While writing the title for this post, I accidentally typed “The Dinosaur Thief,” which gives you an idea what kind of impression I had about the main character of this true story, Eric Prokopi. Non-fiction […]
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Month: August 2019
Lau Sing Kee and Literature
I don’t think there’s any better argument in favor of reading than the fact that it makes you a more cultured, empathetic human being. We live in a world that attempts to monetize and empirically […]
Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
I have an email routine. First, I delete all the SPAMMY emails. Then I go through my SPAM folder in a neurotic search for any important emails that accidentally got placed in the SPAM. It […]
House of X #2 / Powers of X #2
If a “mutant” by definition is an alteration from the norm, how exactly does humanity come to terms with it? That question has been at the heart of the X-Men comics since the beginning. Mutants […]
The Haunting of Tram Car 015
I’m starting to notice a pattern in the books I’ve read. No, it’s not a pattern that the authors themselves are responsible for. Rather, I’ve noticed that when it comes to my favorite books, rarely […]
Toni Morrison and The Bluest Eye
I was first introduced to Toni Morrison’s The Bluest Eye in college (I’m starting to see a pattern here, now that I look back on it). It was a Women Writers course. It fulfilled some […]
House of X #1 and Powers of X #1
I bought the hype, and I bought the comics. And I’m so glad I did. This new X-Men series is absolute fire. I was always a comics fan growing up. I loved Spider-Man so much […]
