I’m usually not a big fan of space or superhero shows, but I really like the “Star Trek”-ish television show “The Orville” and the movie “Wonder Woman.” I think the reason I like these two particular representatives of their genres… Read More ›
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THE BOOK WORLD AND MEMORIES THEREOF – Marilyn Armstrong
I usually say I wouldn’t want to ever work again, but I got to thinking about that. I realized if I could get back my job as an editor at Doubleday? I’d do it in a heartbeat. How many jobs… Read More ›
SPACE AND SUPERHEROES – ELLIN CURLEY
I’m usually not a big fan of space or superhero shows, but I really like the “Star Trek”-ish television show “The Orville” and the movie “Wonder Woman.” I think the reason I like these two particular representatives of their genres… Read More ›
MANY GUNFIGHTS AT THE O.K. CORRAL – Marilyn Armstrong
The first movie I remember seeing with my mom was “Gunfight at OK Corral.” It was a busy day at the Utopia Theater which was a small movie house. There were hardly any seats left by the time we got… Read More ›
THE CYCLONE! – Marilyn Armstrong
RDP Friday: CYCLONE The first time I rode the Cyclone, I was 8, as were my friends. Mary’s mom dropped us at the rides and went to visit a friend while we girls rode the Cyclone for hours. It was… Read More ›
THE MIMES ARE COMING, THE MIMES ARE COMING! – Marilyn Armstrong
FOWC with Fandango — Pantomime The proper definition of pantomime follows, but in my life, what it really is how you try to communicate what you want to say when you’ve forgotten the word for it. Garry, for some reason, never… Read More ›
THE GLORIOUS OLD-FASHIONED MUSICAL by ELLIN CURLEY
I normally wouldn’t write a blog about a Broadway show since most blog readers would not have the opportunity to ever see the show themselves. However, I recently saw “She Loves Me”, a delightful and thoroughly enjoyable musical that most… Read More ›
TRAVEL ANXIETY – BY ELLIN CURLEY
I’m getting ready to leave on a weekend trip. I am not a relaxed traveler. I have never been able to throw a few things into a bag at the last minute and head for the door. I’m more of… Read More ›
HEY, RUBE! THE FIGHT IS ON
“Hey, Rube!” is a slang phrase most commonly used in the United States by circus and traveling carnival workers (“carnies“), with origins in the middle 19th century. It is a rallying call, or a cry for help, used by carnies in a fight with outsiders. In the… Read More ›
LET ME ENTERTAIN YOU?
DUNKIRK – TRAGEDY AND MIRACLE Last night, I rented (from Amazon) “Dunkirk” and we watched in the comfort of our living room. I must say, it was a far better experience (and a lot less money!) than going to the… Read More ›
SUPERHEROES AND SPACESHIPS – BY ELLIN CURLEY
I’m usually not a big fan of space or superhero shows, but I really like the “Star Trek”ish television show “The Orville” and the movie “Wonder Woman”. I think the reason I like these two particular representatives of their genres… Read More ›
GOOD NEWS STARTS WITH A BALL AND A BAT
Where have all “the positive” stories gone? Didn’t there used to be “positive stories” on the news? Actually, the answer to that is “not really.” Even in the better-than-now old days, when the world was a little bit less insane,… Read More ›
PONDERING PUBLISHING AND THE WORLD GONE BY
I usually say I wouldn’t want to ever work again, but I got to thinking about that. I realized if I could get back my job as editor at Doubleday? I’d do it in a heartbeat. How many jobs give… Read More ›
SINGING AND DANCING AT THE GREAT BIG BIRTHDAY PARTY
We watched “Yankee Doodle Dandy” tonight. Again. This is a movie that I have watched several hundred times. They used to play it on “Million Dollar Movie” on channel 9 in New York, where I grew up. “Million Dollar Movie”… Read More ›
HEAR NOW – A FESTIVAL FOR AUDIO LOVERS
HEAR Now – A Festival for AUDIO Lovers Visit: http://www.hearnowfestival.org for additional information HEAR Now: Audio Fiction & Arts Festival returns to Kansas City June 8-11, 2017, for its 5th annual 4-day weekend. Like a good film festival, HEAR Now features… Read More ›
“DEADLIEST CATCH” SUPER FANS – BY ELLIN CURLEY
Tom and I are huge fans of a reality show called “Deadliest Catch”. We’ve watched it religiously for 13 years. The show follows six or seven crab boats, based in Dutch Harbor, Alaska, as they fish for crab each year… Read More ›
DEVIL IN MISS JONES
Halloween was always a special holiday for my group of friends. From the early 1970s, we held an annual Halloween party. Each year, we descended on a friend’s parent’s summer house in the Berkshires. The house was not huge, but we… Read More ›
MY HARD TO DESCRIBE HOBBY – BY ELLIN CURLEY
I’m frustrated. I have a hobby that people don’t understand. I try to explain it to them in different ways until I see the glimmer of recognition in their eyes. I’m part of an audio theater company. We call ourselves “Voicescapes… Read More ›
FILM REVIEW: LA CARA OCULTA (2011) – THE HIDDEN FACE
The Hidden Face (La Cara Oculta) is a supremely dark movie, literally and figuratively. The subject is dark and most of the movie takes place in dim light or actual darkness. At first glance, I thought it was going to be… Read More ›
BINGE WATCHING “OUTLANDER” by ELLIN CURLEY
I am currently binge-watching a show called “Outlander” on Starz. I’m late to the game on this one. It is in its second season and has legions of loyal fans. It takes place in the lush and magnificent Highlands of… Read More ›
IT’S TRUE! I SAW IT ON THE NEWS!
Introduction – Garry Armstrong I remember discussions about news coverage more than 50 years ago. My college radio colleagues and I thought the mainstream media outlets were sellouts, ignoring the real stories and covering their collective butts with government propaganda. Some of us… Read More ›
A GREAT AMERICAN BIRTHDAY PARTY – 2016
It’s the 4th of July again! We are planning to watch the most spectacular fireworks display anywhere, the 1812 Overture accompanied by howitzers and fireworks over the Charles River in Boston … where arguably, it all began. There more than a… Read More ›
IN PRAISE OF THE OLD-FASHIONED MUSICAL by ELLIN CURLEY
I normally wouldn’t write a blog about a Broadway show since most blog readers would not have the opportunity to ever see the show themselves. However, I just saw “She Loves Me”, a delightful and thoroughly enjoyable musical that most… Read More ›
ANOTHER MIND-BLOWING DOCUMENTARY FROM MICHAEL MOORE – PART 1 by ELLIN CURLEY
There is so much I’d like to talk about in the amazing, eye-opening documentary called “Where To Invade Next”. It’s really an old-fashioned travelogue. Michael Moore goes to different countries around the world. But instead of reporting about natural wonders… Read More ›
