Take A Journey Through “Nomadland!” This brilliant new film has just begun streaming on HULU, and also available in theaters where open and to rent online as well. Frances McDormand gives another career-making performance – completely fearless and totally exposed… Read More ›
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The Gorgeous Sri Lanka Has An “Elephant Complex!” Fascinating Book Is A Cautionary Tale For America!
“One day I went to the Vijitha Yapa store for a book on the conflict. ‘I’m sorry’, said the salesman, ‘but they’re still being written.’” Those words sum up the story of Sri Lanka, a proud country recovering from a… Read More ›
“Eat. Pray. Hike!” Three Great Empowered Female Memoirs! Hiking Scotland! Restoring France! Surviving Hollywood!
“Who goes to Scotland for two weeks with a stranger they met over the internet? I did.” With that setup, it’s time for the “Wednesday Bookmobile” to head to Scotland – and a journey of self-discovery, thanks to a terrific… Read More ›
Palau’s Pandemic Crisis! This Slice Of Paradise Is Under Siege – Not From The Virus, But The Quarantine!
Want To Visit Paradise? As we get 2021 underway, we are all hopeful that we can overcome our current worldwide medical catastrophe and open the world up again to travel and explore. As the picture above shows, it’s an incredible… Read More ›
A Ghostly “Empire”! Nevada’s Mining Ghost Town! “Cult Movie Monday” Has The New Film “Nomadland” Captures A Desolate America!
Welcome To Nowhere! This edition of “Cult Movie Monday” begins with a trip back in time before highlighting an acclaimed new film that is already getting Oscar buzz! Some of you know by previous posts that I am fascinated by… Read More ›
“Dying To Fly.” This “Wednesday Bookmobile” Has A Harrowing Vietnam Story Told In Twelve Parts…
“Just stay alive for the first 120 hours and then you’ve got it made…” Imagine if those were the first words you heard when you landed in a foreign country. But that’s the setup for a riveting look at the… Read More ›
Roger Ebert’s Cannes Film Festival Memoir! My “Wednesday Bookmobile” Has My Cannes Memories With Schwarzenegger! Prince Albert Too!
Welcome To The Cannes Film Festival! It’s the most glamorous film festival in the world – and in this #quarantinelife, it was cancelled this year for the first time since 1968, when the student protests in France that year shut… Read More ›
“Mucho Mucho Amor!” Netflix Has The Incredible Story Of Walter Mercado! Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Incredible Appearance On “Cult Movie Monday!!
Meet Walter Mercado! The Fascinating Story Of Puerto Rico’s Iconic Performer / Astrologist! Do you know Walter Mercado? If you are Puerto Rican, you most certainly do – and if you were a fan of Astrology and “1-900” numbers and… Read More ›
Terrific “Theater Of Fish!” This “Wednesday Bookmobile” Baits The Hook Of Newfoundland, Labrador And The Collapse Of Cod!
Welcome To Newfoundland! Yes, it’s a country that many people don’t know much about, and yes, it has icebergs that drop in all the time, providing amazing pics like these! this “Wednesday Bookmobile” takes you to the northeastern edge of… Read More ›
Kelly Clarkson Has Lin-Manuel Miranda And The Original “Hamilton” Cast! Plus Kelly’s “It’s Quiet Uptown” #Kellyoke Video!!
Lin-Manuel Miranda Zooms Into Kelly Clarkson’s Show! It was one of Kelly’s most memorable shows: Lin-Manuel Miranda and the original Broadway cast of “Hamilton The Musical” stopped by to share hilarious stories – of course, AFTER Kelly’s performed a song… Read More ›