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The Book Of Strange New Things by Michel Faber – A Book Review
A friend recommended The Book Of Strange New Things to me a while back, so when I saw a beautiful hardcover edition in the…
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Logan – A Movie Review
This is the Wolverine movie you’ve been waiting for. Who knew all it took to bring us the real Logan was a little thing…
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Arrival – A Movie Review
I could keep this review pretty simple by saying this is one of the best movies I’ve seen in quite some time and it…
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La La Land – A Movie Review
You’ve probably seen La La Land by now, but just in case you haven’t, I’m here to tell you it’s a fun movie. It’s…
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An Open, Encouraging Letter To Ben Affleck
Ben Affleck, the rumors are swirling that you want to give up playing Batman. Please don’t. The Internet can be a beautiful, wonderful place…
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The Lego Batman Movie – A Movie Review
Lego Batman is the equivalent of Comedy Central’s Stephen Colbert from The Colbert Report. Much of Lego Batman’s humor derives from the fact that…
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Hope In the Dark by Rebecca Solnit – A Book Review
It so happened that on the morning of January 13th, I rode in my car and heard Rebecca Solnit on the NPR program entitled…
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