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Even Cowgirl Movies aren’t Perfect

I’m about a third of the way through Even Cowgirls Get the Blues and I’m starting to realize why Tom Robbins was recommended to me as an author to check out several years ago; thoroughly entertaining and completely up my alley. Aside from the convenience...

Kitten Coffee

While blogging at my new favorite Brooklyn coffee shop, this strange contraption rolled up. The strange, large, bald man inside, dressed in all black proceeded to deliver a fresh load of coffee. The logo on the side says “Kitten Coffee.” I want to imagine...

The Tipping Point in Context

My second sojourn into the world of Malcolm Gladwell was again pleasant. The Tipping Point’s analysis of trends and epidemics proves yet again a fascination with the influence of context on social phenomena. After reading Outliers (Gladwell’s most recent...

2.5 Social Problem Films

Just received three DVDs in the mail from my mom: Though The Terminal is ostensively a comedy it has plenty of social commentary having explicitly to do with how complicated it can be for immigrants to visit the U.S. Hotel Rowanda deals with a major social...