Seriously. Can he lose the cornrows? Seriously. I never liked Harry Osborn’s hair. Now I like it even less.
Category Archives: Reading
On Things I Don’t Remember
Baltimore has two daily newspapers. There’s the Baltimore Sun, the venerable institution, a pretty-much down-the-middle newspaper politically. And then there’s the free daily, the Baltimore Examiner, which is well to the right. I bring this up, because I discovered, through an Internet search, that I’d written a letter to the Examiner, back in March. AndContinue reading “On Things I Don’t Remember”
On Recent Episodes of The Simpsons
After a fallow period that lasted several years, I find that I’m enjoying The Simpsons a great deal more than I did, say, five years ago. Take for instance, Alan Moore’s recent appearance. Or rather, Watchmen Babies. Because, I don’t know about you, but Watchmen Babies needs to happen. I can’t imagine what DC wouldContinue reading “On Recent Episodes of The Simpsons”
On Literature Abuse
Something fun on this dreary Wednesday morning, an e-mail forward I received, credit unknown: SELF-TEST FOR LITERATURE ABUSERS How many of these apply to you? I have read fiction when I was depressed, or to cheer myself up. I have gone on reading binges of an entire book or more in a day. I readContinue reading “On Literature Abuse”
On My Favorite Short Story
Once upon a time in Lankhmar, City of the Black Toga, in the world of Nehwon, two years after the Year of the Feathered Death, Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser parted their ways. Exactly what caused the tall brawling barbarian and the slim elusive Prince of Thieves to fall out, and the mighty adventuring partnershipContinue reading “On My Favorite Short Story”
On the Baltimore Comic-Con
Yesterday I was at the Baltimore Comic-Con. Work was offering free passes earlier in the week, and having never been to a comic convention I decided I’d go. I took the subway into downtown. Trying to navigate the stops by memory was a bad thing — I should have checked the map — as IContinue reading “On the Baltimore Comic-Con”
On Reading Reflections
As seen on Julio Angel Ortiz‘s website: What are you reading right now? Le Morte d’Arthur, Sir Thomas Malory Star Trek: The Next Generation: The Buried Age, Chris Bennett Do you have any idea what you’ll read when you’re done with that?Nope. What magazines do you have in your bathroom right now?None. What’s the worstContinue reading “On Reading Reflections”
On Harry Potter Madness
As the world hold its collective breath for the impending release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows, I had a few thoughts I wanted to share. First, this website will be a spoiler-free zone. Except for the tidbit that Bertie Bott’s Every Flavored Beans are people. There. I said it. No, really, spoiler-free zone.Continue reading “On Harry Potter Madness”
On Today’s Birthdays
Today we celebrate three important birthdays. Robert Heinlein was born one hundred years ago today. I’m not a fan–I find Heinlein’s work to be racist and misogynistic, nor has it aged particularly well–but his influence over science fiction cannot be denied. I think, in his honor, I’ll read Larry Niven’s short story, “The Return ofContinue reading “On Today’s Birthdays”
On eBooks
Way back in the dark ages of the year 2000 Microsoft released the MS-Reader eBook software. It was the platform on which a new line of Star Trek books were being released–SCE, or the Starfleet Corps of Engineers for those bad with acronyms–and I downloaded the software, and I downloaded the eBooks. A couple ofContinue reading “On eBooks”