To celebrate the launch of Harriet Reuter Hapgood’s debut novel The Square Root of Summer, published 5th May, MyKindaBook have very special global campaign - #ThisIsWhoIAm.Inspired by… Read More
Everyday Sexism by Laura Bates (bought) - Award-winning campaigner, groundbreaking writer and founder of the Everyday Sexism Project, Laura Bates writes a pioneering examination of sexism in… Read More
And I Darken by Kiersten White sounds absolutely incredible; a gender-bending retelling of the story of Vlad the Impaler - Vlad Dracul, who inspired Bram Stoker to write Dracula - that was s… Read More
New fx Release Now Available
The latest fx workouts from TRAINFITNESS are now available in the app.
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Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme run by The Broke and the Bookish. This week’s topic is a Thanksgiving freebie, and I've decided to talk about the books I'm immensely thankful for. Som… Read More
So it's come to the end of the year, and again I want to look back over the year on Once Upon a Bookcase and my reading, and what I'm looking forward to in 2017.Favourite Books of 2016:Fave… Read More
A controversial Bill that would require Iowans to show Voter Identification at the Polls cleared an Iowa Senate Subcommittee Wednesday, though the measure is being widely criticized for pote… Read More
Janice L. Dennie, lived near The Napa Valley Wine Country for years before she discovered African American wineries. There are African American wineries scattered all over the Unit… Read More
First Class Post - because this post is first class!I received a lotof books in March, and I'm sharing a lot of links to of things to read online, so advance warning, this post is super long… Read More
When I was introduced to faith as allegiance last summer it was like a strobe going off inside my head. It provided some much needed illumination to clarify some pretty muddled thinkin… Read More
A report released by Legislative Auditors Friday says the Maryland State Board of Elections (BOE) needlessly exposed the full Social Security numbers of almost 600,000 voters to potential ha… Read More
This article is the second part of a two-part guide on choosing notification, trust and security building systems for your peer-to-peer platform. We recommend reading part I first.
Part II:… Read More
As we wrote about in an earlier article, the Federal Trade Commission has boiled sharing economy platform success factors, (largely applicable to any peer-to-peer platform), down to:
They ar… Read More
As you may have seen, I have put together a list of Diverse YA & MG 2017 UK Releases to help readers in the UK find diverse books that are being published over here. To help you further… Read More
Trump, Truth and the Lantern of DreamsOur perception of truth is particularly fallible when it comes to other people.By Douglas BoardI grew up with a rock-solid grasp of the difference betwe… Read More
First Class Post - because this post is first class!Books Purchased:Physical copies:Mermaid by Carolyn Turgeon (1st March 2011)This sounds incredible! It's dual-narrated by the mermaid, Prin… Read More
A Third Federal Judge ruled on Tuesday against the Trump Administration’s Decision to End the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Program.
In September, President Trump Canc… Read More
Several Congressional Democrats plan to introduce Legislation that would make it a Federal Crime to Knowingly and Intentionally Publish False Information about Elections.
The Legislation wo… Read More
A Federal Judge, in the UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, Ruled Friday that the Trump Administration must Fully Restore the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (D… Read More
A District of Columbia Federal Judge Temporarily Restricted to Renewals, an earlier Order from earlier this Month, instructing the Trump Administration to Continue Processing Applications fo… Read More
YA does a fantastic job of covering and exploring difficult and sensitive topics. There are so many books that are really powerful and incredibly important, to the point where I think they s… Read More
OCTOBER 2018
2nd - Squirrels From Hell KJ Farrell's Bellmore, NY
Widely known as "The Band That New York City Couldn't Kill", this hard-driving art punk combo ma… Read More
This entry is part 10 of 10 in the series God, government and religion Does China want to rewrite the Bible? Persecution watchdog organization China Aid says yes.
