Review No. 131: Moe’s Southwest Grill 625 Salem Road 501-336-6500 59.6 percent finished reviewing Conway restaurants The Situation She Said:I was on Day Six of Surgery Recuperation, my fourth at home, and each day I found myself wanting something from one of Conway’s many restaurants: things like ramen, or chicken salad on a croissant.… Continue reading Moe’s Southwest Grill
Author: Jay Ruud
Alan Dugan’s “Tribute to Kafka for Someone Taken”
First Man
First Man Damien Chazelle (2018) [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’] So the last time that director Damien Chazelle and lead actor Ryan Gosling got together they gave us La La Land, an interesting and imaginative new take on the Hollywood musical that was entertaining though hardly deserving of… Continue reading First Man
The Purple Cow
Review No. 130: The Purple Cow 1055 Ellis Avenue (501) 205-4211 59.1 percent finished reviewing Conway restaurants The Situation He Said: Ruud2 was in town on a Saturday morning for her rehearsal for the upcoming Red Curtain Theater production of The Rocky Horror Show, and she’d brought her 4-year-old twins and her 40-something-year-old-husband Gerry… Continue reading The Purple Cow
George Herbert’s “The Pulley”
A Star Is Born
A Star Is Born Bradley Cooper (2018) [av_image src=’http://jayruud.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/3-12.jpg’ attachment=313′ attachment_size=’square’ align=’left’ animation=’left-to-right’ link=” target=” styling=” caption=’yes’ font_size=” appearance=’on-hover’] Three Tennysons/Half Shakespeare[/av_image] [av_textblock size=” font_color=” color=”] Why, I ask myself, has this well-worn story of an up-and-coming star married to a crashing-and-burning one been so popular (for more than eighty years) that Hollywood has turned… Continue reading A Star Is Born
Whole Hog Cafe
Review No. 129: Whole Hog Cafe 150 East Oak 501-513-0600 58.6 percent finished reviewing Conway restaurants The Situation She Said: After a pretty active morning (walking the dogs, a run on the treadmill and my adult ballet class), I was hungry and decided it was time for us to dine at Whole Hog Café… Continue reading Whole Hog Cafe
W.S. Merwin’s “For the Anniversary of My Death”
The Wife
The Wife Björn Runge (2018) [av_image src=’http://jayruud.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/3-12.jpg’ attachment=313′ attachment_size=’square’ align=’left’ animation=’left-to-right’ link=” target=” styling=” caption=’yes’ font_size=” appearance=’on-hover’] Three Tennysons/Half Shakespeare[/av_image] [av_textblock size=” font_color=” color=”] Swedish director Björn Runge’s current film The Wife was adapted from a novel of the same name by Meg Wolitzer, but as you watch the movie you’ll be surprised it wasn’t adapted… Continue reading The Wife
Poke Hula
Review No. 128: Poke Hula 1115 West Oak Street (501) 505-8300 58.1 percent finished reviewing Conway restaurants The Situation He Said:This Hawaiian eatery is one of the newer restaurants in Conway, though it’s not especially new to central Arkansas: There are three locations in Little Rock, and Conwegians familiar with those Little Rock restaurants… Continue reading Poke Hula