It was so well-balanced, the storytelling constructed in such a way that warranted all these different characters reacting to unfolding events in different locations, in different ways. I’m a sucker for a great character entrance. Obviously, Harrison Ford stepping out of the shadows after bull-...
After a great interval of time he became aware that he was near the lower edge of the snow. Below, down what was now a moon-lit and practicable slope, he saw the dark and broken appearance of rock-strewn turf He struggled to his feet, aching in ...
Bini plops down in a booth and scoots into the furthest corner, trying to stay out of sight. Wiendrbac moves over to sit at Bini's booth, taking the opposite one, leaving Bini's her own or at the very least, Swiftfoot and her on the other. "You really do look good, Bini. Sorr...
The first thing to say about the Nation; Theatre’s dramatisation of John Steinbeck’s classic 1939 novel,The Grapes of Wrath, is that anyone who is seeking a cheerful offering to add sunshine to their 2024 Summer should be looking elsewhere. Director Carrie Cracknell’s vivid production is r...
Let Him call her a dog if He would. What matter to a mother to be called a dog, if she could thereby save her child from a devil? Perhaps she was little better than a dog. They were a bad people these Syrians, quick- Page 1 ...
Not all stories need to be longer than they already are. But in the event that they need to be, there are several ways to go about doing that. As long as you do it well and it’s not shoehorned in awkwardly, anything you add can only add to the story. Both in word count and ...
effort by others to help them leave their old lives and begin a new and “better” one. That would be Francis McDormand in “Nomadland” and Jack Nicholson in “Ironweed.” Both finally chose to reject the offered life upgrades and return to their old and accustomed ways. Just as Neal ...
I understand that some individuals desire the ability to go back and modify elements in a submitted job offer, but I don’t feel it should be a high priority when there are alternative ways to avoid this issue. Others may have a different viewpoint (such double-checking the proposal before...
Generally, it’s a thing that whenever women are good at something, successful at it, dominate it, media needs to belittle it. “Mommy porn” is a prime example of such behavior. The ways it is used against us to shame and belittle are manifold. By using “mommy” we are yet again ...
It is reassuring that, in spite of everything (and these days it really is everything) humans continue to be so lovely; that we continue to dream of ways to make each other happy. Eating this pizza and pie I fell in love with us all over again. Where to find Divine Raw Food: Free...