Monthly Archives: April 2018

Some of Joshua McFadden’s signature recipes include Pasta alla Gricia with Slivered Sugar Snap Peas, Cacio e Pepe Butter, Couscous with English Peas, Apricots, and Lamb Meatballs, Roasted Beets, Avocado, and Sunflower Seeds, Roasted Radishes with Brown Butter, Chile, and … Continue reading →

I watched some Match Game and went over to the record store to buy some CDs before going over to the theatre that was showing “The Rider.”  It showed a young man named Brady who rode horses in a rodeo, … Continue reading →

I took the bus over to Emeryville to catch the early showing of “Avengers: Infinity War.”  It was ten o’clock in the morning, and the theatre was filled with people.  I was unfortunate to be sitting near someone who couldn’t … Continue reading →

I came home from class and walked over to the record store.  I bought a vinyl copy of John Lennon’s “Mind Games” album and also bought CDs of Tom Petty, Roger Miller, and Joe Ely.  I heard the news about … Continue reading →

I did some work preparing for my lecture and then took a break to watch “In Old Chicago.  The cast included Tyrone Power, Alice Faye, Don Ameche, and Andy Devine.  The movie started with characters acting stupidly.  The father of … Continue reading →

After I returned from work, I watched “Captains Courageous,” the movie with Spencer Tracy, Freddie Bartholomew, Lionel Barrymore, Mickey Rooney, Melvyn Douglas, and John Carradine.  Bartholomew was a very good child actor.  He was supposed to be a spoiled rich … Continue reading →

I sat in the office and watched “Five Star Final,” a movie about a newspaper starring Edward G. Robinson and Boris Karloff.  Robinson is Joseph Randall, the editor of a newspaper the dredges up a scandal from years past, and … Continue reading →

I listened to a few minutes of the news and watched “Shanghai Express.”  The star was Marlene Dietrich, and Eugene Pallette was part of the cast.  Clive Brook was reminiscent of Cary Grant at times.  The director was Josef von … Continue reading →

I sat down in the office after my class and watched “One Hundred Men and a Girl,” a comedy with Deanna Durbin and Adolphe Menjou.  Leopold Stokowski appeared as himself.  Menjou was John Cardwell, an unemployed trombone player who is … Continue reading →