Review No. 46: Bonus! Check In at McDonald’s-Dave Ward 1400 Dave Ward Drive (501) 327-2072 26.3 percent finished reviewing Conway restaurants Note: We post bonus reviews as we check in to various chain restaurants around Conway for which we have already done an initial review. We reviewed McDonald’s on Oak Street in May, and… Continue reading McDonald’s on Dave Ward
El Acapulco
Review No. 45: El Acapulco 201 Skyline Drive #40 (501) 327-8445 25.7 percent finished reviewing Conway restaurants The Situation He Said: Jones had been having a busy week, and wasn’t able to do lunch until Friday, so by then I was itching to get out among Conway’s finest and have myself some lunch, Mexican… Continue reading El Acapulco
Shakespeare’s Sonnet 129: “Th’expense of Spirit in a Waste of Shame”
Get Out
Get Out Jordan Peele (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 starts out as an updated version of Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner, morphs by the second act into The Stepford Wives, and finally ends up going full Frankenstein. Whatever you think of writer-director Jordan Peele’s debut film… Continue reading Get Out
Shucked Surf and Turf Shack
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
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