Aimee Mann’s newest album Mental Illness is not entirely about mental illness. There are certain songs that focus on mental illness, of course. One of the album’s highlights, “Patient Zero,” aptly des…
Book Review: 10 Things I Can See From Here by Carrie Mac
For today’s stop on the 10 Things I can See From Here blog tour, I review Carrie Mac’s latest novel, which takes a distinct turn from the usual sort of main character most YA fiction is bu…
TV Review: Better Call Saul (1×10) – “Marco”
Every episode of Better Call Saul has changed the show’s title sequence each week with a choice image unique to each week. The intro for the first season finale, “Marco,” is perhaps the most openly sy…
TV Review: Better Call Saul (1×09) – “Pimento”
There are television episodes with scenes so powerful that they can sometimes overshadow the rest of an episode. What do you mean stuff happened before the Red Wedding? Oftentimes these are scenes tha…
TV Review: Better Call Saul (1×08) – “RICO”
It’s been interesting seeing how Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould utilize the cold opens on Better Call Saul in a different fashion than they did on Breaking Bad. Whereas, the cold opens on Breaking Bad…
TV Review: Better Call Saul (1×07) – “Bingo”
After our little sojourn into the dark world of Mike Ehrmantraut last week, Better Call Saul realigns us back into the trials and tribulations of jaunty elder law lawyer Jimmy McGill. This week’s epis…
TV Review: Better Call Saul (1×06) – “Five-O”
How’s this for a change of pace? Last week, Better Call Saul shifted the perspective from Jimmy McGill to Mike Ehrmantraut for its closing minutes as it concisely put into focus the lonely and closed …