A good friend (and fellow Southerner) with a knack for picking books that you are sure to be seeing on all the best beaches, recently recommended Kathryn Stockett’s fiction debut, The Help. The “help” in the title refers to the household variety, and, because this book is set in 1963 Jackson, Mississippi, the help is black. My friend promised me that this book was not a white bashing, southerners-still-want-slavery book, and that in fact, it takes Read More…
I saw The Informant starring Matt Damon last weekend. While it’s a very good movie–worth your time and $10.50–Mr. Damon’s performance is the real reason to see this movie. He plays his character a bit like an idiot savant and he does so brilliantly. Most actors would have been tempted to play this character over the top, but Mr. Damon exercises control, even subtlety at times, allowing us to feel some sympathy for a contemptible Read More…

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