Review No. 44: Shucked Surf and Turf Shack 2480 Sanders Road (501) 358-6767 25.1 percent finished reviewing Conway restaurants The Situation She Said: I had an MRI for my broken-down back at 2 p.m., so I wanted to go out for lunch and “eat my feelings.” (By the way, my feelings are often delicious.)… Continue reading Shucked Surf and Turf Shack
Author: Jay Ruud
Billy Collins’ “A Dog on His Master”
I Am Not Your Negro
I Am Not Your Negro Raoul Peck (2016) [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=”] “The story of the Negro in America is the story of America. It is not a pretty story.” That sentence from novelist, essayist, playwright, poet, and social activist… Continue reading I Am Not Your Negro
China Town
Review No. 43: China Town 201 Skyline Drive, Suite 12A (501) 450-9090 24.7 percent finished reviewing Conway restaurants The Situation She Said: This review is based on two different visits because the first time we were joined by a friend and, apparently, were so ecstatic about having a social life, we forgot to take… Continue reading China Town
John Donne’s “Death Be Not Proud”
The Top Ten Films of 2016
Ruud’s Rankings: The Top Ten Films of 2016 With the Oscars just around the corner, it’s time for the annual and obligatory “top ten” list. First, of course, let me state my caveat: I did not see all of the movies that came out in 2016. I deliberately skipped some that were pretty clearly… Continue reading The Top Ten Films of 2016
Chicken Express
Review No. 42: Chicken Express 2299 Dave Ward Drive (501) 205-0956 24.1 percent finished reviewing Conway restaurants The Situation He Said: There must be dozens of fried chicken places in Conway (we are in the south, after all), and we still haven’t reviewed one after forty-something reviews. So somewhat randomly, we picked Chicken Express… Continue reading Chicken Express
T.S. Eliot’s “Sweeney Among the Nightingales”
The Founder
The Founder John Lee Hancock (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’] John Lee Hancock’s new film The Founder, the story of McDonald’s Corporation’s CEO Ray Kroc, opened in wide release on January 20, though it had originally been scheduled for an August release, and had been held back… Continue reading The Founder
Cafe 501
Review No. 41: Café 501 650 United Dr., Suite 100 (501) 329-4508 23.5 percent finished reviewing Conway restaurants The Situation She Said: Once again, Ruud called me to join him for lunch, and even though I was “trying to reduce” in anticipation of a Mexican vacation (or maybe because of that effot), I said,… Continue reading Cafe 501