I finally saw Barbie last week in a funky little theater in Asheville, North Carolina. My daughter and I took in an afternoon show and the theater was almost empty–it was the two of us and five other women. It was my daughter’s second time–she thinks it’s a very funny movie. I agree–its humor along…

My book club–the fun one–met last night and discussed Verity. It was not much loved. Many called out, in particular, the sex scenes. The words crass, vulgar, and filler were mentioned. This group, with a few exceptions, doesn’t read romance and several people opined that sex scenes make a book worse rather than better. I…