Ellis van Jason had a film and drone permit to shoot in the locations featured in the video, including permission to drive off-road in Serengeti, and that he worked directly with Tanzania National Park Authority under the supervision of professional guides and conservationists in shooting the video.
Without a permit, Drones are strictly prohibited in Tanzania. I didn’t even take one as they are sometimes confiscated on arrival at the airport.
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The Wedding People (2004) is funny. But a black comedy, dealing with suicide.
Unsurprisingly, it ends up life affirming.
Phoebe Stone, a newly divorced literature professor who checks into a luxury Newport, RI, hotel intending to take her own life.
Mistaken for a wedding guest, she becomes unexpectedly close to the bride, Lila, ultimately finding a reason to live through new connections, honest conversations, and a chaotic, week-long wedding party.
If you like making fun of rich people, this book’s for you. 😀
Premise: Phoebe arrives at the Cornwall Inn with no luggage, reeling from a failed marriage, IVF, and her cat’s death, intending to die in a place she once hoped to visit with her ex-husband.
The Unlikely Bond: Lila, the bride, discovers Phoebe’s intent and, desperate to keep her perfect wedding from being ruined, gets involved with her. Their candid conversations, filled with unexpected humor and emotional depth, bring them together.
The Wedding Transformation: Phoebe is drawn into the wedding festivities, eventually acting as a sort of reluctant confidante and maid of honour to Lila, who is facing her own anxieties about her marriage to a man named Gary.
Themes: The novel balances the dark themes of grief, suicide, and loss with the light, chaotic energy of a destination wedding, focusing on themes of resilience, self-discovery, and second chances.
TriStar Pictures is adapting Alison Espach’s bestselling 2024 novel, The Wedding People, into a feature film.
I’ve been following the tiny-house movement for years.
… an architectural and social movement promoting the reduction and simplification of living spaces.
Tiny homes have been promoted as offering lower-cost and sometimes eco-friendly features within the housing market, and they have also been promoted a housing option for homeless individuals. …
Read their FAQs.
Delivery starts sometime in 2026 in California. The first ones will not be off-grid ready, but that’s planned for the future.
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Mick Herron is the author of the Slough House series, early novels of which have been adapted into the Slow Horses television series.
Critics praise his witty one-liners, “barbed and sardonic” dialogue, and elegant descriptive passages.
All true. Very funny. Skillful.
But the guy is an awful story teller. His books drag. Are repetitious. Nothing happens aside from witty banter for multiple chapters.
The TV adaptations are WAY better than his books.
HIs 2008 stand alone novel Reconstruction is a good example.
Brilliant in many ways. But confusing and ultimately disappointing for this reader.
Initially being very impressed with the Jane Hawk series … by the 3rd and 4th I’m bewildered.
The story gets more and more confusing.
Jane less and less impressive a heroine.
| The Silent Corner | (2017) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
| The Whispering Room | (2017) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
| The Crooked Staircase | (2018) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
| The Forbidden Door | (2018) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
| The Night Window | (2019) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
I’ll skip The Night Window.
Some reviewers find deeper meaning in the muddle.
Each year since 2020 I’ve been considering STARTING the most famous bikepacking race on earth — the Tour Divide from Banff, Canada to the Mexican border.
I’ll try again in 2026.
In Montana, I’ll divert to visit friends in Coeur d’Alene.
Via the Trail of the Coeur d’Alenes.
I’ll be on my Trek Checkpoint with 4 panniers.
Jack Keogh posted an honest video of the Tour Divide. It’s TOUGH.
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It’s possible I’ll loop back to Calgary on another trail.
This adventure is entirely self-supported. There’s no registration. No registration fee.
Freedom.
Wish me luck.
Entertaining.
Archer is sorry the art of the short story is slowing disappearing.
Cat O’Nine Tales is British author Jeffrey Archer‘s fifth collection of short stories. It was published in 2006, and nine of the twelve stories are based on tales Archer heard while in prison.
I was keen to read The Briars (2026) because it was a murder mystery set in the Pacific Northwest with a Game Warden as the protagonist.
Not bad. Not great.
Too much attention on the romantic subplot.
I’m still disappointed.
Excellent source books, the Alex Cross series. Excellent cast.
I’d fire the writers. This TV drama should have been much better.
Critics and most people still like this show.
I found the plot confusing. A couple of deaths unnecessary. Poor story telling.
Meh.
The ending of the season was quite good, however. Not easy to do.
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Rick McCharles 