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October 29, 2014

Wednesday News: Twitter tinkers with timelines, Adobe clarifies views on Gamergate, book option deals, and does reading affect relationships

JanetPublishing NewsAdobe / algorithms / Facebook / film adaptation / Gamergate / reading / Relationships / timeline / Twitter39 Comments

If you don’t like algorithmic filters, you’re probably not going to like the future of Twitter – So it looks like Twitter is, indeed, starting to model itself a bit more after Facebook, at least with its anticipated move to algorithmically filtered timelines. Ironically, this change seems to privilege intermittent ... more >

November 2, 2012

Friday Film Review: Genevieve

JayneFilm Reviews20th century / cars / England / Friday Film Review / Relationships8 Comments

Genevieve (1953) Genre: Comedy Grade: B Originally I had another film lined up for today but yesterday I was reading that this coming weekend is the annual London to Brighton Rally. “That’s it,” I said. “Genevieve is on.” From a little film that the studio heads didn’t think much of ... more >

June 19, 2012

REVIEW: Great-Aunt Sophia’s Lessons for Bombshells by Lisa Cach

JayneD ReviewsContemporary / Lisa-Cach / Relationships / Simon & Schuster10 Comments

Ever dream of being transformed into a bombshell? Grace Cavanaugh thinks she’s in for an easy, lazy summer when she takes a job as companion to her great aunt Sophia in Pebble Beach. She’ll dab spittle from her aunt’s chin, watch ‘Animal Planet’, and work on her dissertation for her ... more >

The Gift by Eva Cassel
August 26, 2010

REVIEW: The Gift by Eva Cassel

Guest ReviewerB Reviewsf/f/m / Jealousy / Relationships9 Comments

I'm always looking for good f/f/m and this story was recommended to me by another reader.   The only other Harlequin Spice short I've read, Tonight, My Love, by Tracie Sommers, was very memorable. The Gift is sexy, unique, and well-written.   It opens with Mia and her husband, Evan, at a ... more >

February 19, 2010

Friday Film Review: Away We Go

JayneFilm ReviewsContemporary / family relationships / Friday Film Review / Relationships4 Comments

Away We Go (2009) Genre: Romance/Drama/Comedy Grade: B+ Thank you Darlynne for urging me to watch this one otherwise I might not have got around to it for ages. It’s funny, it’s quirky, it’s sad in places but nonetheless hopeful by the end. Burt Freelander (John Krasinski) and Verona De ... more >

March 31, 2008

Book Tastes Form the Basis for Some of the Literati Relationships

JanePublishing NewsBooks / Relationships1 Comments

There was an Australian library (I think) that once hosted single’s parties which I thought was a brilliant idea. Apparently, though, some of the Literati* think that book tastes are more of a turn off than a turn on. Self help books are apparently something that would likely make women ... more >

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