Netflix recently released the third season of their popular show, Glow, a show I have been meaning to watch for some time now. So I used my recent week-long business trip to Chicago, to catch up. During the day, I trained the new hires on the team, and the evenings were spent in my hotel …
After finishing The West Wing, my Sorkin education was continued with another of his shows, Sports Night. While The West Wing dealt largely with the politics of the White House, Sports Night gives you the inner workings of a late night sports news broadcast. You’re shown the behind the scenes work that goes on from Noon to Midnight and the employees of the network-owned hour long show who make it all happen at 11:00pm.
I recently read Michelle Obama’s autobiography, Becoming. Michelle Obama has always been a fascinating person to me, who I have always wanted to learn more about, since she became the first African American First Lady of the United States. And with this book, I can learn all about her in her own words. I am …
The Sorkin Education Begins. I recently finished The West Wing, coming to the show through a recommendation from my boyfriend and quite a few others. I had missed the show when it was “on air” originally, and never went back to watch it. To be honest, politics have never really interested me that much and …
The 4th of July. A time to celebrate the American colonies separating from England, and making the foundation for the United States of America. On this day many Americans choose to celebrate with BBQs and fireworks, but on this particular 4th of July, you could also choose to celebrate the freedoms of America by binge-watching …
Good Omens is Amazon Prime’s latest TV show, based on the novel of the same name. I just finished watching the series and absolutely loved it, so much so that I am here to offer up six good things you should know about Good Omens, or six reasons those of you with Amazon Prime memberships …
Now that some time has passed, I feel comfortable sharing some of my more spoilery thoughts on Netflix’s The Umbrella Academy.
The Brothers Jetstream: Leviathan is a unique piece of Urban Fiction. I have read other pieces of Urban Fiction, and it is almost unfair to limit this novel to only that genre. The book is worthy of its own genre, although, I am not entirely sure what that genre is. It’s like nothing I’ve ever …
I decided to read The Alienist by author Caleb Carr, after a recommendation from a friend, Annaleis. She had not only mentioned the book, one of her favorite murder mystery books, on her podcast Dark Angels and Pretty Freaks but she had also sent a personal message urging me to check out the book. Since …
I recently finished reading Armada by Ernest Cline, author of the novel turned motion picture, Ready Player One. I really liked Ready Player One, but I absolutely loved Armada. It’s moved into the top spot on my list of favorite Ernest Cline novels, but to be fair, I’ve only read two. He is working on …