I’m continuing to make good on my new year’s resolution of visiting more museums this year. Today’s entry: The Martin Luther King Jr Memorial Library! Now you might be thinking, “Hey, that’s not a museum, you stupid idiot! That’s a library!” You’re harsh, but technically correct. But did you know that the MLK library contains … More Museum Review: MLK Library Exhibit: Up From the People
Four star review, originally posted here on March 29th, 2024. This is easily the nerdiest thing I have ever read, and I am 100% here for it!!! I love history, I love Alexandra Petri, and I loved doing goofy humor-based projects in high school. So this was right up my alley. I was surprised, though, … More Goodreads Review: Alexandra Petri’s US History: Important America Documents (I Made Up) by Alexandra Petri
Three star review, originally posted here on March 29, 2024. This is not a book that, at first glance, interested me. Judging the book by its cover, nothing jumped out at me. It’s about a grocery store? I dunno, seems kinda touchy-feely. And the cover art is just some nondescript dude standing around holding a … More Goodreads Review: The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride
Three star review, originally posted here on March 15, 2024. ** spoiler alert ** There was plenty of interesting content in the book, both in terms of general information, and specific narrative. However, the storytelling was disorganized and disjointed, which made it really drag. It began well, but once we’d established who our narrator is, … More Goodreads Review: Trail of the Lost: The Relentless Search to Bring Home the Missing Hikers of the Pacific Crest Train by Andrea Lankford
Every year* I attempt (with varying degrees of success and effort) to watch as many of that year’s Oscar nominees as possible. For the past few years* I’ve posted reviews of these movies here on this blog. At some point before the awards ceremony, I usually write up some sort of over-analysis and maybe some … More 2024 Official Helga Without the H Oscar Binge Reactions
Every year* I attempt (with varying degrees of success and effort) to watch as many of that year’s Oscar nominees as possible. For the past few years* I’ve posted reviews of these movies here on this blog. At some point before the awards ceremony, I usually write up some sort of over-analysis and maybe some … More 2024 Official Helga Without the H Oscar Binge Predictions and Analysis
Every year* I attempt (with varying degrees of success and effort) to watch as many of that year’s Oscar nominees as possible. For the past few years* I’ve posted reviews of these movies here on this blog. At some point before the awards ceremony, I usually write up some sort of over-analysis and maybe some … More 2024 Oscar Reviews: Napoleon
Every year* I attempt (with varying degrees of success and effort) to watch as many of that year’s Oscar nominees as possible. For the past few years* I’ve posted reviews of these movies here on this blog. At some point before the awards ceremony, I usually write up some sort of over-analysis and maybe some … More 2024 Oscar Reviews: The Zone of Interest
Every year* I attempt (with varying degrees of success and effort) to watch as many of that year’s Oscar nominees as possible. For the past few years* I’ve posted reviews of these movies here on this blog. At some point before the awards ceremony, I usually write up some sort of over-analysis and maybe some … More 2024 Oscar Reviews: May December
Every year* I attempt (with varying degrees of success and effort) to watch as many of that year’s Oscar nominees as possible. For the past few years* I’ve posted reviews of these movies here on this blog. At some point before the awards ceremony, I usually write up some sort of over-analysis and maybe some … More 2024 Oscar Reviews: Past Lives
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