Review No. 61: Zetêo Coffee 911 West Oak Street (501) 358-6285 33.0 percent finished reviewing Conway restaurants The Situation He Said: Zetêo is not brand new but it’s certainly one of the newer places in downtown Conway. They have a location in the River Market in Little Rock, as well. Its Website defines the… Continue reading Zetêo Coffee
Author: Jay Ruud
Cactus Jack’s
Review No. 60: Cactus Jack’s 710 South Salem Road (501) 764-1134 33.0 percent finished reviewing Conway restaurants The Situation She Said: On a lazy Sunday afternoon, I was craving Mexican food (and, let’s be honest: drinks). Luckily, Conway has 92,000 Mexican restaurants, so I chose when we hadn’t yet reviewed, and off we went.… Continue reading Cactus Jack’s
Gerald Vizenor’s “North Dakota”
My Cousin Rachel
My Cousin Rachel Roger Michell (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’] Roger Michell, director and writer of the screenplay for My Cousin Rachel, adapted from Daphne du Maurier’s novel, once said that Du Maurier “lights her scenes like Caraveggio and writes them like Hitchock.” Michell, of course, alludes… Continue reading My Cousin Rachel
PattiCakes Bakery
Review No. 59: PattiCakes Bakery (The Stoby’s Bakery) 2106 Robinson Avenue (501) 205-1969 32.4 percent finished reviewing Conway restaurants The Situation He Said: I’ve lived in Conway for 14 years and had not only never been to PattiCakes Bakery, but I had also never even heard of it until today. But She Said had… Continue reading PattiCakes Bakery
Chaucer’s Prioress, from “The General Prologue”
Wonder Woman
Wonder Woman Patty Jenkins (2017) [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=”] Last week on Fox News, commentator Neil Cavuto and guest Dion Baia spent some time on the significant question of Wonder Woman’s costume in the new film by Patty Jenkins, claiming… Continue reading Wonder Woman
Rong Chinese Restaurant
Review No. 58: Rong Chinese Restaurant 126 Harkrider Street (501) 358-6388 32.6 percent finished reviewing Conway restaurants The Situation She Said: We became aware there was ANOTHER new restaurant in Conway tooling down Harkrider recently, when we saw the sign that Rong Chinese Restaurant was coming soon. Of course, we made some of the… Continue reading Rong Chinese Restaurant
David Berman’s “Imagining Defeat”
Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer
Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer Joseph Cedar (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’] It’s nice to know that, amid the dreck of movie selection this Memorial Day weekend, led by the poorly reviewed and disappointingly attended new Pirates of the Caribbean… Continue reading Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer