Category Archives: Reviews: Books, Movies, Music, TV

The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr was born on January 15, 1929, in Atlanta, Georgia. That day is now celebrated as a national holiday in the United States of America.  Should you wonder why it’s worth commemorating a single individual … Continue reading →

Despite the hype, I do not believe this movie is about an unlikely savior of the universe of universes. Rather, it is an exploration of one woman’s struggle to maintain loving relationships with her daughter, husband, and father in the … Continue reading →

            Sally Rooney, in her third novel, Beautiful World, Where Are You?, follows three couples as they explore the nature of love and friendship in an atomized society. Eileen and Alice, college roommates in Dublin, are English majors whose lives rapidly diverged. … Continue reading →

In Tunnel 29, Helena Merriman weaves five stories into one gripping real-life page turner. Between August 12, 1961, and November 9, 1989, a wall divided Germany’s capital Berlin in two. Begun in the dark of night, within days it locked citizens … Continue reading →

Early humans – the ones who walked 6 miles a day to find roots and animals to eat – did not exercise. That is, they did not set aside an hour here or there to “get in shape” for hunting … Continue reading →

Within the space of 8 months in 1991/2, Dave Eggers lost both his mother and father to cancer. At the time, they were in their 50s, he was 21, and he had a younger brother, Christopher, who was 8. His … Continue reading →

This weekend, Netflix debuted  the documentary, “Icarus”. For those who haven’t yet heard of this accidental expose, it began as a sort of “Super-Size Me” meets cycling PEDs. Bryan Fogel was an amateur cyclist who was also an aspiring filmamaker … Continue reading →

“So, Al, is he your favorite singer?” I hesitated. Stammered, really. “Uh, uh, th-that’s kinda…I mean, there so many different types of music, you know.” Cheryl had no hesitation. “Yeah, he is.” We’d just picked up Michael and Julana, at … Continue reading →