Pet Sematary, Life After Beth, and Burying the Ex. Before you bust out the Tomatometer, allow me to admit that neither of the three films I’ll be presenting today are perfect. Pet Semary is practically horror aged into comedy, and Life after Beth and Burying the Ex both pale in comparison to other Hor-Com-Zom-Roms out there, but if back in…
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A Love Letter to Shotgun Sister – Café Now Closed / Rebranded
It was a normal day in Giesing. Most of us were sipping beer; some of us were complaining about gentrification; and somewhere, someone was probably spraying “Giesing bleibt ghetto” onto some wall or another. Yes, it was a normal day in Giesing when Katha swept in like Mary Poppins hanging from an umbrella with a substantial loaf of banana bread…
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Kate Chopin’s “Story of an Hour”
Today, we’re talking about one of Kate Chopin’s shortest of stories and the inspiration for the title of this blog. A masterpiece in precision and irony, Kate Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour” is one of her most popular and widely read works. So, if you’re looking for a quick read—just over a thousand words, I counted—then this is the…
