Jancee Dunn’s first memoir, But Enough About Me, was a collection of stories about rock and roll interviews and crazy nights in the city interspersed with reminiscences about her wholesome upbringing and goofy family. In Why Is My Mother Getting a Tattoo?, the goofy family takes center stage, which I really liked. There might not be any shocking information about your favorite celebrity in this memoir, but Dunn’s obvious love for her rather dorky parents (then again, doesn’t everyone have dorky parents) and her two sisters shines […]
Otherwise called: SeaWorld is an Evil Corporation
I watched the documentary Blackfish on Netflix last month, and it blew my mind. I couldn’t believe the kinds of atrocities that happened to orcas in captivity. I remembered when Dawn Brancheau was killed by the whale Tilikum in February of 2010 and how horrifying it was. I also remembered when David Kirby’s first came out in 2012–I’d flipped through it, but it didn’t grab my attention. This time, however, knowing a bit more about the context and situation made me really invested. Death at […]
The Restless Sleep – A History of the Cold Case Squad
I don’t know where my fascination for cold cases and police work came from. I once spent an entire Memorial Day weekend when I was 14 or so watching a
A visit to M.C. Escher Park: The Relativity of Dogs, Cats, and Bunnies
Radical Daffodils Review “… Orzel takes a conversational tone both with the reader and in his asides with Emmy, and if his teaching style is anything like his writing style I’d love to take one of his classes one day.”
Mormons An Open Book: What you really want to know
A coworker of mine knew that I had been reading a couple of books about various religions and movements earlier in the year and asked what I knew about Mormonism, his religion. Admitting that I didn’t know much, I asked for a book recommendation. To read the resulting review, head over to my blog…
Good Food Can Be Fast
As an addendum to an earlier post, I picked up a cookbook, Gordon Ramsay’s Fast Food, by celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay from our local library. Like Ramsay himself, it is bold and basic in nature. His recipes, from dishes featured on his television seriesThe F Word, range far over various cuisines, but all seem pretty possible to accomplish, as long as one has the right ingredients. Each recipe can be completed in less than an hour, too. The recipes are all designed to be easy peasy (once […]