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A Book That Makes Me Cry on Every Page
Few pieces of entertainment have the power to make me cry. For example, the scenes in Beauty and the Beast (1991) where the Beast releases Belle and she returns just in time to watch him die always draw tears from … Continue reading
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Tagged annette k larsen, author, books, characters, inspiration, relationships, romance, sad, saving marilee
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I Think I Know What Aslan Said to Puzzle at the End of The Last Battle
In the final chapter of the final book in The Chronicles of Narnia, The Last Battle, something mysterious happens. I’m not talking about the destruction of the old Narnia, the sudden super-speed of the humans, their ability to run up … Continue reading
I’m a Fan of Emma
This isn’t going to be a typical article for me. It’ll be more personal because I’ll delve into my wife’s private life, while also being outside my wheelhouse because I’ll be reviewing a play instead of a movie. But I … Continue reading
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Tagged actors, books, emma, jane austen, movies based on books, musical, personal, play, stage, stage play
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Swallowing My Pride
Humility is not an easy quality to achieve or maintain. I was bullied a lot as a child, and it hardened me to the point that I thought I was uniquely deserving of sympathy and that other people were responsible … Continue reading
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Tagged books, britain, classic films, films, jane austen, movies, movies based on books, personal, pride and prejudice, relationships, videos
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The Giver and Passing on Knowledge to the Young
Last week I did something I had never done before. I responded to an email I received out of the blue and interviewed its author. You see, I get a lot of emails from people telling me about this or … Continue reading
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Tagged baby boomer, books, family, fathers, millennial, movies based on books, parents, the giver
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6 Movies Contained Within The Fountainhead
The Fountainhead was first published in 1943, and it’s had quite an impact ever since. Its story is so epic and contains so many elements that entire films have been made about plot points that are only small parts of … Continue reading
Posted in Movie Matchups
Tagged amadeus, ayn rand, books, films, indecent proposal, movies, the fountainhead, the princess bride, the producers, tucker, wolfgang amadeus mozart
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Have You Ever Had an Idea That No One Else Has Had Before?
Have you ever had an idea that no one else has had before? An original thought that you were the first to come up with. An overlooked detail only you noticed. I ask because I recently rewatched A Beautiful Mind, … Continue reading
Ayn Rand Predicted the NPC Meme 75 Years Ago
If you’ve never heard of a real-life non-playable character (or NPC), here is a video that explains it quite well:
Pride and Prejudice at The Office
I enjoy good books and witty TV shows. And wouldn’t you know it, I found that two of my favorite pieces of entertainment that fall into these two categories resemble each other in surprising detail. Many of the characters in … Continue reading
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Tagged books, comedy, fun, funny, humor, movies based on books, pride and prejudice, relationships, the office, TV shows
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The Most Important Question in Atlas Shrugged
“Who is John Galt?” is the first line uttered in Ayn Rand’s 1957 novel Atlas Shrugged. It sums up much of the book’s theme as it is a cry of despair in the face of some unknown force at work … Continue reading
