On Goodreads: Mr Punch

By On March 6, 2014 · Leave a Comment · In comics

The Tragical Comedy or Comical Tragedy of Mr. Punch by Neil Gaiman
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I really like Dave McKean’s artwork. I like the motley collage and subtle chaos of angular ink drawn faces mixed with magazine cutouts and snapshots. The storytelling is [...]

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The Croods

By On March 1, 2014 · Leave a Comment · In movies & TV

A clip from Werner Herzog’s Cave of Forgotten Dreams

Watching The Croods on Netflix I couldn’t help thinking about what the scientist said in Werner Herzog’s Cave of Forgotten Dreams. He said something to the effect of how fascinating it was to think that at one point in history there [...]

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Are We Still Devo?

By On February 23, 2014 · Leave a Comment · In art & culture, music

Bob Casale’s death has me combing YouTube and the rest of the web for clips and stories about Devo. A friend introduced to their music in high school and Are We Not Men was among the cassettes that I brought with me to my first year of college.

I was not a [...]

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The New Classic Doctor

By On February 16, 2014 · Leave a Comment · In movies & TV

Alphaville.

I don’t consider myself a Whovian. When the words, “Doctor” and “Who”, are uttered in close proximity, I am more likely to think of Cindy-Lou Who from the timeless Dr. Seuss classic, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, than the now 50-year old BBC Time Lord.   

However, I like to think [...]

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Kate Scott’s Counting to D

By On January 26, 2014 · Leave a Comment · In books

Bowling for Soup: Maestros of high school angst

Samantha Wilson is dyslexic. She cannot read (at least not at the same level as her peers in high school). She is, however, quite adept at hiding her condition. Her audiographic memory, the availability of audio textbooks, a penchant for math, and two best friends [...]

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