Heroes 2.3: “Kindred”
To those, what, two? maybe? people who check for Heroes posts: Sorry! It is still Beast of Eugene time. Blogging falls by the wayside. It’s sad. I like blogging. But there it goes … Continue reading
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Heroes 2.2: “Lizards”
Bad Molly: I couldn’t, for some reason, stop talking during this episode. What’s that? Who’s he talking about? Isn’t that related to X, Y and/or Z? What did Mr. Bennett mean by that? Etc., etc., etc. No wonder my boyfriend started doing laundry instead of watching with me. Sorry, yo. Continue reading
OH EM GEE: Garth Nix Edition
That sound you hear is me squealing with joy at this bit of news, from Publishers Weekly: Fantasy author Garth Nix has sold North American rights to three new YA books to Ruth Katcher at HarperCollins Children’s via agent Jill Grinberg, who made the seven-figure deal. The three books include a prequel and a sequel to Nix’s Abhorsen YA fantasy trilogy Continue reading
Heroes 2.1: “Four Months Later”
Realistically, I’m not sure why I was so damn excited for the return of Heroes, even though it was last year’s best new show despite having (apparently unknowingly) borrowed rather heavily from X-Men mythos. You’ve got your Rogue, your Wolverine, your Shadowcat — and, amusingly, all the genders are reversed! Continue reading
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The Bookmarks, They Are Eating My Brain
• Bacon Salt “is a zero calorie, vegetarian, Kosher certified seasoning salt that makes everything taste like real bacon.” Seriously? Gimme some. Let me try it. Continue reading
Bad Disney. No Biscuit.
From a recently received press release: Continue reading
Thoughts About Everything But the Movie
The automatic ticketing machines at Regal ask too many questions. The standup cardboard ad for The Seeker makes me growl and grimace every time I see it. That is a travesty. You thought the tidied up The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe was bad? Try reading Susan Cooper’s amazing Dark Is Rising series and then stomaching this horrendous preview. Mmm, pretzel. Now if they just had pretzel bites. Continue reading
Best Music Writing 2007
Da Capo Press’s Best Music Writing 2007* just arrived — I mean seriously just arrived — in my inbox. This is one of my favorite book-arrival moments of the year: the quick perusal, the head-shaking, the nodding, the wondering why I haven’t gotten around to reading last year’s edition yet. This year, I think, I will read it. I will read it soon. Continue reading
OH EM GEE: I Heart Michael Cera Edition
Superbad is pretty super-good, but I can’t help but wonder if I would have liked it as much if it didn’t star Michael Cera, whom I have also adored as George-Michael Bluth on Arrested Development and as slightly creepy campus tour guy Dean on Veronica Mars. Cera’s a slender, wide-eyed 18-year-old with incredible comic timing and a subtle sense of humor that’s hard to pin down. Why, exactly, is it hysterically funny when he runs (in Superbad), or when he tries to explain to his dad that his dud girlfriend is cute (in AD)? Continue reading