But not before a nice and smooth descent to the Green Lake neighbhorhood, where I got to perform by rendition of Walk the Moon’s “Can You Handle my Love” – arm gestures and air drumming, everything; this song was a BIG part of my summer 2021, and so many feels…wow!!! Now,...
The Dance Treeis a beautifully written novel, and Hargrave does a wonderful job of taking a grim period in history and intertwining it with a story of forbidden love, loss, and the struggles women had to face in so many aspects of their lives. Despite its melancholy tone, it is a story...
As filmmakers, we love to have the emotion be true and honest. And even though 'Nemo' is a complete fantasy, it's based on things that are familiar to audiences. The father-son relationship, going to school for the first time -- these are things everyone understands, yet this film is...
Learning about Jenna’s childhood felt like stepping into an episode of theWonder Years: safe and surrounded by love. Yes, I’m sure she had her struggles, but she definitely is in no need of therapy to make sense of it all. Her family is a creative lot, the imaginations of which wer...
Finding First Love Under a Beach Blanket “Chowpatty Beach” byReena Shah Naren was in sixth standard when Velinda arrived at Kalbadevi English Medium School, her salwar cuffs soaked through. She hadn’t bothered to fold them. The school was gray with mildew stains climbing the walls and smell...
I love when I have the opportunity to fly or take a train solo. It’s the perfect excuse to have some uninterrupted me-time! My ideal solo flight includes a new book, an in-flight movie or two, and some delicious snacks (like pretzels and peanut m&ms). On a train, I’m happy ...
Next, the Hallmark hopefuls will take part in the Star Quality Challenge, featuring tasks that will put their acting aptitude to the test, like memorizing scripts, improvising dialogue, and making a connection with an on-screen love interest — played by real-life Hallmark stars, including Nikki...
Other findings came from rhymes that don’t quite work in modern English, such as a couplet from Romeo and Juliet that rhymes the words “prove” and “love”—the assumption being that Shakespeare never would have let such a clunker infiltrate his verse. Had “prove” sounded like “love,...
in love. In being. Then we dropped. Hard and apart and out of each other. Onto the floor. And we dressed. Down the rickety stairs. Under the flickering light. We stood on the stoop. You stared into the sky. Exhaled a long
Every story has a cast of characters that we follow and watch and come to love… but what about the background characters? The nameless masses who rarely get our attention? This column examines my favorite background characters who deserve a moment in the spotlight. ...