I’ve Just Become Engaged…Now What?
From the August 1953 Issue of True Romance Magazine, a guide for the young woman who is about to embark on the wonders of marriage. How does it hold up compared to today’s standards of marriage? Read on and take the “Am I Ready For Marriage?” Quiz at the bottom: What does a bride need to know to be …
Read MoreThe Pitches Are Back!
Rebel Wilson leads the Barden Bellas back into the spotlight in Pitch Perfect 2, which takes over theaters on May 15. Get ready for the Aca-pocalypse! “Pitch Perfect” — 2012’s sleeper hit about an all-female college a cappella team competing for a national championship — was the smash hit that nobody saw coming. Produced for a paltry $17 million, …
Read MoreSplitting Up! What Would Lucy Do?
By Brianna Porter It’s fairly common to feel a little lost after a regular ol’ breakup, so it’s not hard to assume what a big ol’ divorce might feel like. It’s a long process that requires multiple agreements (who gets what, who gets to see the kids when, etc.) and it can really take it out of you. Not everyone …
Read MoreHow To Have A Good Time On A First Date
The following advice was excavated from our True Romance Magazine archives. This advice story ran in the June, 1952 issue, but it still works pretty well today – except for the radio and jukebox tips. We added a few updates, too, but you can see for yourself if these ideas will help! You can banish those pre-date jitters by …
Read MoreGood Moms/Bad Moms – It Takes All Kinds in Novels!
Tags: novel viewpoints
For Mother’s Day, the nation celebrated motherhood with floral bouquets and restaurants full of dutiful children honoring moms. Of course, in fiction, especially mystery writing, the “bad” mother is usually more significant to plot and character development. Start with Euripides’ Medea, who punishes husband Jason’s betrayal by murdering their children. Examples of other famous bad moms in literature range …
Read MoreWhen Bad Books Are Made Into Even Worse Movies
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We’ve talked about great books that were turned into terrible movies, and others that have been made into great movies. Now we’ve chosen to highlight a few books so bad that they shouldn’t have ever seen the light of day. Despite their weak characters, cliched plot lines and boring romance, these films managed to impress some studio head enough to green light …
Read MoreCurse of the Wallflower
Tags: how i know I"m in love
I had always been a shy, gawky adolescent, sure no boy could ever find me attractive. As I grew older, that insecurity with men remained and I had few dates. Then one day I met Richard. He was sitting in his car at the gas station, waiting on the pump to fill his tank. I was having trouble getting the …
Read MoreLove in Bloom: Thomas Hardy Novel Arrives on Big Screen
Far From the Madding Crowd , Thomas Hardy’s fourth novel (first published in 1874) and his first major literary success, has been adapted for the Big Screen and opens in theaters this weekend. Hardy knew how to write epic novels and love stories (Tess of the D’Urbervilles, Jude the Obscure). Far from the Madding Crowd tells the story of the young …
Read MoreCheers to the Buff and Tough Women of Vikings!
Behind every great man there is an even greater woman. Sometimes you have to look beyond the elaborate beard to see her though. The strong women featured on the History Channel’s epic series Vikings, have come out from behind their bearded counterparts and shown us some television worth watching! The cast of characters: Lagertha Lothbrok (played by Katheryn Winnick) is …
Read MoreFictional First Lines Can Be Unforgettable
By Katherine Sharma The first line of a fiction novel is so important that the most famous are instantly recognized: “Call me Ishmael.” (Moby-Dick by Herman Melville) “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times…” (A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens) “Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own …
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