“judy” movie review
The Academy might as well skip the nominations for Best Actress this year and just give the Oscar to Renee Zellweger.
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Hillary Jordan and Jasmin Darznik at the Words Alive Authors' Luncheon
My mom and I went to our favorite annual event yesterday – the Words Alive luncheon. Every year, this fantastic organization, which promotes literacy in so many important ways, invites two authors to speak to an ever-growing audience which makes me realize that San Diego has become a far more literary city than I gave…
reader laurie doyle reviews “little bee” by chris cleave
I was hooked from the first line of Little Bee, “Most days I wish I was a British Pound coin instead of an African Girl. Everyone would be pleased to see me coming.” Such a sad beginning to a story that is not only sad at times, sweet at times but even political at times….
sheila weller on joni mitchell and the 40th anniversary of “court and spark”
I vividly remember bringing home Joni Mitchell‘s Court and Spark, lying in my bed and listening to it on my record player, dreaming of love and heartbreak, and only getting up to turn over the album or put the needle back to the beginning. So how can it be 40 years since that classic album…
songs that take you places
I’m still pumped after attending the San Diego Adventure and Travel Show with my friend, Ruth, this weekend. My head is spinning with ideas about places I want to go, experiences I want to have and stories I want to write. So, since the theme of this week’s Twisted Mixtape Tuesday is “Your Choice,” I kind…