Netflix52: Mirror Mirror
Mirror Mirror (PG) Genre : Fantasy, Adventure, Comedy, Drama Tagline : The Snow White Legend Comes Alive Starring : Julia Roberts, Lily Collins, Armie Hammer, Nathan Lane, Jordan Prentice Running Time...
View ArticleNetflix52: Downfall
Downfall (R) Genre : Foreign, Drama, History, War Tagline : Hitler and the End of the Third Reich Starring : Bruno Ganz, Alexandra Maria Lara, Ulrich Matthes Running Time : 156 Minutes Director :...
View ArticleFor These and All Thy Blessings
Dear The Last Waltz, Gosh, where do I start…You were filmed the weekend my parents became engaged. You’ve been part of my life since before I was even conceived. I didn’t meet you until I was in...
View ArticleThis Is Water
David Foster Wallace gave a graduation speech at Kenyon College in 2005, before he committed suicide in 2008. I love Wallace’s nonfiction, which is generous and curious, and I love this video (the...
View ArticleWhat I Want to Know
I want to know whether you’ve listened to Vampire Weekend‘s newest album. I was listening to it on the subway to work on Monday and had one of those ecstatic experiences brought on by too much caffeine...
View ArticleNetflix52: That Guy… Who Was in That Thing
That Guy… Who Was in That Thing Genre : Documentary Tagline : Some make it to Broadway. Some make it to Hollywood. Few make it a job. Starring : Xander Berkeley, Bruce Davison, Craig Fairbrass and 13...
View ArticleNetflix52: Igby Goes Down
Igby Goes Down (R) Genre : Comedy, Drama Tagline : Insanity is relative. Starring : Kieran Culkin, Claire Danes, Jeff Goldblum, Susan Sarandon Running Time : 98 Minutes Director : Burr Steers Producer...
View ArticleNetflix52: Jeff Who Lives At Home
Jeff Who Lives At Home (R) Genre : Comedy, Drama Tagline : The first step to finding your destiny is leaving your mother’s basement. Starring : Jason Segel, Ed Helms, Susan Sarandon Running Time : 83...
View ArticleAll Is Not Lost
OK Go sang this song 223 times to make this video, then stitched them together to make this video. I love the way OK Go’s videos are often feel good experiments. The lyrics, too, are more hopeful than...
View ArticleNetflix52: Timer
Timer (R) Genre : Comedy, Drama, Fantasy Tagline : True love – now available with a guarantee! Starring : Emma Caulfield, John Patrick Amedori, Michelle Borth Running Time : 99 Minutes Director : Jac...
View ArticleNetflix52: Being Elmo: A Puppeteer’s Journey
Being Elmo: A Puppeteer’s Journey (PG) Genre : Documentary Starring : Whoopi Goldberg, Bill Barretta, Kevin Clash Running Time : 80 Minutes Director : Constance Marks Producer : Corinne LaPook, James...
View ArticleNetflix52: Can’t Hardly Wait
Can’t Hardly Wait (PG-13) Genre : Comedy, Romance Tagline : For the class of 1998, the last night of high school is the first night of the rest of their lives. Starring : Jennifer Love Hewitt, Ethan...
View ArticleGod in Proof?
This is a book trailer (they have those now) for Nathan Schneider’s new book, God in Proof. I took a class in college on the philosophy of religion, and found all of the proofs presented thought...
View ArticleGeorge Saunders and Love
In the tradition of great writers giving graduation speeches, a speech by George Saunders has been going around. It includes a lot of good advice, which boils down to “err on the side of kindness.”...
View ArticleHow can I keep from singing?
I get chills and can barely choke out the words whenever we sing this hymn. [there are tons of versions of this song, but this was the one that most satisfied my inner church lady... plus, holy moly,...
View ArticleBooks You Should Read
How many of these have you read? What about these? What would you add?
View ArticleWhat is happening????
While looking for new lighting fixtures for my home over the weekend, I came across this. First of all I should say that I am pop culture idiot now that I am a mom and don’t watch tv. That being...
View ArticleI am not a Millennial!!
I was born in 1979 at the tail end of Generation X and the beginning of Generation Y, which eventually became the Millennials. I ask this question to determine which generation you belong to, “did you...
View ArticleHappy Birthday Charlie Daniels!
In honor of the great singer-song writer, I give you this :
View ArticleShine Like Transfiguration
Outside this window some sadistic machine is whirring loudly away for hours at at time and my sleep schedule has been a little off since we fell back, and so I don’t know about you, but when this week...
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