Divers and Sundry

Gee Whiz (Look at His Eyes) : by Carla Thomas , Queen of Memphis Soul and daughter of Rufus Thomas. What a treasure!

You Don't Miss Your Water : by William Bell , Memphis-born musician. This was his 1961 debut single. Lyrics : In the beginning Yo...

Gotham News has a list of their top 10 dystopian science fiction movies of the 21st century: #1. Avatar #2. District 9 (I watched part of ...

I like Carol Shields ' writing. I've read The Stone Diaries and Unless and pick up books by her when I see them in the used book ...

When I came across Countdown City: The Last Policeman Book 2 on the shelf at my local bookseller I snatched it right up, having read and e...

Suite for Toy Piano : composed by John Cage , played by Phyllis Chen . I wish I'd known about this piece when a toy piano was in t...

Empire Online has a list of "The 100 Best Films Of World Cinema, The greatest films not in the English language" , in order from 1...

Good Hearts is a 1988 novel by Southern writer Reynolds Price . I bought this when I found it used purely on the strength of the author...

The Mount is a 2002 science fiction book by Carol Emshwiller . It won the Philip K. Dick Award in the year in which China Miéville's T...

The Cod'ine Song : by Sons of Mudboy , a Memphis band. Lyrics: I have a pain in my belly and an ache in my head. I feel like I...

Marvelous Tales has a list of 9 British Children’s Fantasy Classics : P. L. Travers – Mary Poppins series Edith Nesbit – Five Children and...

The Evil Dead is a 1981 horror film directed by Sam Raimi and starring Bruce Campbell. I had never seen it before and will likely never wat...

Somewhere along the way we started watching a lot of horror movies in October. It started with shows that were suitable for adding some fun ...