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Friday, September 30, 2022

Honorable Mentions: Automation, Data and the Big Companies of the Tech Economy.

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Today I thought I'd share another group of reviews of five good books I read from a few years back, in my ongoing "Honorable Mentio...
Thursday, September 29, 2022

Book Review: Life and Death at Cape Disappointment: Becoming a Surfman on the Columbia River Bar (2021). Christopher J. D’Amelio with Reid Maruyama.

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I discovered this unusual and worthwhile memoir last year in a charming little bookstore in Ilwaco, Washington, on a vacation to the southwe...
Friday, September 23, 2022

Movie Review: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Runnin’ Down a Dream (2007). Peter Bogdanovich.

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Among the most prized DVD sets in my musical film collection is Peter Bogdanovich's Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Runnin' Down a ...

Book Review: Wild Tales: A Rock and Roll Life (2013). Graham Nash.

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I saw an article this morning in The Seattle Times about an upcoming small venue local solo concert by Graham Nash, now 80 years old, who (...
Wednesday, September 21, 2022

Book Review: Our Own Worst Enemy: The Assault from Within on Modern Democracy (2021). Tom Nichols.

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As you’ll recall, just last week, I did an “Honorable Mentions” post on five books about authoritarianism, democracy and recent politics. Co...
Saturday, September 17, 2022

TV Reviews: Never Have I Ever, Seasons 1-3, Netflix, and The Summer I Turned Pretty (2022), Amazon Studios.

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You may have noticed that it's been a little slow the last week here at The Memory Cache blog. There's a reason for that (well, sev...
Wednesday, September 14, 2022

Honorable Mentions: Democracy, Authoritarianism, and American Politics.

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Today I'm doing another of my "honorable mentions" posts, featuring another five good books I've read that focus on simila...
Saturday, September 10, 2022

Book Review: Sea of Tranquility (2022). Emily St. John Mandel.

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This is an earnest first attempt at a real science-fiction novel by the author of Station Eleven , which follows a number of ordinary human ...