Category: books

10 Dec

creature.

Filmmaker Andrew Zuckerman has a new book out called Creature, which features hi-res shots of studio-lit animals big and small. They aren’t earth shattering, and the “hi-res” claim is disputed since the print medium is only a coffee table book (resolution of print materials is limited by the size dots of ink from the printers, [...]

26 Apr

impossible.

Picked up a new book the other day called Six Impossible Things Before Breakfast, by Lewis Wolpert. I’ll keep you posted on how interesting it really is, but the premise is promising.
Why do we avoid walking under ladders or breaking mirrors? Why do many people believe that illness is related to wrongdoing? Wolpert, a professor [...]

03 Apr

mirrormask.

You guys are going to love this one.
For anyone at all interested in visual artistry, you must see Mirrormask. It is written by Neil Gaiman, an accomplished sci-fi/fantasy writer (American Gods is possibly the best book I’ve ever read) and directed by Dave McKean. It is the story of Helena, a 14 [...]

30 Mar

letters into stories.

Tonight, I finished a rather large novel that has taken me months to read; creeping through a piddling number of pages a week. I’m reveling in that triumphant feeling you get when you finish a book, and felt compelled to write about it.
You know what I’m talking about… you’re getting closer to the end, you [...]