The Big Smoke America is now six years old and has published almost 2,500 original articles and essays. Here are the Top 10 (+14 more) from 2021.
It’s Burning, That’s Why You Need to Read This. A Look at Believers: Making a Life at the End of the World
Tom Richards reviews Believers: Making a Life at the End of the World by Lisa Wells. (Farrar, Straus & Giroux)
This Sunday’s Puzzler Was Deadly—What Happened to Will Shortz?
Will Shortz played a prank on NPR that Tom Richards wished had been true; this caused him to think of similar people (and things) who can also kiss off into the air.
Handmade but Hard Fought: The Music of Handmade Moments
The music of Handmade Moments may be hard to categorize, but it is definitely crafted from the soul.
The Very Best of 2017!
Tom Richards lists all of the very best things about this year, 2017, from the presidency to music, movies, books, and more.
Blade Runner 2049: The Empire Strikes Back
Tom Richards takes a deeper look at Blade Runner 2049, comparing it to the original Blade Runner. Did the new movie expand upon the first? Or did it cheapen it?