The Bookworm Sez: Why do we love dogs? Author hits the road to find the answer

The Bookworm Sez: Why do we love dogs? Author hits the road to find the answer

You are your dog’s only pack. And the pack is happy.A trip to the corner store started it all: you said “Go for a ride?”… Continue reading

The Bookworm Sez: Why do we love dogs? Author hits the road to find the answer

Poem: “If only”

“If only ...’’By Tom AbrosimovaIf I could write what’s really importantThe whole world would change.If only the love was importantAs it is right away.If I… Continue reading

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Best Bets ■ “An Evening of Piano with Jason Farnham,” on Friday at 7 p.m. at Christ Lutheran Church in Soldotna. Farnam describes his style… Continue reading

This image released by Universal Pictures shows Scarlett Johansson in a scene from "Lucy." (AP Photo/Universal Pictures)

Reeling it in: ‘Lucy’ won’t make you think too hard

“Lucy”Universal Pictures1 hour, 29 minutes“We only use 10 percent of our brains.” That’s one of those strange little science tidbits that you pick up somewhere,… Continue reading

This image released by Universal Pictures shows Scarlett Johansson in a scene from "Lucy." (AP Photo/Universal Pictures)
The Bookworm Sez: 'The Removers' shows a darker side of coming-of-age

The Bookworm Sez: ‘The Removers’ shows a darker side of coming-of-age

Clean up your mess!It’s something you’ve been told your entire life. Put away your toys. Color inside the lines. Straighten your room. Keep your handwriting… Continue reading

The Bookworm Sez: 'The Removers' shows a darker side of coming-of-age

What’s Happening

Events and Exhibits ■ First Thursday at Kobuk Kaladi Coffee Shop is “Art For Humanity” from 4-7 p.m. These artists are showing — Jan Wallace,… Continue reading

This image released by Paramount Pictures shows Dwayne Johnson as Hercules in a scene from "Hercules." (AP Photo/Paramount Pictures, Kerry Brown)

Hercules a rare disappointment from “The Rock”

“Hercules” Paramount Pictures 1 hours, 30 minutes Years ago I saw “The Scorpion King” starring a charismatic wrestler known as The Rock. I remember telling… Continue reading

This image released by Paramount Pictures shows Dwayne Johnson as Hercules in a scene from "Hercules." (AP Photo/Paramount Pictures, Kerry Brown)

What’s Happening

Events and Exhibits ■ For the month of July, the Kenai Fine Art Center will host an exhibit of quilting from around the state, coordinated… Continue reading

Bookworm Sez: One for me, and one for you

Bookworm Sez: One for me, and one for you

One for me, and one for you. Divvying up candy when you were a kid was an almost-exact science. Everybody had to have an equal… Continue reading

Bookworm Sez: One for me, and one for you

Summer Orchestra highlights new bands

Not a seat could be found at noon in the restaurant-turned-concert venue Tuesday at Odie’s Deli in Soldotna. Picking, and strumming at the back of… Continue reading

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Best Bet ■ Soldotna Progress Days events are Saturday and Sunday at the Soldotna Little League fields on Kalifornsky Beach Road. For a schedule, visit… Continue reading

Reeling it in: ‘Snowpiercer’ a thought-provoking ride

“Snowpiercer” SnowPiercer 2 hours, 6 minutes   I find it a depressing fact of life, but more and more small, independent, or unique foreign films… Continue reading

FILE - This photo released by Warner Bros. Pictures shows director/producer, Clint Eastwood, left, and executive producer Frankie Valli on the set of Warner Bros. Pictures' musical "Jersey Boys," a Warner Bros. Pictures release. The big-screen adaptation of the hit Broadway musical "Jersey Boys" is Eastwood's 12th film as a director since turning 70. (AP Photo/Warner Bros. Pictures, Keith Bernstein, file)

Working late in life, directors refuse to say cut

Visiting a retired Frank Capra at his Sierra Nevada hideaway, Clint Eastwood was baffled.“I always thought: ‘He could be making a film right now. He’s… Continue reading

FILE - This photo released by Warner Bros. Pictures shows director/producer, Clint Eastwood, left, and executive producer Frankie Valli on the set of Warner Bros. Pictures' musical "Jersey Boys," a Warner Bros. Pictures release. The big-screen adaptation of the hit Broadway musical "Jersey Boys" is Eastwood's 12th film as a director since turning 70. (AP Photo/Warner Bros. Pictures, Keith Bernstein, file)

Poem: Dipnetting

Dipnetting SeasonBy Dee Rusin, KenaiThe fish are coming! The fish are coming! Grab your nets and poles! Hurry to the beach Stretch as far as… Continue reading

In this Thursday, July 3, 2014 photo, cell phones, mixed with the evening's supplies, were rarely touched at a crafting party for teenagers in Arvada, Colo. Crafting encourages creativity, develops imagination and counters the many hours teens spend on their computers, phones and other "screens." Activities such as crafting allow parents to connect with their teens in a healthy way.   (AP Photo/Jennifer Forker)

Teen craft nights boost creativity, family ties

A few months ago, I launched a diabolical plan to entice my teenage daughters to spend more time with me, and to semi-shelter them from… Continue reading

In this Thursday, July 3, 2014 photo, cell phones, mixed with the evening's supplies, were rarely touched at a crafting party for teenagers in Arvada, Colo. Crafting encourages creativity, develops imagination and counters the many hours teens spend on their computers, phones and other "screens." Activities such as crafting allow parents to connect with their teens in a healthy way.   (AP Photo/Jennifer Forker)
The Bookworm Sez: 'North of Normal' an out-of-the-ordinary read

The Bookworm Sez: ‘North of Normal’ an out-of-the-ordinary read

You stopped in the store the other day, and stopped short.In all its electric-colored glory, tie-dye is back. Or maybe it never left, just passed… Continue reading

The Bookworm Sez: 'North of Normal' an out-of-the-ordinary read
This photo released by Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation shows Andy Serkis as Caesar in a scene from the film, "Dawn of the Planet of the Apes." (AP Photo/Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation)

Reeling It In: New ‘Planet of the Apes’ film impresses

“Dawn of the Planet of the Apes” Twentieth Century Fox 2 hours, 10 minutes   One of the pop-culture blogs I read recently did a… Continue reading

This photo released by Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation shows Andy Serkis as Caesar in a scene from the film, "Dawn of the Planet of the Apes." (AP Photo/Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation)

What’s Happening

Events and Exhibits ■ For the month of July, the Kenai Fine Art Center will host an exhibit of quilting from around the state, coordinated… Continue reading

The Bookworm Sez: Be patient - 'Recognition' will come

The Bookworm Sez: Be patient – ‘Recognition’ will come

What you wouldn’t give to spend one more day. Your loved one has been gone — what? Weeks? Years? It seems like forever, and missing… Continue reading

The Bookworm Sez: Be patient - 'Recognition' will come

Reeling it in: ‘Echo’ follows in footsteps of ‘E.T.’

“Earth to Echo” Relativity Media 1 hour, 29 minutes     I am currently writing from the mountains of rural Vermont, and all the power… Continue reading