MadelineThe Secret History has the scent of late 1950s or early 1960s literature. It is a bit of an epic story of a young man looking at a tricky situation and the characters who surround …
7 Excellent TV Shows To Listen To While Working
While working, some background noise and a light storyline can help keep your head down on mundane activities. Some people like listening to music. Some people like listening to podcasts. Me? I like watching a …
The Time Traveller’s Wife: A Lifelong and Fearless Love Story
Time travel is not a unique topic for fiction, but this fearless love story approaches time travel in a heart wrenching way. There are some messed up and crazy twists and turns this book takes. …
The Beguiled: A Yankee Soldier And The Unusual Saviors
The Beguiled has the finger prints of Sofia Coppola all over it. There is a group of women who are dealing with a difficult situation. There is imagery that is reminiscent of an Instagram filter. …
This Is What The Simple Power of Positive Thinking Does
The power of positive thinking goes much deeper than one might think. It can sometimes be difficult to focus on the positive everyday, but the more practice that is put into this, the easier it …
The Great Courses: Living the French Revolution and the Age of Napoleon
Living the French Revolution and the Age of Napoleon is the second course I have listened to from The Great Courses. Previously, I had listened to From Yao to Mao: 5000 Years of Chinese History, …
12 Of The Most Iconic Movie Posters That I Love
I have taken the time to appreciate movies of all time throughout this blog, but I have not taken the time to appreciate the art of these movies. In this case these are the most …
White Hot: Abercrombie And Fitch’s Great Rise And Meltdown
White Hot is the documentary about the great rise and eventual meltdown of the most coved brand of my generation. It is a brand that openly talked about going after the cool kids and openly …
The 8 Proven Benefits Of Reading Fiction
Very few adults I know are big readers. Once they had their last day of school, they felt as though they were done reading any book, let alone fiction books. What most people do not …
7 Simple Movies To Watch When Bored
When it is a lazy Saturday, there is nothing to do, and looking for movies to watch when bored, I turn to a tried a true movie. These are movies that do not take much …