Scientist Gone Wordy

Title: Salmon Fishing in the Yemen Author: Paul Torday Publisher: Harcourt, Inc (2008)    First published in GB in 2007   I picked ...

My fifth session (as the film slots are called) at the NZ Int'l Film Fest was Us and the Gaming Industry . This NZ documentary is abou...

I remember the original post but I had no idea it had spawned what can only be referred to as a series . I love these images and highly enc...

My fourth session (as the film slots are called) at the NZ Int'l Film Fest was Wadjda . This movie is about a young Saudi girl who cha...

My third session (as the film slots are called) at the NZ Int'l Film Fest was The Broken Circle Breakdown . This movie is about the re...

As an opponent of "stop and frisk" tactics and the US military as an occupying force, it was interesting to see this short piece ...

...witchcraft requires no potions, familiar spirits or magic wands. Language upon a silvered tongue affords enchantment enough. The Ench...

My second session (as the film slots are called) at the NZ Int'l Film Fest was Jappeloup . This movie depicts the real life events of s...

My first session (as the film slots are called) at the NZ Int'l Film Fest was Giselle . Reading the program notes tells me that this ba...

I was born in, and most of my family still live in, a dialect heavy region of the US. While most regions have dialects some are more noticea...

After a hot streak I've been suffering from some duds. No mini-reviews this time... just a few words. But I'd love some recommendati...

Title: 13 Days: The Cuban Missile Crisis Author: Robert F. Kennedy Publisher: Pan Books Ltd (1969) Have I mentioned lately that Michae...

Quick notes: Still haven't got my brain working properly to write a few words on the Flowers From the Storm audiobook. I keep trying t...

My Time With Captain Cordelia Naismith's Son One of the author crossovers for Megan Whalen Turner fans is Lois McMaster Bujold and ...

Grantland is a lot like Facebook for me. They are both laid out and updated in a way my brain finds counter-intuitive to genuine engagement...

I don't know any of the backstory that led to this open letter post but it's a beautiful post regardless of whether or not you know...

In Star Wars: The Old Republic the character you play has a series of companions. Some of these companions can be wooed. The character I pl...

Title: The Constant Gardener Author: John le Carre Publisher: Hodder and Stoughton (2001) I was doing a bit of personal admin before...

Title: The Curse of Chalion Author: Lois McMaster Bujold Publisher: HarperCollins (2001) This is an alternate historical fantasy title ...