Essay
Calvin and Hobbs
These books were a godsend for a lonely, only child. I can’t think of a character I connected with more as a child. A precocious only child, check. His main company is his stuffed animal, check. Spends most of his day lost in his imagination, check. Thank you Bill Watterson.
By Atomic Historian3 years ago in Critique
Spider-Man: Lotus
This is a non-profit, feature-length film unaffiliated with Marvel, Sony, or Disney, created by fans of the character. Peter Parker lingers over the guilt of the past. When he's met with the news that a terminally ill child has requested to meet Spider-Man, Peter contemplates the decision to comfort him in his final days.
By kathy rich3 years ago in Critique
Navigating Ideological Crossroads
In the lead-up to the 2024 Republican Primary, the political landscape was ablaze with anticipation. The party stood at a crucial crossroads, grappling with its ideological identity as it faced a diverse field of candidates vying for the nomination.
By Harrison Ezugwu3 years ago in Critique
X-Men: The Animated Series
Let’s be honest, X-Men: The Animated Series made the Marvel Cinematic Universe what it is. If this show didn’t exist, they’re would have been far less hype over the X-Men movie in 2000. This show was amazing from the theme song, to every plot line. We love and miss it.
By Atomic Historian3 years ago in Critique
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2
In this sequel, which is also an adaptation, the four friends once again spend another summer without each other after graduating from high school but still send the pants to each other. Tibby and her boyfriend experience sudden changes, Lena goes to Greece to visit relatives and meet an potental flame in the states, Carmen stars in a play for an actor workshop in college and Bridget goes from an archaeological dig in Turkey to visiting her grandmother who helps her heal old wounds. Although the pants up missing, they spend the rest of the summer together.
By Forest Green3 years ago in Critique
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
Adapted from a best selling young adult book, four long time friends, Tibby, Lena, Carmen and Bridget find a pair of jeans that happens to fit all of them despite their different body sizes. They are spending their first summer apart and along the way they experience a sense of love, new changes, developing new bonds, loss and facing the past. Lena spends the summer with her grandparents in Greece, Carmen goes to South Carolina to visit her father who is getting remarred much to her surprise, Tibby is making a mini documentary and befriends a younger girl and Bridget is playing soccer in Mexico and falls in love. It shows how strong their friendship is, even miles away.
By Forest Green3 years ago in Critique
The Managerial Revolution
There are few books that have had such a large influence on my life. The Managerial Revolution by James Burnham is one of the few that have changed my life's trajectory entirely. It is a fascinating, insightful, and contemporaneous look at the conflict between Fascism, Communism, and the New Deal.
By Atomic Historian3 years ago in Critique
Extremely Bad
Have you ever been asked, “What’s the worst book you’ve read?” I am often asked this when people find out my passion for literature. I always answer the same: Extreme Ownership by Jocko Willink. This book is exhaustingly unreadable. I stopped after the second chapter. I want my time back.
By Atomic Historian3 years ago in Critique
Animal farm
I never liked reading in school. However one book I hope never leaves the curriculum is Animal Farm. Beowulf, The Most Dangerous game, The Crucible, don't even come close. I'll be honest I can't explain why it's stuck with me ever since. The symbolism sure, but there's just something more.
By Dyllon Rodillon3 years ago in Critique
