“What The Friday?!??!” Shocking #BannedBooksWeek Facts! This week’s “What The Friday?!” is more serious, as it comes during #BannedBooksWeek. Authors, Bloggers and fans of freedom have all helped to showcase the censorship that still exists today: like this list of… Read More ›
Happy Anniversary, Alex! Not going to bury my lead – it’s another year together and I can’t begin to tell you how happy that makes me. This “Six Shot Saturday” is coming to you on a Thursday – because it’s… Read More ›
“Candy” By Maxwell Kenton! 61 years ago, the sex farce known as “Candy” shocked the world when published in France and immediately became a worldwide scandal. Since this is “banned book week”, my Wednesday Bookmobile travels overseas to show how… Read More ›
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I’m sure many of you know about the youth climate strike that took place in over 163 countries around the world last Friday. Inspired by 16-year-old Swedish activist Greta Thunberg, the Global…
David Cronenberg Directs The “Unfilmable” Movie! I’m taking part in “Banned Books Week” by focusing on great works of art that have been banned – and in this case, prosecuted for obscenity as well. I will be sharing links so… Read More ›
Earth, Wind & Fireworks! Another season of The Hollywood Bowl is over, and this year, it was an “Earth, Wind & Fireworks” celebration to end it all – and then the city of Los Angeles gave them their own day!… Read More ›
Welcome To Chicago! America’s third largest city, nicknamed “The Windy City”, sits on the largest of the “great lakes”, Lake Michigan. This view south from high atop the John Hancock building shows the beauty of downtown Chicago – and that’s… Read More ›
Yes, That’s A Bed Amid The Books! Check out that photo above: that’s a REAL hotel bed nestled in a bookshelf – because this Japanese “Capsule Hotel” is in a bookstore! See those blue squares on the shelves in the… Read More ›
Living The “Downton Abbey” Life! Hey, who wants to “live like the lord or lady of a stately home” and stay in the castle where the show was filmed – by spending the night at Downton Abbey’s famous castle! In… Read More ›
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Meet LA’s Reigning Foodies – The Trois Mec Guys! Chefs Ludo Lefebvre, Jon Shook, and Vinny Dotolo have taken LA’s food scene by storm – their restaurant empire in the Southern California area keeps growing, and…
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