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Book Review: A Streetcar Named Desire

Have you ever heard the quote, “I have always depended on the kindness of strangers?” If so, do you know where it comes from? Good for you if you do. The quote has been repeated and parodied in movies, television shows, and cartoons. I have heard it for years in entertainment media and have never… Read More »

Movie Review: The Lesser Blessed

The Lesser Blessed is a movie about a Native American teenage boy, Larry Sole, in a small Canadian town, who is lonely, depressed, and bullied. He is raised by a single mother and her boyfriend is his hero. Larry Sole laments the loss of his traditional heritage; yet, he has a crush on a non-native… Read More »

Book Review: Buskers: the on-the-streets, in-the-trains, off-the-grid memoir of two New York City street musicians

Buskers is a compelling memoir of two brothers, Heth and Jed Weinstein. I couldn’t stop reading until I finished the book. The authors start with their parents’ background and their childhood. There was a moment in time when Heth and Jed were very young and where the family was happy in California. Their father was… Read More »