All Things To All People
Reviews of albums, movies, books &c.
Cover of Richard Feynman [Purchase Book] Richard Feynman has become somewhat of a folk hero for geeks; a scientist who knew so much about so much as well as being an amazing teacher, and a person who just had so many interests….
[Purchase Comic] I’ve been a huge fan of Michael Kupperman‘s work when he was known as P. Revess, running “Up All Night” in The Stranger (among other weeklies, of course). His woodcut-and-clipart inspired artwork combined with his absurdist sense of humor is…
Cover via Amazon [Purchase Book] Art Spiegelman is (rightly) known as one of the founders of modern comics. Maus is often given the credit for making the graphic novel a viable and respectable art form, and his anthology series of the 1980s…
[Purchase Book)] The 33 1/3 series is a selection of short books, each one about an influential record album. The common comparison is that it’s a Criterion Collection for music; it’s not a bad comparison — the only difference between 33 1/3…
Image via Wikipedia [Purchase Book] One of the commonalities of being on television is that people will write you lots of letters. One of the rarities, however, is that the person written to will personally reply to every letter. As always, Fred…
Cover via Amazon [Purchase Book] David Hadju’s new book is about the history of censorship of comics, from the initial appearance of newspaper strips to the creation of the Comics Code in 1954 (and the fallout coming shortly after). Looking at the…
[Purchase Book] I think for most geeks, Richard Feynman is a bit of a hero. A Nobel-winning physicist who had a complete and infectious desire for knowledge in all its forms and a desire to share that knowledge with anyone who was…
Cover via Amazon [Purchase Book] Yes, the title DOES make sense. Perhaps not blind, but the explanation comes relatively early in the book — and it’s what the whole of the book is about. The What is the unknown — the Dinka…
[Purchase DVD] William Klein‘s first fiction film, Who Are You, Polly Maggoo is more sedate than his next film Mr. Freedom, and while, perhaps not quite as successful as that film, it’s still interesting.
Hot Damn! Brian Eno and David Byrne Release Their First New Album in 27 Years! In 1981 Ronald Reagan had just taken office, I was 10 years old going on 11, and David Byrne and Brian Eno released a joint venture album…