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Monthly Archives: February 2016
@The Movies with PopPop: Chi-Raq
We saw Chi-Raq, Spike Lee’s most recent “joint” a couple of weeks ago. I’ve delayed trying to write about it as I’m still not sure I can get it right! We’ll see… I think Chi-Raq is Spike’s strongest movie to … Continue reading
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Tagged @TheMovies, Angela Bassett, Aristophenes, Chi-Raq, John Cusack, Lysistrata, Nick Cannon, Samuel Jackson, Spike Lee, Teyonah Parris, Wesley Snipes
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Reading Well: Blackout and All Clear by Connie Willis
Blackout and All Clear (both published in 2010) by Connie Willis are really one story, but each book is sizable (400 pages plus), so I can see how publishing them as a duology made sense. The core premise of the novel is a future … Continue reading
Reading Well: All Our Names by Dinaw Mengestu
All Our Names (2014) by Dinaw Mengestu is a book about loneliness, isolation, and dislocation. It tries to be a love story, but the strength of the book lies in the other stuff. The novel unfolds in two parallel parts: one is set … Continue reading