No. 7: Chipotle Mexican Grill 915 East Oak Street (501) 504-2416 4.6 percent done reviewing Conway restaurants The Situation She Said: I decided to embrace the suburban cliché that I’ve become: I taught a yoga class and then drove to Chipotle, with my husband, to eat healthy, vegan fast-food. When I’m on a plant-based… Continue reading Chipotle Mexican Grill
Author: Jay Ruud
The Lobster
The Lobster Yorgos Lanthimos (2015) [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’] Greek filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos, best known in the U.S. for his movie Dogtooth, which was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, and which also won the Prix Un Certain Regard at Cannes in 2009,… Continue reading The Lobster
Cafe Neph(r)esh
No. 6: Café Neph(r)esh 810 Fourth Avenue (501) 358-6694 4.0 percent of Conway restaurants reviewed The Situation She Said: Since we started our restaurant-review project, several people have told us to review this new place in Conway, which opened April 1. I thought it was just a lunch place, but it’s open from 10… Continue reading Cafe Neph(r)esh
Maggie’s Plan
Maggie’s Plan Rebecca Miller (2016) [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’] Most romantic comedies follow a pretty simple pattern: Boy meets girl, and usually in an awkward way. They tend to have contrasting personalities, conforming to the popular but completely unsupported notion that “opposites attract.” Boy’s and girl’s friends… Continue reading Maggie’s Plan
TGI Fridays
TGI Fridays No. 5: 3.3 percent of Conway restaurants reviewed 1105 East Oak Street (501) 329-8300 The Situation He Said: In addition to the fast-food places like McDonald’s, Conway is home to a number of slightly more upscale chains that feature “casual dining.” TGI Fridays bills itself as a chain featuring “traditional American,” so it… Continue reading TGI Fridays
Shakespeare’s Sonnet 130: “My Mistress’ Eyes Are Nothing Like the Sun”
Love & Friendship
[av_image src=’http://jayruud.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Shakespeare-180×180.jpg’ attachment=’76’ attachment_size=’square’ align=’left’ animation=’left-to-right’ link=” target=” styling=” caption=’yes’ font_size=” appearance=’on-hover’] Ruud Rating LOVE & FRIENDSHIP 4 Shakespeares [/av_image] Lady Susan is a very early epistolary novel by the 18-year-old Jane Austen, one that she never submitted for publication in her lifetime. It was finally published in 1870, but has never been more than… Continue reading Love & Friendship
The Mean Bean Cafe
The Mean Bean Cafe No. 4: 2.7 percent of Conway restaurants reviewed based on current list 2501 Dave Ward Dr. (Nutters Chapel Plaza) Conway, AR 72034 (501) 336-9957 The Situation She Said: It’s a common scenario in our Conwegian lives for me to pick up my husband at work at UCA and drive on… Continue reading The Mean Bean Cafe
“Sumer is icomen in” (The Cuckoo Song)
“The Nice Guys”
The Nice Guys Shane Black (2016) [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’] In contrast with this week’s major holiday weekend openings of the uninspired new X-Men movie and the totally unnecessary sequel to Alice in Wonderland, both of which have underwhelmed critics and audiences alike, you might want to… Continue reading “The Nice Guys”