Ernessa says: I thought for a long time I would choose INCEPTION, because it’s truly a spectacular feat of writing and directing that audiences would come out of that movie saying, “It was so different and confusing” when in actuality we had been spoon-fed the plot and the fact that we understood the question presented [...]

Ernessa says: The nice thing about being a published author is that it’s considered bad form to talk ish about other writers in a public forum. Because of this, if I found myself not enjoying a book during my 52 Books in 52 Weeks project, I put it down and went on to the next [...]

Yay, we’ve come down to my favorite time of the year, when chins hit chests and we spend a week pr two firmly gazing at our navels. Over the course of the next two weeks on FaN, we’ll be weighing in on our favorite books, movies, music, TV shows, and moments of the soon-to-be former [...]

Everywhere you turn cities around the country are facing multimillion deficits.  Truthfully, nowadays it appears that no level of government is immune to financial instability.  But I would argue that financial crisis at the local level (e.g., municipal, borough, town, etc.) is often more difficult to solve, particularly in urban areas.  Why?  Well, cities only [...]

. a favorite blogumn by Monique King-Viehland Monique says: I chose that article for two reasons. One: with my mother’s recent hospitalizations and the death of my grandfather in the ER, as well as my own impending stay in the maternity ward right around the corner; health care reform has been on my mind lately. [...]

. a blogumn by Monique King-Viehland As fiscal crisis becomes commonplace at every level of government and people become more and more dissatisfied with career politicians, alternative options to the everyday candidate are emerging in the political arena.  One such option is the former CEO.  It started with Bloomberg in New York and Daniels in [...]

About three months ago, I pondered the question of whether or not the Tea Party was just another organized hate group masked under the legitimate veil of a political party. Back then; I concluded that even though there were clearly racist actions taken by the party that did not mean that the Tea Party itself was [...]

Hey darlins, as you’re reading this, I’ve probably just set down in my hometown of St. Louis, Missouri. If you’re in STL and somehow managed to miss my 50,000 mentions of the 32 CANDLES Book Event going down at Left Bank Books tomorrow, do go HERE for more info. For the rest of you, who [...]

Can you believe the girl in this BEFORE picture thought she was ugly??? Click on the photo to read Monique’s THEN and NOW story over at 32candles.com!

. a blogumn by Monique King-Viehland If you have not missed Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution, I’d suggest catching the episodes as they are rerun or picking up the DVD when it is released.  And then pick up a copy of Jamie’s Food Revolution: Rediscover How to Cook Simple, Delicious, Affordable Meals.