reviews: And All the Queen’s Mem
And All the Queen’s Men a Memoir Author: Dale Sessa As I sloshed and slogged through this debut book by Dale Sessa, I had a hard time not turning the TV and or falling asleep. Other reviewers call it brilliant, sexual, tempestuous, world rocking: and I defer to their kinder words. I found it essentially a bore. First, Sessa’s father brokers her marriage at the age of sixteen to a wealthy Beverly Hills man eight years her senior, Ellis. The have two children, Sessa falls in ... continue reading...
Book reviews: The Bees
The Bees Author: Laline Paull Touted as part Hunger Games part 1984, The Bees proves more than that. Paull successfully engulfs us in the life on one unusual worker Bee, Flora 717, on the lowest caste of the bee hierarchy. Intertwined in Flora’s story, Paull introduces the parallels of our society and Flora’s: a caste system that cannot be overcome, a system sterile in its rigid structures and rituals, an environment that delivers death with no feeling. As she swings into the three ... continue reading...
Blu-ray reviews: Delivery Man
Delivery Man I remember it was about a year ago that I caught Starbuck at the Florida Film Festival. I caught it as a double feature with I Declare War – this was one of the most enjoyable cinema days I care to remember since being in Florida. I Declare War a simple solid throwback escapism and Starbuck the perfect romantic comedy/situational comedy. I feel in love with Starbuck (I've shown it to all of my friends) just due to the fact that it is a really nice easy to watch simple film that ... continue reading...
Book reviews: How About Never
How About Never – Is Never Good Enough for You? My Life in Cartoons Author: Bob Mankoff “The New Yorker has published more than 75,000 cartoons since its founding, 95% of them drawn by only a few hundred cartoonists, and Mankoff has been at the center of this talented group of artists for over 30 years. In How About Never – Is Never Good Enough for You? My Life in Cartoons, Mankoff traces his love for the craft back to his childhood when he started creating funny drawings at age eight ... continue reading...
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