Category: Arts & Entertainment
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Literacy 2021: Book 10: Moonwalking With Einstein
I’ve already forgotten what this one was about, yuk yuk!
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Fahrenheit 451 and the Author Who Refuses to Die
Re-thinking some of my own condescending opinions about Ray Bradbury’s work
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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
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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…
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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
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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…
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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.
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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…
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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