My Grandmother, New Ulm, and the Life of a Community
My grandmother’s life in this community has ended, but the life of the community, the spirit of my mother and her mother, continues to flow.
Audiobook Review: “Poe Dameron: Free Fall” Fills In the Story of All That Shifty Stuff
‘The Rise of Skywalker’ made clear that there’s a lot of ground to cover in Poe’s past; ‘Free Fall’ covers at least the top headlines.
Audiobook Review: “Doctor Aphra” and “Shadow Fall” Are Summer Escapes for Star Wars Fans
Two new Star Wars audiobooks, ‘Shadow Fall’ and ‘Doctor Aphra,’ are providing fans with listening material for nervous road trips or solo sunbathing.
Texts I Sent While Reading “Dune”
Like Arrakis sands through the hourglass, these are the days of our lives. Have you reached the Moment of Tooth? DAMN THOSE HARKONNEN BEASTS
Book Review: “Eighth Wonder of the World” Tells the Story of André, the Gentle Giant
‘In the ring, he had faced countless foes, but in real life, only one human being could challenge André the Giant. His name was André Roussimoff.’
Book Review: In “What Is At Stake Now,” Mikhail Gorbachev Exhorts the Whole World to Just Be Reasonable
Mikhail Gorbachev’s short but wide-ranging new book ‘What Is At Stake Now’ reads as an elegy to a more optimistic time in world affairs.
Book Review: “Traveler’s Guide to Batuu” Demonstrates the Depth of Galaxy’s Edge
The genius of Galaxy’s Edge is that it allows visitors to imagine themselves part of a story — even if they don’t see it unfolding before their eyes.
Movie Review: “Yes, God, Yes”: Finally, a Horror Film About Face-to-Face Confession
Natalia Dyer stars in writer Karen Maine’s directorial debut, the story of a Catholic girl in the AOL era who’s told she can’t bop.
Review: “Star Wars Book of Lists” Catalogs a Galaxy Far, Far Away
ocusing almost exclusively on the 11 live-action films, ‘Book of Lists’ doesn’t sell itself as anything beyond a fun flip-through for Star Wars buffs.
Audiobook Review: “Golf’s Holy War” Celebrates the Eternal Verities of a Game That Needs to Change
Brett Cyrgalis’s book ‘Golf’s Holy War’ feels tangential at best to the conversations golfers really need to be having right now.
“Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown”: Charles Schulz’s Last Peanuts Movie Turns 40
“Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown (and Don’t Come Back!!)” is one of the most reflective entries in the Peanuts animation canon.
“The Empire Strikes Back” at 40
It was “The Empire Strikes Back” that made “saga” a word the Star Wars franchise had well and truly earned.