10/30/26

October 2026 Music Sarah Jarosz, Carla Gover and Friends, Brad Wolfe, Grey DeLisle , Surrender Hill

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      The holiday season is sneaking up on us again. As usual, I recommend the gift of music, but not of the fa-la-la variety. ...
10/28/26

Standard Time: An Antiquated Idea?

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    DST Forever: We Are Not Farmers   This weekend we have to set the clocks back an hour for Standard Time. I loathe Standard Time! It...
10/26/26

Remarkably Bright Creatures: Nice Novel, but Remember it's Magical Realism

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            Remarkably Bright Creatures By Shelby, Van Pelt. Harper, 384 pages. ★★★     Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van...
10/23/26

Mary Oliver: An Uplifting Documentary

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      MARY OLIVER: SAVED BY THE BEAUTY OF THE WORLD (2026) Directed by Sasha Waters Kino Lorber, 91 minutes   I worried a lo...
10/22/26

Icelandic Film The Love That Remains is Missing More Pieces than One

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         THE LOVE THAT REMAINS (2025) Directed by Hlynur Pálmason STILL VIVID, 109 minutes, Not-rated (language, an up-the-dress sh...
10/19/26

Let Me Be Frank With You and the Literary Magic of Richard Ford

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      LET ME BE FRANK WITH YOU (2014) By Richard Ford HarperCollins, 238 pages. ★★★★   Welcome to another book from my recen...
10/14/26

Eugenics in Vermont

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Vermont for the Vermonters: The History of Eugenics              in the Green Mountain State (2023) By Mercedes De Guardiola Vermo...