Showing posts with label History. Show all posts
Showing posts with label History. Show all posts
Friday, February 23, 2018

5Q Movie Review: The Post

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This semi-regular feature returns with a look at a movie I actually saw in a theater! Hey, it's a big deal for me since the last time I ...
Wednesday, January 17, 2018

Did The Brady Bunch inspire Watergate? (No, but it's a strong post title)

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I just didn't have the heart to keep the click bait title as it was without adding a disclaimer of sorts. I am fascinated, though, by ...
Thursday, February 16, 2017

Brooks on Books: Prime Reading Roundup

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During my brief stint with Amazon Prime, I tried to take advantage of the Prime Reading program. As with many other aspects of the ever-expa...
Wednesday, August 24, 2016

Fall Book Preview (that is, a list of upcoming books that I want to read)

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Nothing against literary fiction, mind you, but I'm focusing on the books I really want to buy this fall. Here, in no particular order,...
Monday, May 20, 2013

Iconned myself again

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I made another trip to the dollar store (have I mentioned I do this for fre--oh, yeah, I did, several times. Forget I wrote anything about i...
Friday, May 3, 2013

My pack of Americana Heroes & Legends cards

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After the fun I had opening some 2013 baseball cards a few weeks back , I may have stretched my luck by trying it with the "Panini Amer...
Thursday, February 21, 2013

"Lincoln" shows the path to Oscar success

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So the Academy Awards are this weekend, and I think we all know "Lincoln" is going to sweep the major categories. Even if we don...
Sunday, June 19, 2011

Brooks on Books: Old-School true crime in New York and Los Angeles

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Let me tell you how a certain true crime book begins, and you tell me if you want to read it or not: Nearly 5 million men and women have ser...
Saturday, September 25, 2010

Brooks on Books: What the Heck Are You Up To, Mr. President?" by Kevin Mattson

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If you're one of the millions of people that knows/thinks/believes/assumes Jimmy Carter was a terrible President, I'm not gonna try ...
Sunday, June 13, 2010

Brooks on Books: "Over Here! New York City During World War II" by Lorraine B. Diehl

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As someone fascinated by life in wartime America, I enjoyed the heck out of this great book. Diehl focuses on New York City during the Worl...