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Get Home Safe by Rana Abdelhamid: 3.2 Stars
Even though punching someone looks great in the movies, it’s actually better to hit with the palm of your hand than with a closed fist.
Jun 4
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Claude Knobler
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Joan of Arc by Helen Castor: 2 Stars
Kevin Costner would have been great as Joan of Arc
Jun 2
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Claude Knobler
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May 2026
Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare: 2 Stars
Claude and Mary by Claude and Mary: 32 Stars
May 28
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Claude Knobler
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I Must Be Dreaming by Roz Chast: 1.4 stars
Why exactly do we work so hard to keep secrets from ourselves?
May 26
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Claude Knobler
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The Devil Reached Toward the Sky by Garrett G. Graff 3.4 Stars
None of the pilots wanted to do it.
May 21
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Claude Knobler
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Film Club by David Gilmour: 3.4 Stars
Here’s a fun quiz.
May 19
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Claude Knobler
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The Nineties by Chuck Klosterman: 3.4 stars
It wasn’t just the phones.
May 14
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Claude Knobler
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How To Be A Jewish Mother by Dan Greenburg: 5 Stars
Take home a little something to eat for later....
May 12
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Claude Knobler
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The Accidental Tourist: 4 Stars
One last Mother's Day
May 7
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Claude Knobler
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Against Oblivion by Ian Hamilton 3.4 Stars
Who wouldn't want to buy a Ford Thunderblender?
May 5
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Claude Knobler
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April 2026
A House In Fez by Suzanna Clarke 3 stars
Kramer ruined Seinfeld....and Morocco
Apr 30
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Claude Knobler
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2
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Maigret In New York by Georges Simenon 3 Stars
When I was seven, every Saturday morning I’d pour myself a bowl of Sugar Frosted Flakes or Fruit Loops, and watch test patterns on TV.
Apr 28
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Claude Knobler
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