MadelineKey West has been high on my “to travel to” list for some time. It is a tropical destination within the continental United States that is not available anywhere else. Between COVID and a work …
Drop Dead Gorgeous: The Mockumentary Of Competitive Beauty Queens
Drop Dead Gorgeous is a cult classic film based on beauty queens in a small town in Minnesota. The movie takes the stereotypes of both small town United States and of beauty queens and putting …
The Righteous Gemstones: The Strange, Silly Business of Jesus Christ
Normally, a show like The Righteous Gemstones would be a show I would scoff at. First, it is offensive to some. Next, the humor is so outrageous and ridiculous, only children could think it was …
My First Million: A Podcast About Starting Something Successful
My First Million is not the best name for this podcast, and the two guys who star in it, Shaan Puri and Sam Parr, will be the first to admit it. What seems to have …
Getting Curious With Jonathan Van Ness: The World Is An Interesting Place
There is a bit of a tale to tell before getting into Getting Curious With Jonathan Van Ness. This tale starts with very little to do with Jonathan Van Ness at all. It all started …
Inventing Anna: The Greed Of Posing As A Wealthy Heiress
Inventing Anna is yet another true story of someone posing as someone with lots of money. This story is not dissimilar to the recent documentary, The Tinder Swindler, where a single person convinced lots of …
Firekeeper’s Daughter: Hockey, Meth And Love
The Firekeeper’s Daughter is one of those surprising books. It appeared to be one thing and ended up being a completely different thing that was very unexpected. As the book unfolds, we meet a biracial …
Thirteen Reasons Why: Being A Teen Is Not Easy
When Netflix made Thirteen Reasons Why into a show, it turned the book of the same title into something that more people digested. Netflix brought to light how being a teen is not easy these …
Flash Boys: The Marriage Of The Stock Market And Technology
Flash Boys by Michael Lewis is about the marriage of two things I am very fascinated by but also two things many people find boring: the stock market and technology. It covers the world of …
The 5 Best Fiction Books To Read This Spring
I have been plugging through the books of the moment and have found the best of the most recently released. I am confident that other people who are similar to my demographic, specifically a 30 …