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Culture on Two Wheels: The Bicycle in Literature and Film

Jeremy Withers, Daniel Shea and Zack Furness

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Bicycles have more cultural identities than many realize, functioning not only as literal vehicles...

Erika (17788 KP) rated The Life and Trials of Oscar Pistorius (30 for 30) in TV

Nov 25, 2020

I love ESPN's 30 for 30 series (the Tonya Harding documentary is one of my favorite sports docs). When I saw that they had done a series about Oscar Pistorius, I was all in.

This series consists of 4 episodes, that are nearly 2 hours each. To clarify, these TV shows with really long eps are not the norm in the USA, like they are elsewhere.

I had watched the Dateline ep on the Pistorious murder a few weeks before I watched this series. Of course, the narrative is of that one was skewed towards the story of domestic violence, and justice for Reeva. This is the story that's peddled all over the world. Not that it's wrong, I'm a supporter of women in domestic situations, but it's always struck me as extremely biased.

This doc did focus on Oscar, his upbringing, and his quest to complete in the able-bodied (sheesh - that's awful) Olympics. His side of the story is highly plausible, and his actions were a product of his upbringing. The documentary films really shed like on the social situation in South Africa at the time. Honestly, I only took one history class that dealt with continent in general, so there wasn't really a focus on the country itself. Seriously, the only things that stood out in my mind regarding South Africa were their incredibly odd accents, Mandela, and District 9. So, I found the additional information extremely interesting.

Overall, I found it to be far more balanced than anything I had seen in the past regarding the case, which was refreshing.

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Does the Noise in My Head Bother You?: The Autobiography

Steven Tyler and David Dalton

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The long-awaited, never-before-told, no-holds-barred memoir from the legendary Aerosmith frontman....

In Search of Criminal Responsibility: Ideas, Interests, and Institutions

Nicola Lacey

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What makes someone responsible for a crime and therefore liable to punishment under the criminal...

Ovia Fertility Period Tracker

Medical and Health & Fitness

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*** Track your cycle | Get pregnant up to 3x faster! *** Track your period, ovulation, symptoms,...

Whatchareadin (174 KP) rated Better Than I Know Myself in Books

May 10, 2018

Did you ever have a friend who was more like family? For Regina Foster, Jewel Prescott, and Carmen Webb this is exactly true. Better Than I Know Myself starts in the late 70's when the girls are seniors in high school and making the decision on where to go to college. Three different girls from three very different backgrounds. Jewel, a former child star. Regina, the daughter of two college educated parents and little sister to older brothers who had all attended and graduated from college. And Carmen whose parents had left her at a young age.

The story progresses through their meeting in New York at Barnard and continues through their graduation. Regina and Jewel were already roommates when they met Carmen at the university library. They all got stuck in an elevator together and as they say, "The rest is history." They lived together through the early 80's as they grew into women and started to become independent.
The book covers twenty years of friendship and sisterhood and all the trials and tribulations that entails.

This book made me laugh out loud and brought a tear or two to my eyes. It also made me want to get together with my closest girlfriends. This is a book that you have to read until the end.