I finished reading Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury. It felt very Stephen King, and I felt the same way when I read Dandelion Wine. In King's book, Fairy Tale, I suspect he drew inspiration from this book. If you've read both, you probably know the features I'm referencing.

I never saw the Disney movie based on the book, so I watched that next. It was fun to see Pam Grier is this. Jonathan Pryce, unfortunately, will always be Jack from Jumpin' Jack Flash to me lol, so I couldn't take him seriously as the big scary bad guy. There are some very significant changes from the book to the movie. Really, really big ones. The ending of the movie, from the library scene onward, is completely different. It's also a little cringey to watch the special effects from a 40-year-old movie when I don't have any nostalgia attached to them, haha.

Finished listening to American Demon: Eliot Ness and the Hunt for America's Jack the Ripper last night. I've never read The Untouchables, and this is focused on Ness's time as director of public safety for the city of Cleveland, which overlapped with the career of a serial killer, whom, if this book's researcher has it right, Ness identified but couldn't arrest because of family political connections. It's an interesting look into the late 1930s, also.

That one’s been on my list! Along with another that looks interesting by the same author, Daniel Stashower—The Hour of Peril: The Secret Plot to Murder Lincoln Before the Civil War.

I finished reading Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury. It felt very Stephen King, and I felt the same way when I read Dandelion Wine. In King's book, Fairy Tale, I suspect he drew inspiration from this book. If you've read both, you probably know the features I'm referencing.

 

I never saw the Disney movie based on the book, so I watched that next. It was fun to see Pam Grier is this. Jonathan Pryce, unfortunately, will always be Jack from Jumpin' Jack Flash to me lol, so I couldn't take him seriously as the big scary bad guy. There are some very significant changes from the book to the movie. Really, really big ones. The ending of the movie, from the library scene onward, is completely different. It's also a little cringey to watch the special effects from a 40-year-old movie when I don't have any nostalgia attached to them, haha.

How/where did you watch it? Did they finally put it on Disney+?

I just finished Manacled, a work of fan fiction due to be published in print. It imagines the world of Harry Potter if a couple critical things happened differently leading to Voldemort winning the war. A hair tedious, and plenty dark with some sexy stuff, but an interesting and cohesive take. I have no interest in supporting JKR with another dime of my money, but the world she created is pretty interesting and lends itself well to thought problems like this book lays out.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/14454174/chapters/33390198

American Midnight: The Great War, a Violent Peace, and America’s Forgotten Crisis
by Adam Hochschild

Your high school history classes probably taught you about the brave Americans swooping in to rescue the Allies in WWI, leading directly into the Roaring ‘20s. You may not have learned much about the contents of this book. I didn’t. The period from 1917-1921 was a horrific time for Blacks, Jews, immigrants from anywhere other than Anglo-Saxon Europe, socialists, organized labor, and anyone opposed to the war. All were painted as anti-American, and were viciously persecuted by police, the courts, and vigilante mobs. The Espionage Act was created which allowed people to be imprisoned for their speech. Mass censorship was the order of the day, and the eugenics movement thrived. President Wilson, when not actively supporting these actions, looked the other way. This book is a hard look at a dark era. It’s well-written and engaging, I highly recommend it.

American Midnight: The Great War, a Violent Peace, and America’s Forgotten Crisis
by Adam Hochschild

 

Your high school history classes probably taught you about the brave Americans swooping in to rescue the Allies in WWI, leading directly into the Roaring ‘20s. You may not have learned much about the contents of this book. I didn’t. The period from 1917-1921 was a horrific time for Blacks, Jews, immigrants from anywhere other than Anglo-Saxon Europe, socialists, organized labor, and anyone opposed to the war. All were painted as anti-American, and were viciously persecuted by police, the courts, and vigilante mobs. The Espionage Act was created which allowed people to be imprisoned for their speech. Mass censorship was the order of the day, and the eugenics movement thrived. President Wilson, when not actively supporting these actions, looked the other way. This book is a hard look at a dark era. It’s well-written and engaging, I highly recommend it.

I didn't learn about it in school per se, but I've learned about it.  Every year I "get" to teach my 7th graders about Jim Crow and "Strange Fruit" when we get to the Jazz Era.

Outlive: The Science & Art of Longevity

by Peter Attia, MD

 

I purchased this book months ago and have been chipping away at it.

Really got interesting in the later chapters, especially training and the "art of stability"

 

short version (review here) it is not only about improving lifespan but health span

I may have said it before here — the Chris Hemsworth show on Disney Plus is a good diluted version of this. I’ve let some things stick around- like saunas (still resisting cold therapy), and fasting. (More like 24 hr fasting than 5 days.)

I may have said it before here — the Chris Hemsworth show on Disney Plus is a good diluted version of this. I’ve let some things stick around- like saunas (still resisting cold therapy), and fasting. (More like 24 hr fasting than 5 days.)

I had to ask google about this

Limitless

will have to check it out