By my count, I’m the sixth person to review this book for CBR (this year), but this review is going to be different than the others, in scope, length, and amount of links. First, a few confessions: I finished this book two weeks ago, and writing a review has proven especially difficult because I keep getting sidetracked by Other John Green Stuff. The internet in general and youtube in particular is awash with John and his brother Hank Green, and almost all of it is […]
Some facts about Jim Henson you may not know
I’m going to attempt this review without making any sweeping assumptions about how anyone could possibly dislike Jim Henson, or the muppets, and what that would say about a person’s soul or LACK THEROF. (Point of interest: my boyfriend is indifferent toward Jim Henson and can’t stand the muppets. Other than that he’s great and has all the outward signs of a soul, but I should dump him, right?) With biographies, especially of a person I admire, there’s always this feeling of uncertainty whether I […]
The Princess and the Terrorist– I mean, “Outlaw”
So here’s a confession: I used to have an all-encompassing crush on Drew Barrymore, so I have done things like listen to the director’s commentary on lots of her movies, including 50 First Dates, which consists of her and director Peter Segal being pretty adorable together as they talk about their (problematic, but that’s another story) movie. It’s times like this, I think, that Drew’s endearing, new-agey, hippie dorkiness is very apparent, and she does things like talk adoringly about every single person involved with the […]