Okay. I know that I have not posted in a terrible long time, but I’ve had some ongoing medical problems, a crazily messed up schedule for junior year that still does not perfectly work out (had to drop a few classes – ), and just general end of the year wrap up stuff. [...]

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Inkheart

Hmm… I’d give it an 8/10. The book was much, much better. Helen Mirren was Elinor, but her role was too small. I really enjoyed the first half of the movie, but the middle was bad and the end was a bit lacking. Brendan Fraser did a fine job, but I just can’t see him [...]

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Just saw on MSNBC – David McCullough advised Obama on his inauguration speech! That explains why he didn’t have time to write back, perhaps…
How fabulous – and again! Keith Olbermann just said that McCullough probably saw the final copy (as well as Doris Kearns Goodwin) I’m betting McCullough smiled at this bit:
Our Founding Fathers, faced [...]

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I keep getting about 10-20 (even sometimes 30) hits with the search “jane adams wife of john adams” and “book about jane adams wife of john adams.” I’m not really sure why these people get my blog, since when I search it, I don’t get my blog at all.
A message to all those people: Jane [...]

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How accurate is John Adams miniseries?

This is in response to Danielle’s comment,
Do you know how much of the mini series is actually historically accurate? Most, parts, all, very little?
Well, it is a matter of opinion, of course, but I think that the mini-series is surprisingly accurate. David McCullough, the author, is pretty impressed with it. Here’s a [...]

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History Tuesday: John Adams Innaccuracy Episode 3

I found a gaping inaccuracy that completely destroys the possibilty of two scenes (three?) in John Adams, Episode 3. And this inaccuracy does not appear on wikipedia OR IMDB. Though I am sad that there are inaccuracies, I am reveling in the fact that I was “clever” enough to figure one out without help.

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