ENTRY #55
1011.21

The fashion beat is tough. Just ask Lacey Smithsonian.

I recently discovered Ellen Byerrum's (ellenbyerrum) "Crimes Of Fashion" mysteries at my local library, and I'm enjoying looking through them. (I haven't started reading them all the way through yet, for reasons that will be made known in just a few paragraphs.) Quick overview: The ( Read more... )

ENTRY #54
1011.17

If you read the last entry, you'll know that I was somewhat dissatisfied with the plethora of fan made (as in not real) trailers for next summer's Green Lantern movie that had been posted to YouTube. As I said then, the fan videos were all right, but I wanted to see the real trailer; not something one of my fellow fans thought ( Read more... )

ENTRY #53
1010.31

If you've read my entries on the Blackest Night and Brightest Day promotional rings*, it will probably come as no surprise to you that I am a Green Lantern fan. It will probably be even less of a surprise that I am eagerly anticipating 2011's Green Lantern movie.

There was a Green Lantern panel at this year's Comic-Con, and ( Read more... )

ENTRY #52
1010.12

Issue #12 of How It Works arrived at my local Borders yesterday, and I quickly picked up a copy. Other a quick glance at the cover, I didn't look at it right way. When I did finally get a chance to look through it, I was somewhat surprised.

When I reviewed How It Works a few months ago, I mentioned that the cover of each ( Read more... )

ENTRY #51
1010.03

Book Review
ZOMBIES VS. UNICORNS
Edited by Holly Black & Justine Larbalestier
(Margaret K. McElderry Books, 2010)

Pirates versus Ninjas? That argument over which is cooler is so last year. The argument now is, "Which is cooler -- unicorns or zombies ( Read more... )

ENTRY #50
1009.25

As I mentioned in the last entry, my friend David Herrington agreed to pick up some issues of Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine while he was in Australia attending Aussiecon 4. Well, I finally have them in my possession.

I actually got them in two batches. I'm on an email list for ASIM, and when Dave mentioned that he ( Read more... )

ENTRY #49
1009.03

Yesterday was the start of this year's Worldcon, Aussiecon 4. Unfortunately, I am not in Melbourne; I'm here in Louisville, and I'm learning about what's happening through the Aussiecon website. And through reading the LJs of people who are in attendance ( Read more... )

ENTRY #48
1006.05

Magazine Review
HOW IT WORKS

When I reviewed Science Illustrated a little over two years ago, I described it as quite possibly embodying the same kind of sense of wonder that I once found in the pages of the much-missed Omni. And while Science Illustrated has indeed lived up to my hopes (and continues to do so every other ( Read more... )

ENTRY #47
1005.05

This week (today, as a matter of fact) saw the release of the first issue of Brightest Day, the follow up to DC's series Blackest Night. And DC Comics was bringing out one more promotional ring in conjunction with Brightest Day #1 -- the White Lantern power ring ( Read more... )

ENTRY #46
1004.23

As I mentioned last week, DC is releasing more promotional rings in conjunction with Brightest Day. Last week, it was The Flash's costume ring. This week, it was Green Lantern's power ring.

Wait a minute. Didn't they already do that one for Blackest Night back in November ( Read more... )