I’ve never watched an episode of Glee in my life, so my main exposure to Jane Lynch is due to her movie roles: The Forty-Year Old Virgin and Role Models, primarily. I’m also a huge fan of Party Down, where Lynch’s Constance remains upbeat despite setback after setback. So while I haven’t see everything she’s ever done, I’ve seen enough to know that Lynch is a very talented woman. Due to that, it amazes me that she didn’t have her first well-known role until 2000, when she appeared in Best […]
HeLa
This seemed like a fitting time to read Henrietta’s story, so closely following Black History month where her name has become a popular “little known hero” and did you know fact. I don’t remember hearing anything about HeLa cells in AP Bio as a senior in high school, but I do remember seeing the bright orange book cover of “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks” in my college’s bookstore. Since then I feel like the name Henrietta Lacks is a bit more common knowledge, which […]
And the Beat Goes On…
I picked this book last year based on a Cannonball Read 5 review and added it to my list of books to read. To see what I thought about it (good things!), head over to my blog to take a read!
Art as Ambassador
“In life you’ll meet a lot of jerks. If they hurt you, tell yourself that it’s because they’re stupid. That will help keep you from reacting to their cruelty. Because there is nothing worse than bitterness and vengeance… Always keep your dignity and be true to yourself.” – Persepolis I mentioned in my last review that I’ve been reading books for this Cannonball, so far, that are out of date. I mean that they are books published within the last ten to twenty years, but […]
If there’s Sex in the Title it’s bound to be good right?
My boyfriend and I binge watched the Showtime series “Masters of Sex” and once I finished I was keen to learn more so I decided to read the book by Thomas Maier. In the past I had learned a bit about Masters and Johnson when reading “Bonk” so this book was not entirely unfamiliar territory. It was interesting to read how the book differed from reality (although even in a non-fiction book like this I am sure that some liberties were taken). Overall it was […]
In not Out of Africa
Alexandra Fuller had one hell of a childhood growing up in Rhodesia/Zimbabwe, Zaire and even a couple of years in Malawi. Her family came from Britain originally, but the family viewed themselves as African. White African. Thus bringing with them all sorts of proper manners and plenty of prejudices. She grew up during the Zimbabwe’s civil war for independence. The book opens with this conversation that took place with her mother when Fuller was about six: Mum says, “Don’t come creeping into our room at […]
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