Disney Pixar’s Brave was everything I’d hoped it would be with its beautiful rendering of the Scottish Highlands, accents that are music to my ears and actual music that is powerful and grand when it needs to be and soft and sprightly when that’s what’s called for, as well. Brave is the story of Merida,…
Author: S. A. Young
One of three writers who are currently collaborating on a series of romantic suspense novels, I'm a cinemaniac, head-full-of-useless-information trivia maven, waiting for Alex Trebek to retire so that I can appear on Jeopardy again. Oh...and Go Red Sox!
Musings on Celebrity and Managing Expectations
Jason Reitman’s Labor Day continues to film out in Western Massachusetts (It drives me nuts when the ‘bloids say “Boston”. Trust me, Sherborn or Mansfield are not Boston any more than Mayberry is Mount Pilot). My girl Kate Winslet, fresh from receiving the CBE from Queen Elizabeth as part of Her Majesty’s annual birthday honors, has been…
A Fond Farewell to the Queen of Disco
The Queen of Disco, Donna Summer has died at the age of 63 in Florida. According to the website TMZ, Summer had been battling cancer, although no cause of death was immediately available. She certainly kept her struggle quiet. Most of her fans were unaware of her illness and only knew that she was hard…
Where’s My Hat?! It’s Derby Day!
I grew up in Indiana, Indianapolis to be exact. The month of May was always an exciting time for my brother and me. Every year we went to time trials, practices and of course the race itself. (That would be the Indianapolis 500. THE race.) The sound of Indy cars whizzing around a track, no…
A Really Girlie Martini
I get to share the first drink recipe! During the 2nd annual Girls Weekend in Boston, CC, KR and I invented what we decided to call the “All for One” Martini. Before I give you the actual “how-to”, let me give you a bit of background. Our first night, at dinner, we enjoyed a wonderous…