book by Nayomi Munaweera | review by Casey Matthews The island country of Sri Lanka lies off the southern coast of India and is roughly the size of West Virginia. From 1983 until 2009, this small country was engaged in a brutal civil war that left an estimated 80,000 to 100,000 Sri Lankans dead. The ...
by Rebecca C. Tuite (Rizzoli | review by Casey Matthews ashion is one of those great, fluid enterprises that takes from and inspires others. For some, fashion is more than articles of clothing; it is an art form all its own. In Seven Sisters Style: The All-American Preppy Look, fashion historian and ...
Scrumptions Recipes and Fabled History from Toll House to Cookie Cake Pie by Carolyn Wyman | review by Casey Matthews When I found out that the August issue of BayouLife Magazine was going to be a “food” issue, I knew exactly which of my favorite foods I wanted to write about: the chocolate chip cook...