Tuesday Tune Two-Fer: Brothers and Sisters!
Cosmonauts and astronauts and Von Trapps and tortoises
Fahrenheit 451 and the Various Ways to Burn a Book
More thoughts about Ray Bradbury’s coda to Fahrenheit 451, and the book’s broader definition of censorship
Friday Night’s All Right For Falling Off a Cliff
Friday link post with handsome Scotsmen being skeptical about nature documentaries, handsome nerds reminiscing about CompuServe, and handsome Italians touring beautiful Apple stores.
999 Happy Cooks
An idle observation about the Haunted Mansion and what makes it timeless
Literacy 2021: Book 8: The Unauthorized Story of Walt Disney’s Haunted Mansion
BookThe Unauthorized Story of Walt Disney’s Haunted Mansion by Jeff Baham SynopsisA history of the early concept and lengthy, tumultuous design of the Haunted Mansion attraction in Disneyland, along with a tour of the ride, and an overview of its associated collectibles and promotional events. ProsFairly exhaustive but accessible, with enough details that many theme…
Tuesday Tune Two-Fer: Music for the Hottest Girl in School
Music that transports me to a place where I’m hot and moist and can still taste fish and chips
Literacy 2021: Book 7: Fahrenheit 451
BookFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury SynopsisIn a version of the United States where teams of firemen are sent to homes to burn the books contained inside, one fireman meets a young woman walking alone at night. Their friendship makes him question everything about his career and the society he’s grown accustomed to. Pros265 pages of…
One Thing I Like About Blade Runner 2049
Blade Runner 2049 is better than Blade Runner at doing the things that Blade Runner does best.
Literacy 2021: Book 6: Light of the Jedi
BookLight of the Jedi by Charles Soule SeriesBook 1 of Star Wars: The High Republic SynopsisSet 200 years before the prequel trilogy of movies, this is the introduction to an era of the Star Wars galaxy when the Republic and Jedi were still at their peak. A devastating crisis in the hyperspace lanes leads to…
In Praise of Unnecessary Devices
How I’ve begrudgingly fallen in love with the Kindle Oasis, in a world that’s making it harder and harder to feel good about consumer technology
Tuesday Tune Two-Fer: To Be On a Green Screen In The Summertime With My Love
The Art of Getting the Band Back Together For the Purposes of Selling Out to Hollywood
Literacy 2021: Book 4: Boundless Realm
BookBoundless Realm: Deep Explorations Inside Disney’s Haunted Mansion by Foxx Nolte SynopsisA deep dive into various details of Walt Disney World’s Haunted Mansion attraction, written by a former cast member and author of the excellent Passport To Dreams Old and New blog. So, a Making of The Haunted Mansion book, then?Absolutely not. The author goes…