While reading American Born Chinese, by Gene Luen Yang, I had to consistently remind myself that it was graphic novel for young adults. Without that reminder I found myself growing a little weary of the…
Date Archives 2009
Angry at a book, an incoherent rant
The book I’m reading (which shall remain nameless for the time being) has just gone from being kind of annoying to actually making me angry. So angry that I cannot seem to stop writing snarky…
I blame the musicbloggers
Earlier today I was having a conversation via Twitter with Kyle Matteson (@solace) about the A.V. Club’s Best Music of the Decade list. I took issue with the fact that this is a best of…
Not really resisting the urge
Ever since Dawson’s Creek: The Complete Series came to Supergenius HQ I’ve had to resist, with every fiber of my being, the urge to create Tumblrs and Twitter accounts for all the characters and tweet…
Essex County
Last week I was talking with my writing teacher, Dale, about graphic novels. I was reading one before class started and he, pretty unfamiliar with the form, was curious what a lit snob like me…
A moral failing on my part
Some of the heartiest of Minnesotans might thing it was a moral failing on my part to take off virtually an entire week because of a cold. Those people can blow me. There is nothing…