by Melinda Snodgrass | Nov 22, 2013 | TV & Movies
Partly because of my deep mash on Loki I decided to stream the first THOR movie to my X-Box and then watch my DVD of THE AVENGERS. I’m also going to give the Thor sequel another look when I don’t have people talking in their outside voices directly behind me. Watching both films gave me some interesting insights about writing in general and these films in particular. First the screenwriter(s) Ashley Miller, Zack Stentz & Don Payne or at least one of them seemed to get that at its heart...
by Melinda Snodgrass | Nov 9, 2013 | TV & Movies
I wrestled over this decision for a long time but I finally did go see Ender’s Game. Let me preface this by saying that I disagree with Orson Scott Card on every stance he has taken regarding the rights of the LGBT community. I find his musings about “urban gangs” to be not so very veiled racism, and it saddens me to see a man who has a platform using it to be so divisive and hateful. Therefore I have not provided a link to Card’s website as I have with other folks...
by Melinda Snodgrass | Nov 7, 2013 | Blog
I’m not religious. In short I don’t believe any longer, but my dad was a Jesuit educated, liberal Catholic and I occasionally miss the pageantry and the music. And now there is this amazing pope. He’s going to go a long way toward bringing back disaffected American Catholics. I can respect him even though I don’t believe in the mythical figure he serves. What a relief after the last pope who seemed so cruel. I suppose I should be surprised. Pope Joey was the head...
by Melinda Snodgrass | Nov 4, 2013 | Blog
I couldn’t bear to watch the video, but I read an article about the treatment of pigs in breeding and slaughter facilities. I’ve tried to be the rancher’s granddaughter, and not be sentimental about animals. We are, after all, omnivores and it’s hard to fight a million years of evolution, but if I can’t find a way to buy humanely raised and slaughtered meat I may have to try going vegetarian. Pigs are smart. As smart as dogs, maybe smarter. Ugh. Yes, I know,...
by Melinda Snodgrass | Nov 2, 2013 | Blog
I admit it’s far easier to write a review of the latest Thud and Dunder Hollywood blockbuster, or talk about the latest video game and why the Mass Effect 3 ending sucked so bad, and being able to point readers toward a terrific book is one of my favorite things to do here on the blog. But sometimes the world intrudes and I have to talk about unpleasant topics — like the all out assault on women’s rights that is currently underway in this country. This is a story that has...
