We saw The Help via Netflix last night. Very enjoyable film. Certainly makes the blood boil ... the grotesque treatment of black maids portrayed therein. It's an Oscar nominee, and in a sense it's the film I most enjoyed of the (only) three nominees I've seen, but I'm not convinced it's a worthy winner. Mostly that's because I felt manipulated a ( Read more... )

Mary Ann and I went to the Railroad Earth concert last night, at a local venue called the Pageant. I'd never been there -- it's a large bar/club, seats perhaps (just a guess) 1000 if the balcony is open (which it was not last night). Nice place, really ( Read more... )