Family
Craig Brownlie on March 27th, 2007
The April 1 holiday brings a deluge of events to Family Valued. Floating among the calendrical detritus in the City sub-basement, we confronted the Junior Correspondent in Charge of Press Releases and Staph Infections. According to the J.C.C.P.R.S.I., "You'd have to be a fool not to call ahead." Bearing that
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Craig Brownlie on March 7th, 2007
‘Tis the slushy season. Every little thing from school to the movies to the mall seems a little too moist and a little too hazy and... whine, whine, whine. It's not quite spring until spring break arrives. If only there were a place to go with a little activity, a
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Craig Brownlie on February 28th, 2007
We here at the Family Valued silent wing, room with turning heads, and school for pellet regurgitation have randomly selected an 11-year-old from among the one immediately available. So, you've started a new book series?Yes, I have: Guardians of Ga'Hoole, except I started with Book 4. The main characters in
Pop Culture
Craig Brownlie on February 20th, 2007
It is just possible that The Beatles might not be the coolest thing about Liverpool, England? Certainly, they are not the only cool thing, though I suspect your list might run dreadfully short after the Fab Four and...Gerry and the Pacemakers. Don't feel bad --- few Liverpudlians could come up
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Craig Brownlie on February 13th, 2007
Writers & Books is looking to nurture some winter flowers among the youth of Rochester with vacation fun and other special offerings. For winter break (February 19-23), check out: Grades 1-3: "Read Around the World" with Sally Bittner Bonn --- Listen to stories and poems from cultures near and far,
Pop Culture
Craig Brownlie on January 31st, 2007
Outlined against a blue-gray November sky, the Great Creator rode again. In dramatic lore he is known as father, beginner, and inventor. These are only aliases. His real name is Fred Morrison. He saw the potential in the first popcorn lid as it sailed on supple breezes into the even
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Craig Brownlie on January 23rd, 2007
The DVD is a marvelous thing: opalescent, round, and covered with data --- data that rarely serves the dark soul of the average pre-adolescent. You know the age: Disney movies are pabulum, Harry Potter gives them the trots, and they'd love Sartre if only they'd give him a chance. Let
Pop Culture
Craig Brownlie on January 23rd, 2007
I have been in a large room filled with people in colorful costumes and wearing odd bits of plastic upon their face. I have sat with them and listened to them talk disconsolately about a proposed re-write of a fictional universe that would alter the "history" as previously composed. I
Pop Culture
Craig Brownlie on January 16th, 2007
Let's begin with the assumption that you know nothing about the H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society (www.cthulhulives.org). The first part is Howard Phillips Lovecraft, author of numerous macabre tales. If you don't recognize the name, then let's call him an influential cult figure of some talent. If you do recognize the
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Craig Brownlie on January 16th, 2007
We here at the Family Valued detective agency, cricket nursery, and school for Humphrey Bogart impressions have randomly selected an 11-year-old from among the one immediately available.Talk to me about Chet Gecko.Chet Gecko is a private eye in different mysteries about elementary school animals. Chet Gecko has his own private
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