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James A Michener’s Space is such a complete work of fiction that it doesn’t just underscore the patriotic heroism of the Space Race. It also displays the media bias of the time towards pristine American heroes and the sad triumph of going to the Moon, only to turn away from science after the accomplishment.
I am familiar with Sandy Toksvig thanks to the popular British panel show QI (and its availability on this side of the pond thanks to YouTube). Sandy has been host of the long running show for many years, having taken over the position from actor and comedian Stephen Fry. I knew Sandy to be an actor and comedian herself but had not been aware she was an accomplished author as well, of both fiction…
I don’t know if I should be amused, bemused, or depressed now that I’ve finished reading Friendly Fire by C.D.B. Byran. The death of any young person is a tragedy, in war or peace. But the story of Michael Mullen, his death and the plight and anguish of his parents, as well as that of a nation unsure of itself, is the broader stroke of the book. As the inside dust jacket reads: “Michael was to…
Have you ever found a piece of media that works so perfectly in the way it’s presented that you feel like maybe everyone else should stop trying? Ok, so perhaps it is just me, but “Storm,” the animated short from Tim Minchin on YouTube, is what the medium should be. It’s not clickbait or the start of a rabbit hole. It is a single piece of art. But first, let me explain the animated short and we’ll…
Are you looking for a thrilling book? One that has action, style, philosophy, and perhaps gods? Keanu Reeves, yes, that Keanu, and China Miéville have written The Book of Elsewhere: A Novel. It may be just what you need to escape the day-to-day.
Photograph,as defined by my trusty Funk Wagnalls, is a noun: “A picture taken by photography.” Ok, sometimes the simplest definitions just work. But I start there because we’re about to undertake a very photograph-heavy playlist with 15 songs simply titled “Photograph.” The first two songs from Def Leppard and Nickelback were a kernel of an idea that started this playlist.
Marty Neumeier attempts to bridge “The Brand Gap,” but does he succeed? Two decades on from its publishing, I think there is more in The Brand Gap that is still relevant than some of the more dated material that’s just fun to reminisce as you read. The book attempts to explain and educate the reader on “How to bridge the distances between business strategy and design.” And if that subtitle and the…
When it came to finding another “Blind Date with…” option, my choices were limited. However, when I came across this one during my search, it was definitely right up my alley. And as you have probably already gathered from the title of this post, I am of course talking about a coloring book.
An asteroid, Perses, is on a collision course with earth. It’s the size of Texas, and you’ve been hearing about it and seeing it coming for many months. Survival is doubtful at best, and humanity is coping by collapsing - as you would expect.
Despite all of the incredible television advertising catchphrases that still live in my millennial head, one still has a stranglehold: “The incredible, edible egg.” Yes, yes, television was supposed to rot my generation’s collective brain, but it seems downright healthy compared to the subsequent generations' digital diets. But that’s not the health I want to dive into.