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A quick Google search just informed me that the cliche, “Politics makes strange bedfellows” was inspired by a line from Shakespeare. It came to mind when I saw this title because my instinct told me ....
I bought this book by accident. A friend recommended Ernesto Cardenal’s From Nicaragua with Love (which is now on its way to me thanks to that friends and the awesome City Lights bookstore), and somehow, ....
In my experience, poets often start slowly, offering a poem, sometimes even before the Table of Contents, that welcomes you to the book. Not so with Mr. Olivarez. His first poem, the one that gives ....
I loved the movie, Fried Green Tomatoes, and I remember picking up the book, Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Café, but I don’t remember much about the book at all. I must not ....
By DAVID RAINER, Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Alabama will celebrate its 15th alligator hunting season in 2020 as a remarkable recovery story continues for the American alligator. Early in the 20th century, ....
I’ve read interviews in which Mamet has said that he hears dialogue as music, and it certainly sings here. To be fair, I’m an easy mark. I go into Mamet’s work expecting to like it ....
By DAVID RAINER, Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Those who love to explore nature have another opportunity with the opening of the new trail at Joe Wheeler State Park in northwest Alabama. The ....
It’s the end of the world as we know it and Hig has two friends – his dog, Jasper, and his neighbor, Bangley. Bangley owns an arsenal of weapons and enjoys using them. Hig has ....
The Alabama wild turkey season, which ended on May 3, will likely have to include an asterisk in the record books for a variety of reasons. Obviously, the COVID-19 restrictions played a role as did ....
I have a hard time choosing non-fiction. I don’t know the authors well, so I often end up relying on awards, reviews and recommendations, especially when I know very little about the subject. And I ....