Kortni’s Kitchen: Taco Tuesday!
This week we had a friend over for piano lessons from my husband. For dinner after, I was going to make spaghetti and meatballs. I…
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Cinema Review: Lion
Lion is a beautifully made film that provides an in-depth look into Indian culture and the plight of orphaned children. Based on a true…
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In the Name of the Family by Sarah Dunant, A Novel about Renaissance Italy
Possessed by a passion for the Renaissance, I have become an ardent follower of author Sarah Dunant. This author has produced five works of…
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Interview with Rejected Princesses’ Jason Porath
Jason Porath isn’t the sort of person you’d initially expect to be running a blog about unsung historical women. A straight white man from…
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Before July, Visit the Exceptional Private Collection Alicia Koplowitz: Exposition Musée Jacquemart-André, Paris
The Musée Jacquemart-André is a private museum located at 158 Boulevard Haussmann in the 8th arrondissement of Paris. As reviewed by Fodors, the Musée Jacquemart-André is perhaps the…
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Kortni’s Kitchen: Lemon Rum Cake Just in Time for Easter!
Thinking about Easter traditions, I thought about confetti eggs, the biggest tradition in my family. We look forward to smashing them over each other’s…
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Book Review: For Whom The Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway
One of Hemingway’s most famous works, For Whom The Bell Tolls is a masterpiece from start to finish. It can get a little dry at times…
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Rejected Princesses – Women Too Awesome, Awful or Offbeat for Kids’ Movies
When you flip through a history book, it becomes clear pretty early on that men take up the majority of the pages. From kings…
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Kamala Khan – The Hero This World Needs
In February of 2014, Kamala Khan debuted in her first series as the new Miss Marvel. She was the first Muslim character to have…
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Kortni’s Kitchen: Apple Custard Pie
This past week was pi week, and for those of us that don’t do math it was pie week. Which of course means that…
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Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry, “13th”, and Looking Back at Black History Month 2017
Looking back at the month of February, I want to pay tribute to what has been a particularly impactful Black History Month for me. What…
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Cinema Review: Lincoln
President Abraham Lincoln was a pioneer for civil liberty in a time that was wrought with division, racism and violence. In the midst of…
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