Somehow, after just three weeks of reviewing books, I’m somehow writing about a second whole book based on a Twitter account. The first was The White Man’s Guide to White Male Writers of the Western Canon by Dana Schwartz. It was a solid book of literary trivia written by someone making fun of theContinue reading “Gaze Upon His Works, Ye Mighty, and Despair!: Dril Official “Mr. Ten Years” Anniversary Collection by Dril”
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History’s Messiest Bitch Who Loved All The Drama: Young Stalin by Simon Sebag Montefiore
In the early 2000’s, MTV Cribs kicked ass. Apparently that show is still on, I honestly had no idea. Back in the day though, looking at all the crazy nonsense celebrities filled their house with was like gawking at the richest freak in the sideshow. A person acquiring riches seems to breed a levelContinue reading “History’s Messiest Bitch Who Loved All The Drama: Young Stalin by Simon Sebag Montefiore”
A Hair’s Breadth from Interesting: Wish by CLAMP
There are certain genres of fiction that I’ll never really be into, no matter how good individual examples of that genre are. The other week Cindy and I watched Arctic starring Mads Mikkelsen. Think Castaway, but cold. Or The Grey minus the wolves. It’s a typical man vs. nature story while also being chilly.Continue reading “A Hair’s Breadth from Interesting: Wish by CLAMP”
No Dude, That Stripper is Totally Into You: ‘I Date a Hooker’ by Jeff Fischer
If you need to kill a weekday evening, I can’t recommend highly enough Chapo Traphouse co-host Felix Biderman’s excellent documentary, Fighting in the Age of Loneliness. It’s a fascinating history of the sport of MMA. It’s both a history of the sport as a whole and a philosophical discussion on sanctioned violence as anContinue reading “No Dude, That Stripper is Totally Into You: ‘I Date a Hooker’ by Jeff Fischer”
What If Scott Pilgrim Was Good?: Solanin by Inio Asano
What If Scott Pilgrim Was Good?: Solanin by Inio Asano I’m kind of kidding with that title. I actually think Edgar Wright’s film, Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World is pretty solid. It’s no Hot Fuzz or Shaun of the Dead, but it’s funny enough and still looks quitee good. I’m less of a fanContinue reading “What If Scott Pilgrim Was Good?: Solanin by Inio Asano”
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