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• Guest Post: Days of Our Words: TV Vs Novels – Barbara Morgenroth

  

  We are delighted to welcome Barbara Morgenroth, author of Unspeakably Desirable, who joins us to compare television to novels. Read more

  Posted on 16 March 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Film Review: Dogville

  

  About Dogville (2003)Unusual, theatrical drama by pioneering director Lars Von Trier, co-founder of the Dogme film movement – which uses pared-down filming... Read more

  Posted on 16 March 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Introducing Rabble Reads – Think Metacritic for Books! #rabblereads

  

  On Monday at 2pm EST I’ll be ‘TweetChatting‘ with Amy Holman Edelman, who is championing Rabble Reads. Her Kickstarter project is ongoing and it needs your help. Read more

  Posted on 16 March 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Film Review: Shark Night

  

  About Shark Knight (2011)Arriving by boat at her family’s Louisiana lake island cabin, Sara (Sara Paxton, Superhero Movie, Last House on the Left) and her... Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Film Review: The Creature from the Black Lagoon

  

  About The Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)An expedition exploring the Amazon River discover a ‘Gill Man’ – half man and half amphibian. Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• #BlogFlash2013: Day Nine – Spring

  

  Thank you to Terri Giuliano Long for hosting another BlogFlash event. To see Terri’s post for the day (and find links for others’ pieces) visit Terri’s blog.... Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• App Review: Bardowl

  

  About Bardowl (2012)Unlimited audiobooks streamed direct to your iPhone Top titles streamed on demand with unlimited listening time As many books as you like... Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• #BlogFlash2013: Day Eight – Chocolate

  

  Thank you to Terri Giuliano Long for hosting another BlogFlash event. To see Terri’s post for the day (and find links for others’ pieces) visit Terri’s blog.... Read more

  Posted on 12 March 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Book Review: The Darlings – Cristina Alger

  

  About The Darlings (2012)A sophisticated page-turner about a wealthy New York family embroiled in a financial scandal with cataclysmic consequences. Read more

  Posted on 12 March 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• #BlogFlash2013: Day 6 – Island

  

  Thank you to Terri Giuliano Long for hosting another BlogFlash event. To see Terri’s post for the day (and find links for others’ pieces) visit Terri’s blog.... Read more

  Posted on 12 March 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Film Review: The Big Chill

  

  About The Big Chill (1983)A friend’s suicide reunites a group of 60s college friends who have gone separate ways in the 80s. The once rebellious group of friend... Read more

  Posted on 11 March 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Film Review: The Special Relationship

  

  About The Special Relationship (2010)From the Oscar®-nominated writer and producers of Frost/Nixon and The Queen, comes a powerful new look at the human side... Read more

  Posted on 10 March 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Tweedlers’ Jukebox Song of the Week – Shades of Gray

  The Monkees –  Shades of Gray (1967)  One of the answers to The Beatles back in the sixties, The Monkees may not have enjoyed the same success as their... Read more

  Posted on 10 March 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Film Review: Elizabeth

  

  About Elizabeth (1998)Academy Award-winners Cate Blanchett, Geoffrey Rush and Richard Attenborough lead a distinguished cast in Elizabeth – the critically... Read more

  Posted on 10 March 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Guest Post: Alexander McNabb

  

  We are delighted to welcome Alexander McNabb, author of Beirut. Alexander joins us to share the story behind writing his novel. Read more

  Posted on 09 March 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Book Review: City of Women – David Gillham

  

  About City of Women (2012)It is 1943 – the height of the Second World War. With the men taken by the army, Berlin has become a city of women. Read more

  Posted on 08 March 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• #BlogFlash2013: Day Five – Health

  

  Naughty as I am I skipped yesterday’s post but I had a good reason: I wanted to catch up on reading everyone’s Day 1-4 entries. I haven’t done my commenting... Read more

  Posted on 07 March 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Film Review: The Ice Storm

  

  About The Ice Storm (1997)In 1970s middle America Ben Hood (Kevin Kline) continually deceives his wife, Elena (Joan Allen), who is growing tired of his lies,... Read more

  Posted on 07 March 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Game Review: Rainbow Islands

  Review: Rainbow Islands (1990) One of my earliest memories of playing games back on the Amiga in the early nineties was Rainbow Islands. Read more

  Posted on 06 March 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Film Review: The Mummy

  

  About The Mummy (1932)During a 1921 archaeological dig, the expedition members discover a sarcophagus in an unmarked grave. It in fact contains the mummy of... Read more

  Posted on 05 March 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE