Communicate Well. Write Short.
Communication is led by headlines & social media posts. Alas “How to Write Short: Word Craft for Fast Times” has legitimacy. Roy Peter Clark delivered a 240 page explanation on concise writing. In hon...
16 Juli 202121min
Why Did Rome Fall?
Mike Duncan lays out the events in the Roman Republic from 146 BC to 78 BC. Often we are taught the importance of Julius Caesar, but not the events preceding his fall. In truth, Rome was a hot mess! I...
10 Juli 202135min
Sit Down, Check In & Mind Your Mental
Michelle Williams walks us through her personal battle with depression in this reflective memoir. She explains how her faith based foundation interacts with her therapeutic ventures to provide her the...
2 Juli 202139min
Black Leads In A Lovecraftian Universe!
Coming off the heels of a successful series debut, it is only right that I review Lovecraft Country by Matt Ruff this week. This novel originally blends other worldly happenings with the reality of th...
24 Juni 202127min
The Original Time Machine
The Time Machine by H. G. Wells cautions against laziness and overall ignorance. By thrusting himself into the future the Time Traveler exposes a bleak end to civilized humanity as we know it. The dep...
17 Juni 202123min
Pretty Things, Pretty Unstable People
Pretty Things shows us the psychological impacts of greed. Nina & Vanessa base their entire persona on their respective resentments from childhood. When they later cross cunning Lachlan’s path we see ...
10 Juni 202142min
Astrophysics Explained. Kinda.
Neil DeGrasse Tyson released Astrophysics for People in a Hurry in 2017 in an effort to inform us normal people. We get a front row seat to the events immediately after the big bang, framing how the u...
3 Juni 202127min
The Champ is HERE: Ali’s Victory
King of the World captures the inspiring impossibility of Muhammad Ali’s historic wins over Sonny Liston. David Remnick manages to capture a wide vantage point from the news coverage during that perio...
27 Maj 202124min
