How many music labels can honestly claim to be more than just a label, but an actual brand? Blue Note Records, that scrappy little label founded by two German immigrants in 1939, is one of the few that can—the name…
Ten Reasons to Read the TROUBLE IS A FRIEND OF MINE Trilogy
Welcome to the blog tour for Trouble Never Sleeps, the final book in the Trouble Is A Friend of Mine trilogy. This is one of my favorite series of all time, so today I’m sharing ten reasons to read all…
Tribeca 2018 Movie Review: Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda
It begins with a piano, still waterlogged and soggy long after drowning in the tsunami that washed away large swaths of Fukushima, Japan in March 2011. For years it sat forgotten in its makeshift mausoleum, a high school speedily evacuated…
The Royals 4×07 Review: “Forgive Me This My Virtue”
Museum displays for the dead, knighting ceremonies, and public engagement announcements, oh my! Sounds like our friendly neighborhood Royals have their hands full at the opening ceremony of King Simon’s legacy exhibit–let’s dive in. Tradition Versus Authenticity Robert and Willow…
Avengers: Infinity War Movie Review: The MCU Delivers Again with a Messy, Beautiful and Shocking Film
At moments, Avengers: Infinity War is an ugly film. From the putrid coloring of Thanos’ (Josh Brolin) skin and burnt oranges and reds casting deadly shadows on far away planets to the dimmed landscape of Wakanda, less vibrant under the…
Tribeca 2018 Movie Review: Smuggling Hendrix
How far would you go for your dog? To the end of the neighborhood? To the ends of the earth? Or how about to the ends of internationally recognized territory as detailed by the United Nations and the European Union?…