It is believed that, at the age of twelve, Charles Dickens had been forced to drop out of school, sell his books, and go to work at the dirty, rat-infested Warren’s Blacking Warehouse, a shoe polish factory, near Charing Cross leading from the Strand to the Thames, where Charles type...
He is the one the audience can best relate to, since he mirrors our sense of marvel. Katherine Waterstone and Alison Sudol also do a good job as the two vastly different magical sisters, who aid Newt in his adventure. If I had a small gripe, it would be that the excellent Colin ...
the Goodwill Pedestrian Bridge made for easy access to the south shore and a completely different, low-rise chilled vibe for running along the Clem Jones Promenade. I was surprised how quickly I acclimated from NYC’s freezing winter temperatures, the slight breeze from the river seemingly taking...
It doesn’t tend to draw the typical preteen, which is good because our kid isn’t one. And some of his best friends are going there, to boot. Nothing is perfect, of course, but it sure did feel like a gentle entry into the middle school world. Plus, it continues through high ...
What the planet needs is a good war to sort out the population cNumA=05 Send me a Dollar and I will send 2 2 U The ability of the London Police to repeatedly shoot themselves in the feet is a blaringly incompetent feat The BBC most certainly should spend the License Payers money...
My name is Meagan. By day, I’m a communications advisor; by night, a freelance editor, a hobby musician, and devoted devourer of books. I keep busy playing the piano (I’m not very good at it) and correcting other people’s grammar (which they actually pay me to do). I’m a ...
She will have to wait until he can arrange for her to join him. It’s the first of August, 1939. Klein’s memoir of her experience of living as a Jew under the Nazi regime and her near-miraculous escape in 1942 is easily the most gripping book I’ve read in many months. Even ...
I like that, for the first time in decades, she is neither exhausted nor exhausting. While crises often bring out the worst in people, she has stumbled, quite by accident, upon her best. Eventually, I will go back to my former life, the one where what I wear and look like does ...
1. Bluebonnets Near Houston Texas If you are driving from San Antonio to Houston on I-10 you will see lots of patches of bluebonnets along the highway. Chances are good you’ll find thick patches just outside of Katy, a Houston suburb. Rob Fleming Park in The Woodlands tends to have...
Jenny and Jennifer take on side tasks too with gusto, like bringing small items to Goodwill, calling auction houses and hanging art. They’ve been hired to organize young children’s rooms, too. Jenny Bentley (left) and Jennifer Dewis take on many tasks with smiles. ...