This review was first published on Fourth & Sycamore. It would be hard to overstate the influence Bill Watterson’s work had on me when I was… Read more “It’s a Magical World: Exploring Calvin and Hobbes”
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Kill Yr. Idols: A Review of Kim Gordon’s Girl in a Band
This review was first published on Fourth & Sycamore. One of the trademarks of legendary and influential rock band Sonic Youth during their nearly three decade… Read more “Kill Yr. Idols: A Review of Kim Gordon’s Girl in a Band”
The Gender Retirement Home: Gender Failure by Rae Spoon and Ivan E. Coyote
This review was first published on Fourth & Sycamore. “When I retired from gender, it was because I came to the realization that the gender binary… Read more “The Gender Retirement Home: Gender Failure by Rae Spoon and Ivan E. Coyote”
Memories of Trains, and a New Book
This review was first published on Fourth & Sycamore. When I was a small child we lived in a trailer park and had little money. On… Read more “Memories of Trains, and a New Book”
Home Brewing Books at GPL
This article was first published on Fourth & Sycamore. Craft beer has exploded in the last fifteen years in the United States. There are now over 3,000… Read more “Home Brewing Books at GPL”
God’s Lonely Man: A Look at Tom Shone’s Martin Scorcese: A Retrospective
This review was first published on Fourth & Sycamore. Few modern directors enjoy more reverential respect than Martin Scorcese. Across a five decade career he has managed… Read more “God’s Lonely Man: A Look at Tom Shone’s Martin Scorcese: A Retrospective”
A Review of Tara Ison’s Reeling Through Life: How I Learned to Live, Love, and Die at the Movies
This review was originally published on Fourth & Sycamore. “Going to the movies has always been, as far back as I can remember, both an event… Read more “A Review of Tara Ison’s Reeling Through Life: How I Learned to Live, Love, and Die at the Movies”
From the Stacks: Bossypants by Tina Fey
I reviewed Amy Poehler’s entertaining memoir Yes Please last week in this space, and as the book (which has maybe my favorite non-fiction book cover of 2014) is… Read more “From the Stacks: Bossypants by Tina Fey”
A Review of Yes Please by Amy Poehler
Amy Poehler is funny. But then, you already knew that. Poehler’s comedy resumé is awfully impressive. She co-founded the Upright Citizens Brigade. She starred on Saturday Night… Read more “A Review of Yes Please by Amy Poehler”
Jennifer Knapp Is Facing the Music
This review was first published on Fourth & Sycamore. In 1998 I was sixteen years old, even scrawnier than I am now, and very Christian. The world… Read more “Jennifer Knapp Is Facing the Music”
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