Review of The Last Stand: Custer, Sitting Bull, and the Battle of The Little Bighorn by Nathanial Philbrick Rating ***** Last month I had a chance to visit Little Bighorn in Montana. We opted for a bus tour of the battlefield. Our guide gave a good overview of the story, but there was a lot … [Read more...] about Review of The Last Stand
Hurricane Florence coverage 101
It's been a staple of severe weather events for a long time. If you want to demonstrate the effects of a hurricane, you put a journalist in the weather during their live broadcast. What better way to show wind and rain and waves than to have some TV news anchor clinging to a pole and being pelted by … [Read more...] about Hurricane Florence coverage 101
Three film recommendations
For this post, I have two very good nonfiction films to recommend and one must see film. BlackkKlansman written by Charlie Wachtel and David Rabinowitz and directed by Spike Lee Rating *** The first film on my recommendation list is Black Klansman. The story is well told and acted. I did, … [Read more...] about Three film recommendations
Review of the Trayvon Martin docuseries
Review of Rest in Power: The Trayvon Martin Story Rating *** When I first heard about this documentary, I thought that maybe it would be about how the Trayvon Martin story had been manipulated by lawyers, the media, and opinionated talk show hosts into something it wasn’t. I surely didn’t expect … [Read more...] about Review of the Trayvon Martin docuseries
Two documentary quick takes
I have two excellent documentaries worth your time. First up is Three Identical Strangers directed by Tim Wardle. Rating ***** I got to see this one in the theatre, which I might add was jam packed. This is the story of three identical twins who were separated at birth. Neither the twins nor … [Read more...] about Two documentary quick takes
A case study of an epic marketing fail
As an author and reviewer of books, I often track sales of books that I have reviewed or read. I'm always looking for creative ways to market my own books. One thing I learned from marketing my own books is that the end user (the reader) could care less who published a particular book. Readers are … [Read more...] about A case study of an epic marketing fail