All Things To All People
Book reviews
Cover of Cruel Shoes [Purchase Book] I have heard that Steve Martin is embarrassed by Cruel Shoes and that’s why he keeps it out of print. While I can understand being embarrassed by your early work (some of the original TODCRA essays…
[Purchase Book] This is the third-and-last collection of Mark Evanier‘s POV columns. It’s hard to say which of the three is the best; I tend to think of the three volumes as one book. I did read all three of them back-to-back,…
Image via Wikipedia [Purchase Book] The happiest place on earth is not Disneyland or any of the related -lands, -worlds or -planets. It’s actually in a neighborhood in Seattle known as Ballard — though this summer, it’s apparently moving to Wallingford, another…
Image via Wikipedia [Purchase Book] You wouldn’t expect a book with the subtitle “These Are The Ways The World Will End” to be particularly cheery, but it is. Philip Plait is most known for his blog (and book) Bad Astronomy, and he’s…
[Purchase Book] For a long time, I’d been somewhat interested in checking out Donald Barthelme‘s work. I’d heard him referenced near and by some of my favorite authors — most recently, an issue of McSweeney’s was half-devoted to him. Recently, in a…
[Purchase Book] Language is a topic that’s right up my alley; I like hearing about how it’s formed and how it is used. I wish I were better at learning foreign languages, in fact, since it’s something I find fascinating… just something…
Image via Wikipedia [Purchase Book] The title of this second volume of Mark Evanier‘s POV columns will likely get the eyes of any comic book fan — and most likely get their dander up. Granted, most comic fans would recognize Evanier’s name…
Image via Wikipedia [Purchase Book] Perhaps the one thing I like more than comic books seems to be books ABOUT comics. Y’all have probably gathered that one by now, too. I’m also a bit of a Mark Evanier fanboy — turned on…
[Purchase Book] This may come as a shock, but I’m a comedy geek. I think way too much about comedy, and I tend to get obsessive over comedians I like… much like the way I do about music… and just about everything…
[Purchase Book] I’ve always found Richard Nixon an incredibly interesting figure — I think most Americans do. After all, he’s the only President to ever resign to avoid being impeached. Given that, Nixon is often thought of as a cartoon of evil;…