Review No. 180: Panda Wok 2625 Donaghey Avenue (501) 329-8889 81.5 percent finished reviewing Conway restaurants The Situation She Said:He Said picked me up from the airport after I returned from a Las Vegas weekend with a high school friend. Even though I had eaten so much in Vegas that the city government wrote… Continue reading Panda Wok
Author: Jay Ruud
Louise Erdrich’s “Future Home of the Living God”
Future Home of the Living God Louise Erdrich (2017) [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’] There’s no doubt that Louse Erdrich is one of the pantheon of American writers whose novels are always greeted with anticipation and excitement, who has produced so many critically acclaimed works over several decades that… Continue reading Louise Erdrich’s “Future Home of the Living God”
Harriet
Harriet Kasi Lemmons (2019) [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’] If you’ve been excited by the previews and waiting for the release of Kasi Lemmons’ new biopic of famed Underground Railroad conductor Harriet Tubman, thinking that it’s about time somebody brought this inspiring story of American heroism to the… Continue reading Harriet
Las Palmas
Review No. 179: Las Palmas 786 Elsinger Blvd. (501) 329-5010 81.4 percent finished reviewing Conway restaurants The Situation He Said: It must be admitted we are running low on Conway restaurants that are not part of fast-food chains, so we set about searching through our list and discovered this little gem among the fast… Continue reading Las Palmas
Wallace Stevens’ “The Idea of Order at Key West”
Fresh Donuts
Review No. 178: Fresh Donuts 855 South German Lane, Suite 4 (501) 504-6037 80.9 percent finished reviewing Conway restaurants The Situation She Said:I came down with a cold that He Said so generously shared with me, so I was free eating and not exercising. This gave me the motivation and opportunity to add doughnuts… Continue reading Fresh Donuts
Margaret Atwood’s “The Testaments”
The Testaments Margaret Atwood (2019) [av_image src=’http://jayruud.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Shakespeare-180×180.jpg’ attachment=’76’ attachment_size=’square’ align=’left’ animation=’left-to-right’ link=” target=” styling=” caption=’yes’ font_size=” appearance=’on-hover’] Ruud Rating 4 Shakespeares [/av_image] Unless you’ve been living in a cave the past few months, you are probably aware that TheTestaments, Margaret Atwood’s long-awaited sequel to TheHandmaid’sTale, was released on September 10 and, a month later on… Continue reading Margaret Atwood’s “The Testaments”
Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Raven” (Excerpt)
Zombieland: Double Tap
Zombieland: Double Tap Ruben Fleischer (2019) [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’] 2 JACQUELINE SUSANNS [/av_image] Has it really been ten years since the original Zombieland? I know time is supposed to move faster the older you get, but I’m thinking I must be about 159 by now, since… Continue reading Zombieland: Double Tap
New China Buffet
Review No. 177: New China Buffet 2104 Harkrider St., #101 (501) 764-1886 80.5 percent finished reviewing Conway restaurants The Situation He Said: I had a date to have lunch with my daughter for the first time in awhile, and we needed to do a review, so we killed two birds with one stone. (I… Continue reading New China Buffet