So…there’s no way RHG and I can review this movie without spoiling the shit out of it. Do not scroll down if you don’t want to be spoiled. Okay? Like WE SPOIL EVERYTHING. I’m not kidding. Here there be spoilers. Don’t say we didn’t warn you. I’m warning you again. I’m warning you again again. … Continue reading Movie Review: Avengers: Infinity War
The Girl on the Train is the movie version of the thriller that became part of the national zeitgeist for over a year. The story follows three women: Rachel, Anna and Megan. Rachel is an alcoholic, still struggling after her divorce. Every day she takes the train into Manhattan and passes her old neighborhood where her ex, Tom, is living with his new wife, Anna. She also passes a house where Megan lives. Rachel fantasizes … Continue reading Movie Review: The Girl on the Train
When Redheadedgirl sent me a link to You Will Know Me, a thriller featuring a young gymnast, I was like OMG GIVE IT TO ME NOW. We’ve both been watching a lot of Olympics gymnastics (although I’m a four-year-fan, she’s a die hard), so it fit in perfectly with our summer activities. Unfortunately it was a book that worked a lot better for me then her. You Will Know Me by Megan Abbott is a … Continue reading You Will Know Me by Megan Abbott
RHG and I both made a point of seeing the 24th Bond installment on opening weekend because Fuck Yeah Daniel Craig. We both had some mixed feelings about the movie. Spectre ties together the previous three movies in this reboot of Bond, bringing together all the loose ends (some of which weren’t actually loose but were pried from the walls by director Sam Mendes) for one huge black moment involving Bond and his heretofore unseen … Continue reading Movie Review: Spectre
Before We Go is marketed as a drama, a comedy and a romance, and it marks Chris Evan’s debut as a director. When the film opens we see Nick Vaughan (Evans) sitting on the floor at Grand Central Station, fiddling with his trumpet. No, like an actual trumpet. Get your mind out of the gutter. Brooke Dalton (Alice Eve) goes running by, dropping her phone and breaking it. She makes it to the platform, but … Continue reading Movie Review: Before We Go
Now I shall demonstrate how I go about the business of reconstructing a recipe- or try, at least. I’m the most interested in Roman cooking (I’m interested in Roman everything). The biggest source we have for Roman cookery is a cookbook known as Apicius or De re coquinaria (On the Subject of Cooking). It’s a series of recipes on everything you need for a Roman banquet, from how to clarify honey, to how to cook … Continue reading RedHeadedGirl’s Research Kitchen: Cimas
So Sarah sent out an email saying “I have an ARC of the Fug Girls’ new book, who wants it?” If this had been in real life, there probably would have been a scrum for it, with me pulling hair and Elyse siccing Dewey (her cat) on my face and both of us maybe biting in order to get it into our grabby hands, but this was for e-versions and no actual fighting was needed. … Continue reading The Royal We by Heather Cocks and Jessica Morgan
Well, bookshelves. Who can possibly have just one? I have recently moved (well, recently, like six months ago, but I lived in my last place for six years before that, so recently is relative) and as such I have had my hands on every book I own- twice. It’s a lot of books, and one of the requirements for a new place was enough places to put up my bookshelves… and roommates who would understand … Continue reading A Tour of Redheadedgirl’s Bookshelf
When Bertrice Small died a few weeks ago, Courtney Milan said on twitter that she’d never read any of Small’s books, and asked for which one to start with. In about 30 seconds, there were 8 people who suggested Skye O’Malley. I have read some Small before- one for this very website, and I did not like them very much. Adora was not good. But in honor of the giants we stand on, and because … Continue reading Skye O’Malley by Bertrice Small
This is a movie that came out several weeks ago, but Elyse and I wanted to discuss it, so discuss it we have. Kingsman is based on the comic book The Secret Service by Dave Gibbons and Mark Millar , and is directed by Matthew Vaughn. Millar and Vaughn worked together before on Kick-Ass, and it shows. The Kingsman are an international espionage agency that operates at “the highest level of discretion.” They are modeled … Continue reading Movie Review: Kingsman: The Secret Service
I’ve read at least one book by Tracy Anne Warren before – The Trouble With Princesses, which I rather enjoyed (but didn’t review). I did enjoy this book, but there were a few things that I needed to discuss. Ultimately, it works out in to a pleasant beach read (God I wish there were a beach here right now). Lord Leo Byron is the second-youngest son (of six- his twin is the youngest) of a … Continue reading The Bedding Proposal by Tracy Anne Warren
