
On Sunday, September 14, 2008, I saw the film Grapes of Wrath for the first time. To be honest, although I owned the book of the same name by John Steinbeck, I had only read the last chapter. After seeing the film, I plan to fully read the book.

I wonder if Mrs. Hulda Rath ever realized how much she affected my life. Probably not. It's funny how a teacher gets stuck in your head and you find yourself referencing that for the rest of your life.
Playboy archives 1950s Magazines on DVD-ROMSource: TheState.com
Bondi Digital Publishing of New York, a three-year-old company that publishes magazine archives in digital editions, will be putting out a DVD-ROM set with page-by-page reproductions of all 72 issues of Playboy published in the 1950s.
SummertimeSource: Lapham's Quarterly
I''m good up here in New England.
On the Road with Charles KuraltSource: Common Ties Travel Blog
John Steinbeck, older son, Thom, reveals a primary motivation for Charles Kuralt to begin his famous On the Road series for CBS. The story is told via an audio.
Steinbeck knew he was dyingSource: Common Ties Travel Blog
John Steinbeck's older son, Thom, reveals his father's motivation for his famous Travels with Charley book. Listen to the audio.
Shooting the Vietnam warSource: Common Ties Travel Blog
John Steinbeck's son , Thom, discusses his frustrations as a journalist during the Vietnam war.