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Welcome to the second half of my two-part review of The Cosmopolitan from June 1900! This week will be heavy on the advertisements and cartoons and no less head-scratchingly weird than the first half of the magazine. A blogger who writes … Continue reading Let’s Read The Cosmopolitan, June 1900 Part II
This week’s thread features Doctor Manhattan! This is also the last week I’m going to do this regularly. Not the Comics Thread, just the featured character thing. Keeping track of characters I’ve done already is getting annoying and I don’t … Continue reading Weekly Comics Thread
Welcome back. If you haven’t read parts one and two, go ahead and do that. Classic Comic Book Canon: The Dark Phoenix Saga (Part 1 of 3) Classic Comic Book Canon: The Dark Phoenix Saga (Part 2 of 3) Cool? … Continue reading Classic Comic Book Canon: The Dark Phoenix Saga (Part 3 of 3)
Character Development STATS VS VOICE When developing characters, it’s often most natural to think big and broad, to ask questions like, what’s this person’s fatal flaw? Strengths and weaknesses? How many charisma, and intelligence points do you give out? Deciding … Continue reading The Process: Character Development
What is a hero without his/her sidekick? Today’s Comic Book Chat is all about your favorite sidekick! Who is your favorite hero in training? If it’s Robin the Boy Wonder – Tell us who wore his trunks best! ( Dick, … Continue reading Comic Book Chat- Favorite Sidekick
Welcome to the Book Nook! This is the weekly thread for Avocados to discuss books we’re currently reading, recommendations, genre, and serious literary criticism. This week’s recommended discussion: What are you looking forward to in 2018? Are there any adaptations, … Continue reading The Book Nook Weekly Discussion
McCall’s: you know it as a sewing pattern company today, but for over a century it was considered one of the most influential and important women’s magazines on the market. It also happened to make bank on sewing patterns that … Continue reading Let’s Read McCall’s, December 1971
This is the second discussion for The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin. We’re covering Chapters 6-10. Guide questions/talking points: Aside from the folktale chapters we’ve only seen the novel through Genly’s eyes. What did you think … Continue reading The Left Hand of Darkness – Second Discussion
Welcome back. If you haven’t read part one, go ahead and do that. Classic Comic Book Canon: The Dark Phoenix Saga (Part 1 of 3) Cool? Let’s go. Uncanny X-Men #132: “And Hellfire is Their Name!” Synopsis: Cyclops has the … Continue reading Classic Comic Book Canon: The Dark Phoenix Saga (Part 2 of 3)
Today’s Comic Book Chat is all about teamwork! Today’s thread topic: What is your favorite comic book team? What is is your favorite lineup of that comic book team? Continue reading Comic Book Chat – Favorite Team/Lineup
Welcome to the Book Nook! This is the weekly thread for Avocados to discuss books we’re currently reading, recommendations, genre, and serious literary criticism. This week’s recommended discussion: books that you’ve read thanks to the Avocado. Did you finally read … Continue reading The Book Nook Weekly Discussion
The Cosmopolitan, known today as just Cosmopolitan or Cosmo, has been going since 1886 and has pretty much never not been a massive hit. The magazine just has a shitload of interesting history to cover, from well over a century of … Continue reading Let’s Read The Cosmopolitan, June 1900!
Comic book characters have lots of stories. Some characters have had a new issue published each month for decades. Not all of them are great literature, but every once in a while there comes a story that is the quintessential … Continue reading Classic Comic Book Canon: The Dark Phoenix Saga (Part 1 of 3)
This week’s thread features the Man of Steel…the last son of Krypton (other than Zod and his cronies and, you know, an entire city in a bottle)…the Man of Tomorrow himself…Superman! Personal note: early next week I’ll be traveling South … Continue reading Weekly Comics Thread
Welcome to the first discussion for The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin! We’re covering the Introduction (by Le Guin herself) and Chapters 1-5. Here are some “guide questions” in case you don’t know where to start. … Continue reading The Left Hand of Darkness – First Discussion
Welcome to the 2nd edition of CBC! Today’s thread is all about your most prized comic book issue! One day years ago, I was over my Nanny’s house looking around her attic (with her permission, of course). I found a … Continue reading Comic Book Chat – Your Most Prized Issue
Welcome to the Book Nook! This is the weekly thread for Avocados to discuss books we’re currently reading, recommendations, genre, and serious literary criticism. This week’s recommended discussion: Best of 2017. Following the proud tradition of year-end softballs, what are … Continue reading The Book Nook Weekly Discussion
It’s so hyped that I don’t even have to mention it on this site. It’s a beloved sci-fi series that started way back in the 70’s when a rag tag crew of misfits in a tiny ship were trying to … Continue reading Whatever happened to Lintilla? The Hitchhiker’s Guide radio show: Secondary Phase
I’ve got one book left in my pile, so it’s time for another book poll!! Here’s the rules: 1.) Upvote the ones you want me to read. 2.) The top five vote-getters get added to my pile. 3.) No write-ins. … Continue reading What Books Should Scott Read Next?
California began life in 1976 as New West, a lifestyle and general interest magazine aimed at the glamorous young people who were moving to California, Nevada, Utah, and Arizona in droves at the time. The magazine was sold to Rupert Murdoch … Continue reading Let’s Read California, July 1982
I believe a good critic is a teacher. He doesn’t have the answers, but he can be an example of the process of finding your own answers. He can notice things, explain them, place them in any number of contexts, … Continue reading Writer Spotlight: Roger Ebert
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