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I review the movie PAPRIKA at Truth, Beauty, Freedom, and Books

paprika movie poster
Paprika is a brilliant animé film that's a mix of Hitchcock's Spellbound and Christopher Nolan's Inception.

Read the full review at Truth, Beauty, Freedom, and Books.

I review THE POWER HOUSE by John Buchan at Project Gutenberg Project

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Sir Edward's like, "You guys are so lucky, I never get to go anywhere or do anything. Oh, right, except for that one time I SINGLE-HANDEDLY BROUGHT DOWN A CABAL ORGANIZATION OF ANARCHISTS INTENT ON THE DESTRUCTION OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION."

Read the entire review at Project Gutenberg Project.

I review three novellas at Truth, Beauty, Freedom, and Books

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Novellas are short books, and here are three short reviews of The Time Tutor by Bee Ridgway, Apples Should Be Red by Penny Watson, and Your Wicked Heart by Meredith Duran.

Also included is a giveaway for The River of No Return by Bee Ridgway!

Read the full post at Truth, Beauty, Freedom, and Books.

I review I'VE COME TO STAY: A LOVE COMEDY OF BOHEMIA by Mary Heaton Vorse on The Project Gutenberg Project

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Books like I've Come To Stay are the entire reason I started this blog. This novel is totally obscure and completely delightful, and I can't wait to tell everyone about it! In tone it reminded me of Gigi, or perhaps a 1910s American version of Notting Hill. In other words, I loved the hell out of it.


Read the full review at The Project Gutenberg Project.

Steampunk Swag

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Via Zazzle
I'm now the official blogger for the Steampunk Holmes website! I am ridiculously excited by this. Check out my first feature, The Artifact Register, where I share some steampunk-style swag.

Wine Snobbery, Ur Doin It Wrong

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It which I get annoyed with someone for being an a-hole about wine.

Read the semi-rant at Food Riot.

What was the best thing I ate in February?

What was the best book I read in February?

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Craft Cocktails at Home by Kevin Liu! If you love cocktails, and you dig science, this is an absolute must-read.

Read my review at Book Riot.

Low-Acid Coffees

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Looking for coffee with all the caffeine but less stomach-hurting acid? I tried several "regular coffee alternatives" so you don't have to.

Find out which one is the winner at Food Riot.

In Honor of the Oscars, a List of the Top 5 Female Directors

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Can you guess how many female directors have been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director? Do you know how many have won?

Find out in this Top5.com article I wrote last year. The answer's actually kind of ridiculous.

And if you want more Hollywood trivia...