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A DIY beauty treatment!

Greek yoghurt and coffee face scrub. Slap some of this goo on your face and you won’t need botox. My face was so tight that I was afraid to move it, lest it crack and fall off.

Good stuff!

Book Review: Old Bones, the Wonder Horse

How did I miss this classic about one of my favorites, the 1918 Kentucky Derby hero, Exterminator? I picked up a battered copy online and it’s a keeper! It’s a kid’s book, but the writing is evocative and the horse’s wise, laid-back point of view is captured with humor, sympathy and understanding about the way our animal companions think. Good stuff!

2024 Movie Diary, Part 12

34. SAHARA (1943)

Terrific war movie with Bogart as an American tank commander leading a ragtag group of survivors as they battle the unforgiving North African desert as well as the equally hard-pressed Germans. Bogart is tremendous, and the rest of the cast, representing soldiers of differing nationalities, races, and faiths, is also splendid.
Verdict: Most highly recommended.

35. THE MUSIC MAN (1962)

If it had done nothing more than record Robert Preston’s force-of-nature performance for the ages, it would be worth seeing. But it is so much more. It’s just a pure joy. A tad long, perhaps, but it’s a minor carp.
Verdict: Highly recommended, particularly if you’re feeling blue, because you won’t be after watching it.

36. BATTLESHIP POTEMKIN (1925)

As story-telling goes, it’s pretty ham-fisted, as state propaganda tends to be. But technically and stylistically, it’s a marvel.
Verdict: Nothing else to say really, except that I watched it because I’ve heard of it and it showed up on YouTube. See it here, if you feel so inclined.