Author: Jay Ruud
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The Man Who Knew Infinity
The Man Who Knew Infinity Matthew Brown (2016) [av_image src=’http://jayruud.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Tennyson-180×180.jpg’ attachment=’77’ attachment_size=’square’ align=’left’ animation=’left-to-right’ link=” target=” styling=” caption=’yes’ font_size=” appearance=’on-hover’] Unless you are a certified math geek, you are unfamiliar with the story of Srinivasa Ramanujan. Ramanujan was perhaps India’s greatest mathematical genius. Though belonging to the Brahmin caste, he was quite poor growing up,… Continue reading The Man Who Knew Infinity
US. Pizza
U.S. Pizza Company 710 Front Street (501) 450-9700 No. 8: 5.2 percent finished reviewing Conway resturants The Situation She Said: I love pizza! It’s one of the things I break a lot of my food guidelines for when the opportunity arises (low carb, no mammal meat, small helpings, low gluten). It was my mother’s last… Continue reading US. Pizza
Free State of Jones
[av_image src=’http://jayruud.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Susanns.jpg’ attachment=’78’ attachment_size=’square’ align=’left’ animation=’left-to-right’ link=” target=” styling=” caption=’yes’ font_size=10” appearance=’on-hover’] RUUD RATING Free State of Jones Gary Ross (2016) 2 JACQUELINE SUSANNS [/av_image] Newton Knight is a little-known but controversial figure in the history of the American Civil War: A Southerner opposed to slavery who led a guerilla army in Mississippi after deserting… Continue reading Free State of Jones
Chipotle Mexican Grill
No. 7: Chipotle Mexican Grill 915 East Oak Street (501) 504-2416 4.6 percent done reviewing Conway restaurants The Situation She Said: I decided to embrace the suburban cliché that I’ve become: I taught a yoga class and then drove to Chipotle, with my husband, to eat healthy, vegan fast-food. When I’m on a plant-based… Continue reading Chipotle Mexican Grill
The Lobster
The Lobster Yorgos Lanthimos (2015) [av_image src=’http://jayruud.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Tennyson-180×180.jpg’ attachment=’77’ attachment_size=’square’ align=’left’ animation=’left-to-right’ link=” target=” styling=” caption=’yes’ font_size=” appearance=’on-hover’] Greek filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos, best known in the U.S. for his movie Dogtooth, which was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, and which also won the Prix Un Certain Regard at Cannes in 2009,… Continue reading The Lobster
Cafe Neph(r)esh
No. 6: Café Neph(r)esh 810 Fourth Avenue (501) 358-6694 4.0 percent of Conway restaurants reviewed The Situation She Said: Since we started our restaurant-review project, several people have told us to review this new place in Conway, which opened April 1. I thought it was just a lunch place, but it’s open from 10… Continue reading Cafe Neph(r)esh
Maggie’s Plan
Maggie’s Plan Rebecca Miller (2016) [av_image src=’http://jayruud.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Tennyson-180×180.jpg’ attachment=’77’ attachment_size=’square’ align=’left’ animation=’left-to-right’ link=” target=” styling=” caption=’yes’ font_size=” appearance=’on-hover’] Most romantic comedies follow a pretty simple pattern: Boy meets girl, and usually in an awkward way. They tend to have contrasting personalities, conforming to the popular but completely unsupported notion that “opposites attract.” Boy’s and girl’s friends… Continue reading Maggie’s Plan
TGI Fridays
TGI Fridays No. 5: 3.3 percent of Conway restaurants reviewed 1105 East Oak Street (501) 329-8300 The Situation He Said: In addition to the fast-food places like McDonald’s, Conway is home to a number of slightly more upscale chains that feature “casual dining.” TGI Fridays bills itself as a chain featuring “traditional American,” so it… Continue reading TGI Fridays