Category: Culture

A Question about Katniss Everdeen

A Question about Katniss Everdeen

Warning: this post will contain major spoilers regarding The Hunger Games trilogy. Enter the arena at your own risk. Mockingjay, the final book in The Hunger Games series, didn’t work for me as well...

A Conversation

A Conversation

“Mom, I beat level six!” “Dude,” I say, “I beat level six for you.” “Mom, my guy beat level six!”

Brave

Brave

I wish I were at the theater now.  Erik Kain and Alyssa Rosenberg both give the Pixar fairy tale a thumbs up.  Rosenberg: Brave plants a flag in much-derided territory and makes something visually...

Was Snow White’s Showdown a Letdown?

Was Snow White’s Showdown a Letdown?

Because I am in no way obsessed, but rather for the simple reason that most new visitors to this site seem to have come for commentary on Charlize Theron’s milky bathing habits, I thought...

LEGO Blogging: Airship

LEGO Blogging: Airship

As much as I’d love to have the expendable income to splurge on every Lego set ever manufactured, the number of sets we’ve actual been able to purchase fit in your standard toolbox.  Consequently,...

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