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5/4/26

Poignant Short Stories from Claire Keegan

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   So Late in the Day: stories of women and men [sic on lower case] By Claire Keegan Grove Press, 2023, 118 pages ★★★★★   Some hav...
5/1/26

The Christophers a (near) Masterpiece

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    THE CHRISTOPHERS (2025) Directed by Steven Soderbergh Neon Films, 100 minutes, R (for language) ★★★★ ½   There are more than t...
4/29/26

Did the Red Sox Err in Firing Alex Cora?

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The answer to the above question is yes. I’m a Yankees fan, but even though Cora is a cheater who cost the Yankees a World Series bid ...
4/27/26

Good Ideas: The Wonder of Stars

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When I was in grade school, my Aunt Evelyn took me to Philadelphia to see my great Uncle Dave and Aunt Pearl. My visit involved a trip t...
4/22/26

Midnight Black: A Guilty Pleasure?

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      MIDNIGHT BLACK (2025) By Mark Greaney Berkley Publishing Group, 528 pages. ★★★   As a kid I devoured Ian Fleming’s James...
4/20/26

Witches and Relics in the Time of Plague

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              THE STONE WITCH OF FLORENCE (2024) By Anna Rasche Park Row, 368 pages ★★★★   If you’ve ever studied medieval histor...
4/15/26

News of the World is Sweet–In a Good Way

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      NEWS OF THE WORLD (2020) Directed by Paul Greenglass Universal Pictures, 118 minutes, PG-13 (cowboy violence, a few swears) ...
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