Category: Literature


So, does Blue Valentine still have the MPAA’s infamously condemning NC-17 rating?

Do you know about Michael Scott’s Office Politics”?

What are Salon.com’s top books of 2010?

Which films (on DVD/Blu-ray) were the best and worst for Rolling Stone‘s Peter Travers?

Who are some of the actors that made film shine this year (photo slide with video)?

Fall Entertainment-to-Come

Time magazine, as did its website Time.com, recently published a wonderfully thorough, fascinating, and intriguing preview of the top forms of media to come out this Fall–movies, TV shows, books, music, and high culture. Fall is always an important season for entertainment, especially come the winter awards season. So, check out the new movies that will contend for Oscars, the new music that could be nominated for Grammys, and some exciting new TV shows and books to be released here.

To peak your interest, here are some highlights from the preview: Continue reading

Today I am going to talk about Tony Hoagland’s poem “The Change.”

Today I am not, however, going to teach you how to write an effective hook for a blog post. XD

So. You read it? The poem? Good.

Kinda weird, huh? Hoagland’s an odd guy. Not my favorite. But he certainly gets props for bluntness. After the jump, see what Michelle Minkoff had to say about this piece: Continue reading