On the lighter side of the Nonahood, this is a column about the humorous realities of life in Central Florida. We must choose to laugh and sweat rather than cry and sweat. The Christmas holidays gently settle upon Floridians like drifts of pollen atop our cars. Or they did. Or will. I’m not sure, newspaper publishing calendars escape me. When I was a … [Read more...]
At the Movies | Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
A Conversation With Aaron and Elaine Vail PG-13 | 2h 14min Director: David Yates Stars: Eddie Redmayne, Katherine Waterston, Johnny Depp The Crimes of Grindelwald is the much-needed follow-up to the previous Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them from 2016. We were left with some questions about Grindelwald (pronounced grin-del-vauld). Who is … [Read more...]
The Lake Nona Book Maven Review: Louise Penny Novels
Author: Louise Penny Genre: Fiction (detective, mystery, suspense) For the last 10 years or so, I’ve been reading through the Louise Penny novels featuring her detective, Chief Inspector of Homicide Armand Gamache of the Sûreté du Québec in Canada. There are 14 novels in the group now, and I’ve fallen in love with the characters and watched them grow and change over … [Read more...]
Book Review: The Martian
Author: Andy Weir Publisher: Self/Crown Publishing, 2011/2014, 369 pages There’s a chance you’ve seen the movie The Martian starring Matt Damon and might think, “Why would I read the book if I already saw the movie?” In most cases, you would read the book after the movie to get more information from the source because they always leave out details from the books … [Read more...]
Short Stories: No Place Like Home
I had been so busy with work these past few weeks. It was lonely here in the big city. I had just recently moved here because of the promotion I got. I worked on Wall Street in one of those typical skyscrapers you think of when you think of New York City. I liked my job, it was everything a 32-year-old would want. It paid well, and I was happy with it. The only … [Read more...]
- « Previous Page
- 1
- …
- 48
- 49
- 50
- 51
- 52
- …
- 65
- Next Page »