Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Food and Trembling by Jonah Campbell My rating: 4 of 5 stars Last week I stumbled upon some highlights of Jonah Campbell‘s recently launched book Food & Trembling, based on his excellent blog, in an article at the Toronto AV Club. I was so taken by the excerpts that I went out that night to [...]
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Allow me to indulge my nerdiest impulses here for a moment, if you please… Drew McWeeny’s Nerd 2.0 columns have forcibly reminded me of what’s really special about all of the Star Wars films. I began reading these columns with a feeling bordering on disdain for the overt sentimentality on display. But Mr. McWeeny eventually [...]
