I’ve only ever seen New York City through a glowing screen. Movies, news broadcasts, TV shows, photographs of the Empire State Building, or just from […]
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Light-hearted reads for heavy times
I don’t know about you, but I am indulging in a lot of feel-good, escapism reading lately. When the world feels like a giant dumpster […]
A Thriller With Bite: Victoria Schwab’s hard twist on the traditional superhero story
“There are no good men in this game.” If Victoria Schwab’s raw and ruthless novel Vicious had a movie poster, this quote would be on […]
Contemporary Fiction: Christina Clancy
If you’re looking for an engrossing family drama read, look no further than Christina Clancy’s debut novel, The Second Home. The messed-up family dynamics will […]
Classic Films: Rashomon
I know we normally talk about books on this blog, but the book I was going to write about this week is not widely available […]
Officious Intermeddler: Karen Phenomenon
Today, the name “Karen” represents a faction of the population, made up of white women specifically, that is threatened by the prospect of losing its […]
How to Spot Fake News and News Bias
Did you see that thing on Facebook about Bill Gates, Hostess Twinkies, and the Cleveland Browns? Well, on social media it said that he has […]
Creepy October Thrillers
October and fall weather always gets me in the mood to curl up under a blanket with a creepy book. I don’t really get much […]
Contemporary Fiction: Jean Kwok and Cathleen Schine
Here are two books I recently enjoyed, one by Jean Kwok and one by Cathleen Schine. These two authors have each written several books, so […]
