There’s no TV show quite as quoted or as quotable as The Simpsons, the evergreen Fox animated sitcom that’s been on television since George Bush was president (no, the other one). Though my wife rarely appreciates my perfectly timed Mr. Burns bon mots, there are a whole lot of us who could probably converse for an entire […]
Here’s the story of a man named Charles, who was bringing up some very lovely mutants. And it’s the story of a guy named Magneto, who was busy with mutants of his own. Till one day when Charles met Magneto, and Wolverine had much more than a hunch, that this group must somehow solve a […]
Andy Weir’s debut novel was met with the kind of reaction that is typically the stuff of fiction—plucked from obscurity, catapulted onto the bestseller lists, turned into a major movie (a movie that was nominated for armloads of awards, no less). His next act seemed destined to disappoint. And yet: his highly anticipated second novel, Artemis, […]
The dystopia trend in YA fiction has quieted down since the heady days of The Hunger Games, but the genre has been, and continues to be, rife with innovative, evocative, and unexpected sci-fi and fantasy worlds. Whether you’re a regular YA reader or not, there are a number of series from the younger side of the […]
From Ali Baba to Danny Ocean, we’ve always loved a good thief. But at some point, George Clooney got tired of making heist movies (or Hollywood ran out of heavyweights willing to sign on to Ocean’s 14). Either way, I think it’s possible to reboot the series once again, only this time, instead of fancypants actors, […]