Review No. 57: Brick Oven Pizza Company 1475 Hogan Ln. #117 (501) 336-9100 31.8 percent finished reviewing Conway restaurants The Situation He Said: The Brick Oven Pizza company opened its first restaurant in Paragould in 2004. They have now expanded to 11 locations, the one in Conway having opened several years ago. She Said… Continue reading Brick Oven Pizza Company
Author: Jay Ruud
Philip Larkin’s “This Be the Verse”
Alien: Covenant
Alien: Covenant Ridley Scott (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=”] I remember watching James Cameron’s Aliens and being absolutely terrified back in the 1980s. I’m pretty sure it was the scariest movie I’ve ever seen, and that remains true to this day. Alien III… Continue reading Alien: Covenant
The Dive
Review No. 56: The Dive 305 Oak Street (501) 328-3483 31.3 percent finished reviewing Conway restaurants The Situation She Said: We generally try to give restaurants more time after opening before reviewing them. That’s just fair; the only way it seems to learn how to restaurant is to actually restaurant: to get a handle… Continue reading The Dive
Denise Levertov’s “What Were They Like”
Taco Bell–Prince Street
Review No. 55: Taco Bell 2715 Prince St · (501) 327-7007 30.9 percent finished reviewing Conway restaurants The Situation He Said: Our ongoing adventure of visiting every eating establishment in Conway has often led us to strange and wonderful venues. This week it led to Taco Bell on Prince street, which is neither strange (there… Continue reading Taco Bell–Prince Street
King Arthur: Legend of the Sword
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
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