One of my favorite games to play with my friends is 20 questions. You think of something, and they try to guess your thought by asking no more than twenty yes/no questions. For a fun break from stumping your friends, try out the Akinator. The Akinator will attempt to guess any character from a movie, TV show, or book. The…
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Summer Lovin’ for Book Lovers
It’s July, and the heat is on! Passion fuels creativity as director Spike Jonze and designer Olympia Le-Tan show in this brilliant stop-motion animation set in Paris’ beloved bookstore Shakespeare and Company. You can read an interview with Spike about the film’s conception in Nowness and then get Olympia’s take from Facebook. Let love take you to your Bright Places, shady…
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It’s Your Day, Dad
This is a shout out to all the dads out there who are doing their dad thing day in and day out. In honor of Father’s Day, here is a poem to remind us all that it’s not only about biological dads, but it’s about any father figure who has made a difference in your life. Father Need Not Fathers…
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It’s Your Day, Mom
Mothers are incredibly important, which is something that I think we can all agree on. They care for us, feed us, nurture us, and, before we’ve gotten our licenses, drive us everywhere we need to go. Honestly, that trait alone — the ever-willing chauffeur — is one of many reasons why mothers are so special. Who else would take the time…
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Guy Loses Bet and Dances With Strangers: AKA Your Daily Dose of the Feel Goods
If you’ve got to lose a bet, this is the way to do it. According to You Tube user Andrew Wilcox, he lost a bet to his brother and the resulting video is his punishment. In his own words: “My brother had never beat me at basketball, but he was getting cocky! I thought I’d use his ego against him…
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A Fond Farewell
She was reading a book. That is all she seemed to do lately- an avid reader. Her husband loved that about her – until the obsession. It started with a book site, then a book blog. She lived and breathed reading. She would have eaten it if she could. She read day and night not cooking or cleaning. Her husband,…
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This is Definitely the Best Thing That Came Out of the Oympics
For those of you who were faithfully dedicated to watching the winter Olympics held in Sochi for the past couple of weeks (definitely guilty), then you have no doubt gotten to know and love Jason Brown, the 19 year old wunderkind representing the USA in men’s figure skating. When all was said and done at Sochi, Jason Brown may not…
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The Best Present Ever
We may or may not be crying.
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BLACK HISTORY MONTH SPOTLIGHT: Rosa Parks
A simple line drawn roughly halfway down a bus was a visual reminder of the segregation on public transportation in Montgomery, Alabama in 1955. African American passengers were allowed at the front of the bus to pay their fare, and nothing more. After this, they were required to only use the back door. In early December, Rosa Parks, a seamstress,…
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Black History Month Spotlight: Ella Fitzgerald
If you don’t know about her already, Ella Fitzgerald was essentially the Aretha Franklin of the Jazz Age (you know, the era that F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote about in that book you were forced to read in English Class). She was an incredibly talented jazz singer who was considered the best of the best by almost all of her contemporaries.…
