Showing posts with label Reviews+Books. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Reviews+Books. Show all posts

[Review] - Leonard: My Fifty-Year Friendship With A Remarkable Man, By William Shatner And David Fisher

In which a pop culture giant eulogizes and selectively remembers a friend and fellow icon.
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[Review] - A Robot In The Garden, by Deborah Install

[Review] - A Robot In The Garden, by Deborah Install

For the last little bit, I've been pretty freely calling The Martian , by Andy Weir, my favourite book of the year. This is only fact...
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[Review] - John Cleese: So, Anyway... Live

[Review] - John Cleese: So, Anyway... Live

Courtesy of Indigo Events I always have a tight bunch of nerves deep in my gut before I attend such events; this is because, while I fee...
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[Review] - I Don't Know What You Know Me From: Confessions Of A Co-Star, By Judy Greer

[Review] - I Don't Know What You Know Me From: Confessions Of A Co-Star, By Judy Greer

If you've spent more than a little time on this site, you might have noticed I mention Judy Greer at a greater frequency than most ot...
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[Review] - The Bully Pulpit, By Doris Kearns Goodwin

[Review] - The Bully Pulpit, By Doris Kearns Goodwin

Theodore Roosevelt is largely regarded as one of the best Presidents America ever had. William Taft is largely regarded as one of the lar...
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[Review] - Hyperbole And A Half, By Allie Brosh

[Review] - Hyperbole And A Half, By Allie Brosh

It is the greatest accolade I feel I can give to something, if it succeeded in nearly killing me. The fantastic Gravity caused me to suf...
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[Review] - Jim Henson, By Brian Jay Jones

[Review] - Jim Henson, By Brian Jay Jones

There are very few people in history that I would consider a personal hero, whose life and works are both an inspiration and directly inf...
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[Review] - Paddle Your Own Canoe, By Nick Offerman

[Review] - Paddle Your Own Canoe, By Nick Offerman

As Uproxx recently reminded us all, Nick Offerman was not the only one to audition for the role of Ron Swanson. Mike O’Malley, Thomas Le...
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[Review] - The Ocean At The End Of The Lane, By Neil Gaiman

[Review] - The Ocean At The End Of The Lane, By Neil Gaiman

"Lettie Hempstock's ocean. I remembered that, and, remembering that, I remembered everything." The Ocean at the End of th...
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[Review] Doctor Who: Shada, by Douglas Adams and Gareth Roberts

A bit of background for the unfamiliar: Douglas Adams was the script editor (equivalent to Steven Moffat's current position as show r...
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[Review] The Woman Who Died A Lot: A Thursday Next Novel, By Jasper Fforde

[Review] The Woman Who Died A Lot: A Thursday Next Novel, By Jasper Fforde

Thursday Next is easily one of my favourite modern fictional characters, and her series holds a similar position in my esteem. I look fo...
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