King Arthur: Legend of the Sword Guy Ritchie (2017) I guess Guy Ritchie’s new digitized entertainment King Arthur: Legend of the Sword has something to do with the legend of King Arthur, in the same way that Robin Hood has something to do with the flour sold under his name: There are characters in Ritchie’s… Continue reading King Arthur: Legend of the Sword
Author: Jay Ruud
Richard Crashaw’s “On Our Crucified Lord, Naked and Bloody”
Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2
Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2 (James Gunn, 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’] The original Guardians of the Galaxy grossed more than three-quarters of a billion dollars worldwide in 2014, making this sequel inevitable, and clearly volume three is in the works, to judge by the closing… Continue reading Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2
Chili’s
Review No. 54: Chili’s Grill & Bar Restaurant 1111 E. Oak Street (501) 730-0225 30.3 percent finished reviewing Conway restaurants The Situation She Said: We were going to try a different burger joint, but it had closed, so casting about for something similar, we settled on Chili’s Grill & Bar. Chili’s is in our… Continue reading Chili’s
Gifted
Gifted Marc Webb (2017) [av_image src=’http://jayruud.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/SusannTennyson.jpg’ attachment=313′ attachment_size=’square’ align=’left’ animation=’left-to-right’ link=” target=” styling=” caption=’yes’ font_size=” appearance=’on-hover’] [av_textblock size=” font_color=” color=”] Diane Adler was a brilliant mathematician, a prodigy whose talent had put her on the fast track to scholarly fame and immortality. She is on the verge of solving one of the most difficult and… Continue reading Gifted
Linda Pastan’s “To a Daughter Leaving Home”
Tour of India
Review No. 53: Tour of India 2750 Prince Street, #79 (501) 499-8625 29.5 percent finished reviewing Conway restaurants The Situation He Said: Good news, naan fans! You won’t have to drive to Little Rock for your Indian food any more. Just two weeks ago, a new restaurant, the “Tour of India,” opened on Prince… Continue reading Tour of India
W.H. Auden’s “Musée des Beaux Arts”
Stoby’s Express
Review No. 52: Stoby’s Restaurant (Stoby’s Express) 1310 Prince Street (501) 327-6161 29.0 percent finished reviewing Conway restaurants The Situation She Said: I had had an overstimulating day, and I wanted some yummy food I could eat quietly at home without having to make it. We decided that Stoby’s Express was the way to… Continue reading Stoby’s Express
“In Flanders Fields” by John McCrae