Anime Review: Tonari no Seki-kun (The Master of Killing Time) Rumi Yokoi is a high school student who wants to study hard and get good grades. But she’s constantly distracted by the boy sitting next to her, Toshinari Seki, and not for the reasons you might at first expect. You see, Seki is easily bored… Continue reading Anime Review: Tonari no Seki-kun
TV Review: Dick Tracy
TV Review: Dick Tracy Dick Tracy has had many incarnations over the years, but the actor most associated with the character is Ralph Byrd, who played him in serials, movies and eventually a television show in 1950. Unfortunately, Mr. Byrd was not in good health by this point, and the fast pace of TV production… Continue reading TV Review: Dick Tracy
Open Thread: Inspired Blog Challenge Wrap-Up
Today is the last day of the Inspired Blog Challenge, so it’s time for a wrap-up post. The main objective was to post twenty times during the month, and that was accomplished. While joining the challenge did not greatly increase the number of pageviews (other things I did during the month were more effective), I… Continue reading Open Thread: Inspired Blog Challenge Wrap-Up
Book Review: Jet Set
Book Review: Jet Set: The People, the Planes, the Glamour, and the Sex in Aviation’s Glory Years by William Stadiem Disclaimer: I received this book as a Goodreads giveaway on the premise that I would review it. My copy was an Advance Uncorrected Proof, and there will be considerable changes made to the final product,… Continue reading Book Review: Jet Set
Anime Review: Elfen Lied
Anime Review: Elfen Lied There is a secret laboratory off the coast of Kamakura, Japan. There a naked woman wearing an eyeless helmet, codenamed “Lucy”, is undergoing experimentation. When the helmet is damaged, allowing Lucy to see, she sets about freeing herself, slaughtering many of the lab’s personnel in the process. Yes, even the… Continue reading Anime Review: Elfen Lied
Open Thread: Content Warnings
One of the features I try to put in my reviews is “content warnings.” I don’t always phrase it in that way, but the intent is there. Today I’ll talk a bit about why that is. I’m writing for a wide audience in this blog, from internet-savvy teenagers through concerned parents and avid fans… Continue reading Open Thread: Content Warnings
Comic Book Review: Uptown Girl: A Long Forgotten Fairytale
Comic Book Review: Uptown Girl: A Long Forgotten Fairytale by Bob Lipski Once upon a time, in a land far away (possibly Maine), there was a cursed village. No one could leave the village, because it was ruled by the King of Birds. The villagers did not know much about their king, save that he hated… Continue reading Comic Book Review: Uptown Girl: A Long Forgotten Fairytale
Book Review: The Saint: The Man Who was Clever
Book Review: The Saint: The Man Who was Clever by Leslie Charteris, with art by Dave Bryant Simon Templar, the Saint, was created by Leslie Charteris in the late 1920s and went on to become a major franchise. Mr. Templar (not his birth name) was a roguish young man with a murky past, and a… Continue reading Book Review: The Saint: The Man Who was Clever
Comic Book Review: Whiteout / Whiteout: Melt
Comic Book Review: Whiteout/Whiteout: Melt written by Greg Rucka, illustrated by Steve Lieber Carrie Stetko is a U.S. Marshal who’s been reassigned to Antarctica after an…incident at work and the death of her husband. It’s been a fairly quiet duty post, and Marshal Stetko is getting to feel at home on the Ice. Then a… Continue reading Comic Book Review: Whiteout / Whiteout: Melt
Book Review: The 36 Ancient Chinese Strategies for Modern Business
Book Review: The 36 Ancient Chinese Strategies for Modern Business by Lan Bercu Disclaimer: I received this book as a Goodreads giveaway on the premise that I would review it. Beginning some time in the late 1970s, when it became obvious that Japan had become an economic powerhouse, American businesses began taking an interest in… Continue reading Book Review: The 36 Ancient Chinese Strategies for Modern Business