Reading and Roaming
FRENCH WHODUNIT Anatomy of a Fall ($ Amazon Prime, Apple TV) This is the third excellent new movie we’ve watched this season. Sandra, her husband, and their son Daniel are at home in Switzerland. Sandra, a writer, is being interviewed. A thud is heard. Investigation reveals the body of a man lying in the grass. How did he get there? This …
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MOVIES—MEN AT WORK, PHYSICS & MUSIC Oppenheimer ($5.99 on Amazon Prime, Apple TV, et al) Oppenheimer, one of the big films of 2023, is an almost mesmerizing portrayal of one individual’s huge impact on history. Physicist Oppenheimer was a complex man and an intriguing one. Brilliance, coupled with ego and drive, propelled him in overseeing the development of the …
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RECENT NOVEL: LARGER THAN LIFE An American Beauty by Shana Abe An American Beauty, Abe’s recent “novel of the Gilded Age” is fascinating historical fiction. Belle Yarrington was a child of poverty. Left a widow, her mother Catherine struggled to feed and clothe her five children. When Belle was fifteen, she arranged for Belle to work …
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AROUND TOWN The Christmas trees on Park Avenue glow golden as the afternoon darkens, pedestrians are bundled up tightly against the chill wind, and there is a bustle and much anticipation as folks prepare for Christmas Day. At our son’s place, presents galore are piled underneath the perfectly shaped tree. Younger granddaughter F has sussed out …
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