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AAR at the Movies: The Intouchables
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=olhg1suvE60 This weekend, I saw “The Intouchables”, a movie that has, perhaps inexplicably, become France’s #2 grossing film of all time, and that finally landed in North American theatres this week. I loved it, and I…
Can You Explain This?
I’m a hard-headed realist who tends to strongly doubt the supernatural. Psychic mediums, ghosts, alien abductions, are all beyond belief. But…there have been occasions that have caused cracks in my idea of reality. In the past…
New York Publishing and 50 Shades
The astounding success of 50 Shades of Grey has a lot of folks bewildered. Publishers included, quite clearly. While all of us stumble around trying to make sense of it, I was stumped when a reporter…
An update to last week's post
Because you gave such excellent advice following my post last week, I wanted to inform you that the visit has passed, and that it went far easier than anticipated.
Transitioning to YA/Teen: It’s Harder Than It Looks
The other day I was doing my semi-regular rounds on the Internet, checking author Web sites, seeing what they’re up to. Well, color me surprised when I saw that an author – whose books I used…
More Than "Chick Porn"
One of the sore spots of many romance readers is the term “chick porn.” It implies that the books are only about graphic sex, and that’s the only reason we read them. While discussing 50 Shades…
Sherlock, Series 2 – LOVED It
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SF1Tndsfobc Right now, Sherlock is the only thing I watch on TV. Name any other show, new program, serial, mini-series, and the answer is no. (I tried Downton Abbey, but sorry folks – not interested.) But…