Happy Burns Night January 25 commemorates the birthday of Robert Burns, national poet of Scotland. Happy Birthday! Robert Burns was born in 1759 near Ayr, Alloway. Young Robert received a sporadic education, as was common in those times, although his father William Burnes was a self-educated man. From an early age William taught Robert how…
Marvel Cinematic Retrospective: Spider-Man Part 1
Marvel Cinematic Retrospective Fans today are living in a Golden Age of movies based on comic books. Kids, teenagers, and adults have grown up on the exploits of superheroes since the 1910's, and more recently in film as well. Among the various comic book producers, few were as prominent and beloved as Marvel Comics. It…
Science Fiction Spotlight: The Martian
Happy New Year everyone! It's Science Fiction Day again, and this year I am covering one of my favorites: The Martian The Martian The Martian The Martian The Martian Andy Weir wrote The Martian as his debut novel in 2011. Originally self-published, the story covers a fictional, but highly plausible, mission to the Red Planet by…
Marvel Cinematic Retrospective: X-Men Part 2
Marvel Cinematic Retrospective Fans today are living in a Golden Age of movies based on comic books. Kids, teenagers, and adults have grown up on the exploits of superheroes since the 1910's, and more recently in film as well. Among the various comic book producers, few were as prominent and beloved as Marvel Comics. It…
Christmas Movie Picks: stplbloggersouthslidell Edition
Christmas Movie Picks 2019 stplbloggersouthslidell Edition Tis the season to be jolly, to fall into your couch and curl up fast! Grab a movie and pop some popcorn, or bake your favorite treats! Dim the lights and silence your phones, because here's my list of holiday favorites! Home Alone The 1990 classic is a…
Disney Spotlight: The Hunchback of Notre Dame
This year I am spotlighting my favorite Disney movie in celebration of December and Walt Disney's birthday: The Bells of Notre Dame The Hunchback of Notre Dame The Hunchback of Notre Dame is the Walt Disney Corporation's 34th animated feature. Released in 1996, it is an adaptation of the novel by Victor Hugo, about Quasimodo…
Non-fiction Spotlight: The Zookeeper’s Wife
Non-fiction Spotlight: The Zookeeper's Wife This month we are looking at a fantastic piece by Diane Ackerman. The Zookeeper's Wife tells the story of Jan and Antonina Zabinski, the husband-wife team behind the Warsaw Zoo in Poland. The Zookeeper's Wife The Zookeeper's Wife The Zookeeper's Wife The book is set in Warsaw, Poland just before…
Marvel Cinematic Retrospective: X-Men Part 1
Marvel Cinematic Retrospective Fans today are living in a Golden Age of movies based on comic books. Kids, teenagers, and adults have grown up on the exploits of superheroes since the 1910's, and more recently, in film as well. Among the various comic book producers, few were as prominent and beloved as Marvel Comics. It…
Remember, Remember, the 5th of November
Happy Guy Fawkes Day Who was Guy Fawkes, you ask? In 1605, many English Catholics were unhappy with the rules of King James I. Frustrated by lack of support for the Catholic Church and its followers, several nobles plotted to revolt. Central to their plot was the plan to blow up the House of Lords…
Halloween Spotlight: Interview With a Vampire
Halloween Spotlight: Interview With the Vampire "Drink from me and live forever." Hello again and welcome to Halloween 2019! This month, we are covering another spooky favorite, Anne Rice's Interview With the Vampire. Interview With the Vampire Interview With the Vampire Interview With the Vampire Interview With the Vampire Anne Rice is a native of New…
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