New Non-Fiction Book Review by Roxanne Baker: Hey, it’s a cinematic desert out there, so here’s a book review. X: A Highly Specific, Defiantly Incomplete History of the 21st Century by Chuck Klosterman I’ve never liked buffets; mass produced food in vats, yuck. However, what if all my favorite foods from Sarasota’s best restaurants were… Continue reading New and Improved: Thank Goodness For Chuck Klosterman
Month: March 2017
PPLL Flick of the Week
Ok readers, the situation is not dire, yet due to pre pension (PP) budgetary reasons, I need to do library loans (LL) once in awhile to preserve my 401k. And I am not suffering after this week’s classic gem. Inspired by the trailer for Feud, the new FX show about the real life feud between… Continue reading PPLL Flick of the Week
Good Fences Make Good Actors: August Wilson’s Fences
I read the criticisms of the movie version of Fences (‘too confined and stagey”) and as a result, didn’t go for a time. I’ve taught the play and was obviously moved by the story, with an added sentimental attachment to the physical book (which is now on the shelf at Bloomfield Central School) after seeing… Continue reading Good Fences Make Good Actors: August Wilson’s Fences