After watching the HBO series about the disaster at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine during the Soviet Union, I wanted to read more about the tragedy. Readers of my blog know, I’m an avid reader. While there is a place for television, books, especially if done right, tell a more accurate picture of… Continue reading Reviewing Serhii Plokhy’s Chernobyl
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Reviewing Where we go from Here
Bernie Sanders’s Where we go from Here is a book recapping his efforts to bring about a more progressive America in the era of Donald Trump. As someone who has supported Bernie and donated to his campaign, I was excited to read the book. Now that I have finished, I can say something really left… Continue reading Reviewing Where we go from Here
Reviewing The new Jim Crow
Michele Alexander’s The new Jim Crow: mass incarceration in the age of colorblindness is one of the most important books I have read in a long time. Alexander demonstrates in revolting clarity how America has used the facially-neutral war on drugs as the current way of controlling and punishing black people, especially black men.
Reviewing the Poisoned City
Anna Clark’s The Poisoned City is about the contaminated drinking water crisis in Flint, Michigan. The Poisoned City is a difficult, necessary read. It says so much about America and human nature; unfortunately, it too often highlights the worst of both.
Reviewing the Flu that Killed 50 Million
The Flu that Killed 50 million is a BBC documentary on the worldwide pandemic of 1918. As someone who enjoys history and didn’t know much about the pandemic, I found The Flu that Killed 50 million to be an interesting documentary. I’m not entirely sure it’s completely accurate, but the documentary paints a reasonable picture… Continue reading Reviewing the Flu that Killed 50 Million
Reviewing When They See Us
When They See Us is a 4-part Netflix series about the so-called Central Park Five. The story of the Central Park Five has been part of the discussion over the last few years because Donald Trump wrote a letter in all of New York City’s major papers urging the death penalty for the five boys… Continue reading Reviewing When They See Us
Reviewing Chernobyl
This review is of the 2019 5-part television series on the 1986 disaster at the Chernobyl nuclear plant in Ukraine. Overall, I think the television series makes an important contribution, because it gets many thinking about something more of us should think about. The corners it cuts and the other inherent flaws of telling such… Continue reading Reviewing Chernobyl
Reviewing the Schlage WiFi Deadbolt
Schlage WiFi Deadbolt replaces your existing deadbolt. By connecting to your home’s WiFi network, it allows you to control your door from anywhere through the Schlage Home app.
Reviewing Fiber
Susan Crawford’s Fiber demonstrates how America’s myth that the free market works in every instance has failed Americans when it comes to accessing truly high-speed Internet connectivity.
Reviewing Ice Cold
Ice Cold is the sixth book in Tess Gerritsen’s Rizzoli & Isles series. I have read each of the first six and liked all of them. Ice Cold was tremendous. I like the series so much I’ve given up on ranking them. I finished Ice Cold in one night.