recommendations | Justin Bog

Read: The Cage by Audrey Schulman

Beryl holds an ice cube in her hand as she sits in her closet. This is the first line of Audrey Schulman’s 1994 novel The Cage. Her main character is trying to imagine...

Watch: Television Entertainment — The Fall Season 2011

In pop culture this is a busy week that began with The Emmys. Zippy and I weren’t paying attention to the smile and cry set this year (caught up with the winners and...

The Cookbook Collector by Allegra Goodman — A Recommendation

With all the start-ups out there, I think this is a time like the Renaissance. Not just one person doing great work, but so many feeding off one another. If you lived then,...

DVD: The Hours — Rediscover a Modern Classic Film

This morning finds me working in two separate directions. My mind is split between two endeavors, and a third hovers behind these, just waiting to take over. So many walks, alone, or with...

eBook: Mile 81 by Stephen King

So, as most people in the known literary and popular culture universe know, Stephen King published an original eStory, Mile 81, today. Even though there are no deer in the story, I...

Mice by Gordon Reece — A Book Recommendation

My mum and I lived in a cottage about half an hour outside town. So begins Gordon Reece’s first suspense novel, and new release, Mice. Shelley and...

Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes — A Film Recommendation

Another great summer movie, Rise of the Planet of the Apes comes out of nowhere and starts people talking about meddling with nature, Tom Felton, that meanie Draco Malfoy from the Harry Potter...

Hanna — An Instant Classic Film

I love movies almost as much as I love books, and when a great book is made into a film, all the better, even if these adaptations rarely elevate the material, with a...

Neighborhood Watch By Cammie McGovern — A Recommendation

This week I decided to reread a couple older books along with my pop culture book pick of the moment, Neighborhood Watch by Cammie McGovern. This page-turner, a meditative glimpse of a suburban...

The Wickaninnish Inn — A Travel Recommendation

The early July vacation really soothed the soul. On Chesterman Beach . . . The Spot for surfing in Tofino . . . A place I’d love to return to . . ....

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