Gone to Look for America

“Conejo de me Alma,” I said. “Rabbit of my soul, hear me out.”
— John Steinbeck, Travels with Charley […]

All About a Birth (Juno and Knocked Up)

Juno all-but-ignores that teenage pregnancy is at the center of the story. It is fair target for jokes, but not for any serious discussion. But pregnancy and birth in general are portrayed positively. Juno with her belly is no less attractive than without it. In fact, Bleeker wants her more than ever when […]

Books & Food for Thoughts

I admit that I kind of like the idea of keeping a record, tooting my own horn, to borrow an expression from Becca, but it all to invite discussion. If you’ve read these books, what do you think? If now, should you? And do you have a suggestion for me? If so, pony up. Between the Multomah Public Library and [...]

YouTube Changed My World

Unfortunately, Mr. Hat, has a stereotypically mediocre intellect to go with his eponymous sombrero, bandoleros, and bad teeth; he comes up with one of the lamest excuses for why he can’t produce a badge proving his claim to be one of the Federales. So why did I find that line ( “I don’t have to show you any stinking badges!”) one of the funniest in the whole movie? Blame it on [...]