Culture Articles
Posted on April 24, 2009 - by Amanda
Be Kind Rewind
A Guest Review from Ms Amy Brueggemann
Be Kind, Rewind (2008)
A movie about the magic that is the movies…
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Comedy/Drama
The gist: Mike (Mos Def) works for Mr. Fletcher (Danny Glover) at the Be Kind Rewind movie rental store – where you can rent a VHS for one day, for one dollar. When [...]
Posted on March 31, 2009 - by Amanda
Witty Abbreviations
Comical abbreviations were a fad that began in Boston, 1838, and moved to New York and New Orleans the following year. Some of the abbreviations were straight forward:
Posted on March 16, 2009 - by Amanda
Start Your Week Off Right
This week we bring you a short set of links related to words and books.
First up is a website dedicated to saving the words. A much more interesting cause than saving whales or trees or spotted owls. Check them out.
Next is a related cause, The Society for the Preservation of Beautiful English. we are personally [...]
Posted on March 4, 2009 - by Amanda
Movie review: Les Choristes (2004)
Set in 1948, Les Choristes is the story of Clément Mathieu (Gérard Jugnot), a composer who has all but given up on his music. He accepts a Supervisory position at Fond de l’ Etang (“Bottom of the Well”) – a boarding school for orphans and problematic boys.
Posted on February 10, 2009 - by Amanda
Dear Frankie
This is the first in a sporadic series of movie reviews we will be offering from Ms. Amy Bruggeman. We will only be reviewing foreign or independent films. If you have a suggestion for us, please drop a line in the comments.
Posted on January 9, 2009 - by Amanda
100 Books Every Woman Should Read Part 2
Part one of this list took you from Joan of Arc to The Chronicles of Narnia. We hope you enjoy the recommendations that follow.
Posted on January 8, 2009 - by Amanda
100 Books Every Woman Should Read Part 1
Women should read. Men should read too, but this site isn’t about them. We should read good books, rich books and enjoyable books. Not only should we read them once, we should read them again and again. Owning your own copy really helps this. Read and share!
Posted on December 24, 2008 - by Amanda
Persephone Books
In case you hadn’t noticed, we love good literature. We love books. And we love recommending them too. One of our new favorite publishers is Persephone Books out of the UK. They reprint “neglected novels, diaries, short stories and cookery books, mostly by women and mostly dating from the early to mid-twentieth century.”
Posted on September 10, 2008 - by Amanda
Movies You Simply Must Watch
We are not movie “buffs”. We are not even sure what “buffs” are. However we are certain that you must watch these movies. They will help complete you.
