
Rich Kids of Instagram: A Novel
The Creator of Rich Kids of Instagram and Maya Sloan
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The "Rich Kids of Instagram" are not your typical well-to-do brats. These "kids" drive Ferraris, fly...

Chris Sawin (602 KP) rated Game of Death (1978) in Movies
Jun 23, 2019 (Updated Jun 23, 2019)
The archived footage of Bruce Lee just seems forced and thrown in to try and make a buck while the actual footage of Lee's funeral feels tasteless and inconsiderate. Clouse would unfortunately give birth to something that would spawn many films including Bruce Lee clones starring the likes of Bruce Li; a lukewarm sensation known as Bruceploitation. The actual Bruce Lee footage is some of his best, but is only shown in its entirety in the documentary "A Warrior's Journey" included in the two-disc special edition DVD of ‘Enter the Dragon.’ So the film itself honestly isn’t worth your time unless you really just want to see Sammo Hung’s brief appearance.

Big Star: The Story of Rock's Forgotten Band
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We've sort of flirted with greatness, R.E.M.'s Peter Buck admitted. But we've yet to make a record...

London: Prints & Drawings Before 1800
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By the end of the eighteenth century London was the second largest city in the world, its relentless...

Henry Rollins recommended The Graduate (1967) in Movies (curated)

Emma @ The Movies (1786 KP) rated American Made (2017) in Movies
Sep 25, 2019
The adverts for this made it look like quite a good film, and I honestly couldn't believe that this actually happened. Well, I sort of can, but still.
I'm not a massive fan of Tom Cruise, I think possibly because all of his films I've seen don't give him much variation from who he is, but this one was different. It kind of made me feel he was the Del Boy of America. Always looking for a quick buck and a little bit bumbling. Even if it was on a much bigger scale. I don't quite think that Del Boy would have done well with cartels.
As is the way in Hollywood the story has been tweaked to suit the cinematic needs. Since writing the paragraph above I have read a bit more about Barry Seal and it seems the films as made him a bit more shiny for the purposes of marketing. And by that I mean that it sounds as if he wasn't quite as innocent at the beginning as the film makes it appear. But, that just from reading a few articles, I'll let you come to your own conclusions.
An enjoyable films though, that kind of made you root for the "bad guy".

Sour Heart
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A sly debut story collection that conjures the experience of adolescence through the eyes of Chinese...
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The Ultimate Droodles Compendium
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Before the inspired nonsense of Monty Python, David Letterman and the Far Side, there were Droodles....

Peter_mark84 (59 KP) rated the PlayStation 4 version of WWE 2K20 in Video Games
Dec 27, 2019
I am glad I did, while I enjoy playing this (really ever play universe mode) it is really buggy. The game is not an improvement on previous in a sustained a d meaningful way.
It is fun now there are patches a the roster does make this a good game, if u are a fan of the women's movement in wrestling. As large number of new faces are included this year.
DLC is a joke however, I feel short changed. With the inclusion of WWE originals. I feel that either 2k and visual concepts wanted to make quick buck or hit a wall in development. Yes I got Chyna and Hogan. However the rest of the Originals content seems like an acid. Who needs demonic Finn Balor or wasteland Samoa Joe. I get what they went for. Turning the wacky of wrestling up to 11.
However with no new characters, this just feels lazy. Why not include legends like LOD and Warlord in the wasteland DLC or Boogeyman/ Gangrel in the Bump In The Night.
So overall WWE2K20 is not the worst game I have played. However it has made me question my devotion to the franchise, should it continue

Lead and Disrupt: How to Solve the Innovator's Dilemma
Charles A. O'Reilly and Michael L. Tushman
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In the past few years, a number of well-known firms have failed; think of Blockbuster, Kodak, or...