What a fun book! Jonathan Adler has created a tribute to his unique mixture of pop and mid-century modern design aesthetic with his new book, 100 Ways to Happy Chic Your Life. Vibrant photos of happy houses kept me up late more than once – I loved soaking up the details. Furniture and accessories like… View more
Three adult siblings are called home to Emlyn Springs, Nebraska, to bury their father. Although they’ve already lost their mother, Hope, the three struggle to make sense of death – because Hope was, literally, lost when she disappeared without a trace during a tornado over thirty years ago. The siblings not only live with pain,… View more
If you’re looking for something fun to watch over the holidays, I highly recommend Doc Martin, a BBC television comedy/drama series. The show centers around Dr. Martin Ellingham’s new career as a GP in the fictional town of Portwenn, a job he applied for after developing an unfortunate aversion to blood while a surgeon. Martin… View more
Daring Adventures in Paint by Mati Rose McDonough is a quirky, inspirational “how to” book for artists. Normally, when I check out a book like this, I skip most of the text. But I found McDonough’s prose charming and easy to digest. There’s no pretentious artsy lingo, just simple directions with lovely pictures. McDonough explains… View more
David Baldacci’s newest book reminds readers why he has been the king of “conspiracy in high places” thrillers since he wrote Absolute Power in 1996. The Innocent stars Will Robie, government assassin who stoically follows orders – until he’s ordered to kill a midlevel Washington bureaucrat with two young sons. Something’s off with this assignment,… View more
J. Edgar, AFI’s 2012 Best Picture winner, is a darkly compelling biopic of the strange and powerful leader of the FBI for almost fifty years – J. Edgar Hoover (Leonardo DiCaprio) When Hoover began his career at the FBI, evidence from crime scenes was thrown away and most professionals thought fingerprinting was hocus pocus. To… View more
Startlingly fast-paced and desperately honest, The Social Network is a movie filled with such rapid-fire dialog and electrifying performances that the viewer can’t help but watch open-mouthed as the protagonist bares all. Jesse Eisenberg’s portrayal of Mark Zuckerberg, the billionaire founder of Facebook, is fierce, brilliant, and absolutely compelling. Zuckerberg’s ironic fatal flaw is blatantly obvious… View more