Review: Black Monk Time
On[Purchase CD] There are a few albums that I wish I’d been alive to get into when they were released — just for what it must have been like to drop the needle on them for the very first time. The first…
Ad Astra Per Aspera – Gus and Deke
On“If we die, we want people to accept it. We are in a risky business and we hope that if anything happens to us it will not delay the program. The conquest of space is worth the risk of life.” –Gus Grissom,…
A Baffling Supreme Court Decision
OnOn June 18, 2009, the Supreme Court of the US made what appears to me to be an utterly baffling, shocking and deeply offensive decision. In Alaska, William Osborne was convicted of kidnapping, assault and rape, though he maintains he is innocent….
All Dogs Go to Heaven: Laika by Nick Abadzis
On[Purchase Book] “Sputnik 2 was not designed to be retrievable, and Laika had always been intended to die.”
Gravity's Rainbow, 350-500pp., Matt's Take
OnA promise or a threat fulfilled — I’m doin’ wider spans, like I said I would last week! So, there! At least we’ve kind of hit the part of the novel where it really carries you along with its flow — it’s…
An Open Letter to Sarah Palin
OnImage via Wikipedia Dearest Sarah, I’ve been watching you the last few days, and I’d like to help you in your plight. Now, I know the two of us are on polar opposites of the political spectrum, but as a Liberal, when…
Review: Batman & Robin #1
OnCover of Batman and Robin, Vol. 1: Batman Reborn [Purchase Comic] While I’m a comics geek, I’m typically one of those folks who likes to wait for the trade. No ads, and you get to read everything all in a chunk; instant…
Real Bad Things (HBO’s “True Blood” Season One On DVD)
On[Purchase DVD] Each episode hits the ground running, taking up the action at the exact point where the previous episode left off. Neither character, nor viewer, is allowed even a moment to orient themself, or to find a safe perch, psychically speaking….
Gravity's Rainbow, 200-350pp., Matt's Take
OnYay, we’re back on with this! Ben said he was gonna post an essay he’d been working on, but I guess he got waylaid by work or something, so he didn’t. But the fact remains that he TOTALLY SOLD ME OUT in…
Comic Review: Zot!
OnCover via Amazon [Purchase Book] I’m not sure where comic-critical reception is on Scott McCloud, creator of Understanding Comics, Reinventing Comics and Making Comics, but I’ve gotta say that I liked, well, at least the first two of those (still haven’t read…