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Book Review: Mary Astor’s Purple Diary

If you’re a classic film fan who has spent any significant amount of time watching Turner Classic Movies, surely you have seen at least one movie starring Mary Astor. Read more

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Sunday Reflections – 8 January 2017

Happy New Year and happy Sunday! If you are in the East or South, I hope you are having no problems after the snowstorm. If you are in the Midwest, I hope you are staying warm in... Read more

LATEST ARTICLES BY PAPERBLOGGERS

The “I Hate Politics” Post

I Am Disappointed! GR having to leave Freight Train behind and go to church. Justice Democrats is almost a mirror image of Our Revolution. Read more

The 30 January 2017 by Garry Rogers
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It is Now Two and a Half Minutes to Midnight | Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

Nagasaki nuclear explosion photo by Charles Levy from one of the B29 Superfortresses GR: A group of concerned scientists created the Doomsday Clock at the end o... Read more

The 26 January 2017 by Garry Rogers
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What Gives Your Life Worth? Book Review and Interview on THE OARSMAN

The Oarsman is simultaneously a fantasy/adventure novel and a literary work of art with gems of spiritual wisdom sprinkled throughout. Read more

The 23 January 2017 by Beccachopra
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The Nightingale, a Women’s WWII Resistance Tale – Timely Now as Women...

As women take to Marching on Washington this Saturday to protest for women’s rights and the rights of all, I am reminded of one of my favorite reads from 2016,... Read more

The 18 January 2017 by Beccachopra
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Top 10 Fantasy Novels of 2016?

After looking at last year’s top mysteries, it’s time to check out which fantasy novels were the most popular in 2016. The following list includes a mix of hig... Read more

The 03 January 2017 by Brian Abbott
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Seicho Matsumoto: A Quiet Place (2016) – Kikanakatta Basho (1975)

Seicho Matsumoto’s A Quiet Place is the second Japanese crime novel I’ve read this month. While it is very different from Keigo Higashino’s Devotion of Suspect... Read more

The 27 January 2017 by Caroline
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Teddies and Other Animals

Mojo mark 1 When I was teaching I bought myself a cheap, soft toy monkey who was destined to be a dunce for the rest of his life. Read more

The 15 January 2017 by Ashleylister
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Koalas Are Fading Away

GR: I would add that not only are habitat losses causing greater short-term harm than climate change, so are invasive species. Read more

The 16 January 2017 by Garry Rogers
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Weekly Wrap Up (January 8)

Well it seems like an age since I have done one of these weekly wrap-up posts. I hope you all had a good time over the holiday period and I wish you all the bes... Read more

The 08 January 2017 by Cleopatralovesbooks
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Oh Death, Where is Thy Sting?

“Oh death, where is thy sting?” I’m sure when this line first appeared in the bible (Corinthians 15.55, if anyone wants to check) it didn’t expect to raise... Read more

The 22 January 2017 by Ashleylister
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