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The 1951 classic The African Queen, starring Humphrey Bogart and Katharine Hepburn, is not my favorite Hepburn film but had its endearing moments. Hepburn plays a reverend’s sister serving as a missionary in Africa when war breaks out in Europe in 1914. Although it’s thought they are far from Germany’s touch, the German troops move in and “recruit” the natives by kidnapping them and burning their homes. Hepburn’s brother perishes in the struggle and she teams up with a loan miner and riverboat owner played by Bogart. They set out to travel down the dangerous Ulanga river on a plot to torpedo the German’s gun ship.   [ Read more ]

This morning I was at my mom’s because the wedding was out in the burbs and it was easier to drive and stay at her place then drive into the city so late. While I was in the neighborhood, I wanted to swing through Macy’s to pick up some Angels on Bare Skin cleanser from Lush because getting to the closest location near me in Lincoln Park is a literal nightmare unless you bike, and even that can be dangerous with all the road and pedestrian traffic. So on my way back home I planned to swing through the mall, but my mom thought it would be fun if we went together since the day was really cloudy and overcast, and in her words, “What else are we going to do.”   [ Read more ]