To bette… Read More
DECEMBER 2018
1st - Frank Latorre & The Kingbees The Maples Manorville, NY
Journey down to this cool American restaurant and get yer blues buzz on! Fra… Read More
"Reflections on George H.W. Bush, a man of ‘lovely, sweet reticence’" PBS NewsHour 12/3/2018ExcerptSUMMARY: As the nation mourns George H.W. Bush, we share some personal re… Read More
Legislative Updates
California: Sen. Pat Bates (R-36th District), the Senate Republican Leader, has filed Legislation, Senate Bill 57, that would Change California’s Motor Voter Progr… Read More
A Liberal Democratic super PAC, American Bridge 21st Century, is ramping up efforts to thwart former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz’s Presidential Campaign before it even starts, and is… Read More
Last year, the District Court for the District of Columbia Blocked the Plan to End the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and Work Permit program. Judge John Bates calle… Read More
The Burning by Laura BatesPublished: 21st February 2019 | Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Books | Source: Publisher via NetGalleyEveryday Sexism | Everyday Se… Read More
A Federal Judge on Thursday Struck Down a Trump Administration Rule that Allows Small Businesses to Band Together and Set Up Health Insurance Plans that Skirt Requirements of the Affordable… Read More
Every city you visit in the world offers its own unique street murals that captive people as they are exploring. Artists love to express themselves, turning their city into their own art can… Read More
CGMagazineChris Carter
Brightburn
opens with an emotional cheap shot. As a fairly new parent I
was sickly affected by the “baby home videos” intro like it was my
own personal kr… Read More
The 20 Questions Book TagThis post contains affiliate links.Titles marked with an asterisk (*) were gifted to me by the publisher in exchange for an honest review.I do love a book tag! They'… Read More
Celebrating the diversity of the Long Island Music Scene
AUGUST 2019
1st - Nancy Atlas Good Ground Park Hampton Bays, NY
Nancy Atlas and her band of Journeymen hav… Read More
I had incurable cancer cells in 1975 and also was informed that I had just a couple of months to live. The tumour was in my spine– in the neck– and as it expanded it was push… Read More
Legislative Updates
Arizona: Rep. Kelly Townsend (R-16th District) has Pre-Filed a Bill that would Restrict what Worms of ID are Acceptable in order to Cast a Ballot. It would Disallow the… Read More
Legislative Updates
California: Senate Bill 57 has died in the Senate Elections and Constitutional Amendments Committee. Authored by Sen. Patricia Bates (R-36th District, Laguna Nigel) SB57… Read More
The Emmy award-winning director behind Chernobyl, Johan Renck, is all set to direct the pilot episode of The Last of Us, the popular Naughty Dog video game. This also means that the director… Read More
Cannabis has been legalized in various states worldwide, but no matter what the law says about psychedelics and highs, cannabis culture has really come out to play. While the whole world is… Read More
Presenting the full video of the rocking track “Bad Boy” from the movie Saaho. It is a Multi-Lingual Indian Movie ft. Rebel Star Prabhas and Shraddha Kapoor, Directed by Sujeeth… Read More
President Trump’s Re-Election Campaign and the Republican Party (RNC) have until, Friday August 14th, to provide Evidence of Mail-in-Voting Fraud in Pennsylvania, a Federal Judge Order… Read More
President Trump's Thursday Night Convention Speech making the Case for his Re-Election was Lower-Rated than his Challenger, Joe Biden's Speech, one week ago, according to Overnight Nielsen R… Read More
A Blue-Ribbon Law Enforcement Panel created at the Direction of Trump broke a Federal Open Meeting Law and must Halt its Work until it comes into Compliance with the Statute, a Federal Judge… Read More
Thanks to Richard Winger of Ballot Access News for this post.
U.S. District Court, in McCutcheon v FEC, U.S. District Court, D.C., 1:20cv-2485, Refuses Shaun McCutcheon’s Request, fo… Read More
In his New Book, How to Avoid a Climate Disaster, Bill Gates takes a Technology-centered approach to understanding the Climate Crisis. Gates begins with the 51 Billion Tons of Greenhouse Gas… Read More
Since its creation in the early 1830s, cinema has and continues to entertain and fascinate the world. People quote movie lines in their daily conversations, they wear shirts featuring on-scr… Read More
Photo: Blue Light Bandits by Issac Bates Listen up! Blue Light Bandits release their video for “Punk Rock Dreams,” a soulful blend of rock , jazz, neo-soul and funk. With a kill… Read More
Federal Agencies, this week, will Submit Plans to the White House, on Ways to Increase Voter Registration and Participation, as the Deadline approaches for One of President Biden’s key… Read More
Several must-see sights in Boston showcase the city’s nearly four centuries of history. You can begin your tour on the Freedom Trail, which includes landmarks like the Paul Revere Hous… Read More
Biden announces new ‘crushing’ sanctions on Putin’s Russia
President Joe Biden launched a new attack on Russia’s economy on Friday in response to the country’… Read More
Chelsea FC History, Trophies and playersWhile Chelsea were a reasonably consistent club for most of their history, people nowadays usually associate them with the football juggernaut they've… Read More
Anthony Edwards is the first Timberwolves player to record 25+ points, 5+ rebounds, 5+ assists, and 5+ steals in a game since Corey Brewer on 01/20/2010Player_name TeamPrecious Achiu… Read More
The owners of a tugboat that sank in B.C., killing two workers, have been fined a total of $310,000. James Geoffrey Bates, the owner, was fined $15,000 and given 100 hours of community servi… Read More
Olivia Cooke is an English actress who is best recognized for her outstanding roles in the 2014 movies like “The Quiet Ones,” “The Signal,” and “Ouija.” O… Read More