We recieved a screener from Lionsgate to facilitate our review. All opinions are strictly our own. I watched Whiplash 8 times. Yes, yes I did. I hate musicals. Exception one: The Sound of Music. Exception two: La La Land I adore writer/director Damien Chazelle. Remember the first time you went to Disneyland? The awe, the joy, the grand gestures, It’s A Small World, EPCOT, the Imagination that clung like leaves to every single square foot, There. That is what the ... continue reading...
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Book review: No One Can Pronounce My Name
No One Can Pronounce My Name Author: Rakesh Satyal The loveliest of novels, No One Can Pronounce My Name wafts in and out of book bound lives like a fragile dream as it dances with its characters in their pursuit beyond loneliness and fear of the unknown. Such a novel appears seldom, as the reader falls into its delightful nest, each chirp of characters a delight. Satyal’s characters are filled with the ability to fail and still love, to endure and still love, to seek and still love, to ... continue reading...
Book review: The Crooked House
The Crooked House Author: Christobel Kent Creepy, incestuous atmosphere spun to perfection, skewed characters that run true, a crooked house that seals the deal, and a bent horizon thrust Kent’s characters into a plot so thick and gooey that this novel stalks each reader with a brilliance that terrifies. Brutal, somewhat gothic, narrowly noir, and with tendrils of Du Maurier and Bronte, The Crooked House, deserted on a bleak muddy estuary peripheral to the main village, allows secrets to ... continue reading...
Favorite Holiday Gifts for Under $10
Tis the season for gift buying. But if you are like most of us, buying gifts is equal parts exciting and stressful. You worry about what to buy and how to stay under budget. To help, we have picked out our favorite holiday gifts for under $10. Studies have shown that the person who gives the gift judges the gift much more than the person who receives it. Let's face it, we all like to get gifts regardless of who we are, so don't get nervous about it! That said, meaningful gifts ... continue reading...
Don’t Stress – Over the Dress, the Dinner, or the Guests!
I have been reading several low-stress dinner party articles and I felt something missing….you know, that “oh I’ve read that before” and yet… I am a Stressee. I stress over chocolate milk. I stress over what to wear. I sit awake at night planning meals. Yes, I am a Type A Stress Machine. So I HAVE to make certain plans when I make breakfast, much less a dinner party. Here are 12 tips for The Stress People like me! 1. Don’t plan an expensive tip roast or salmon mousse dinner. Plan ... continue reading...
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