Alan Sepinwall, my favorite TV critic, has a running gag in his columns where he talks about how he'd like to see a character from whatever show he's reviewing have a spin-off where they do banal tasks relational to the character's motives. My personal favorite was the suggestion … [Read more]
Game of Thrones? Child’s play. Meet B. decapitans.
Confusing, meandering, and utterly adorable. An examination of a gene's drive to replicate and survive versus that said drive in an organism. Darwinism commingled with genetic theory, with the occasional side trip into game theory (Prisoner's Dilemma!). I ask you, how can you resist? ...we have … [Read more]
“When the mist rises, and the smiling man comes walking, you must avoid large places at night.”
Ollie hasn't been much of a people-person, but since her mother died the only solace she can seem to find is in books. On a bike ride home from school, she comes across a woman sobbing by the lake, trying to talk herself into throwing an old black book into the water. On a whim, Ollie steals the … [Read more]
Quick Charming Read to Start the Year
I put myself on the waiting list at my library for this book because I enjoy Reese Witherspoon. I like that she is pushing for more female led productions and she is charming in interviews. I didn't really know anything about the book but figured it would be a memoir of sorts (maybe not told … [Read more]