Monthly Archives: April 2011

List: Art I Liked But Never Finished

Posted on April 26, 2011 by Jesse

1. Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace. My friend Luke, whom I consider an arbiter of all that is good in the world, told me that Infinite Jest was an absolute masterpiece. And I concur…the writing is versatile and engaging, … Continue reading →

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Review: Astonishing X-Men

Posted on April 19, 2011 by Jesse

I’ve mentioned in previous posts my admiration for Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Firefly, but I’ve never actually reviewed, with a letter grade, something that Joss Whedon created. That’s largely because there hasn’t been much to watch recently – Whedon’s … Continue reading →

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Review: April Showers

Posted on April 12, 2011 by Jesse

We better get a heck of a lot of May Flowers, is all I’m sayin’. GRADE: C-

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Review: A Prayer For Owen Meany

Posted on April 11, 2011 by Jesse

I’ve never been a huge fan of audiobooks. I have, as I’ve written before, a voracious appetite for narrative, and audiobooks make me wait Too Dang Long before I know how the story resolves. I don’t want to listen to … Continue reading →

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Review: Car Decal of Calvin Kneeling At the Cross

Posted on April 7, 2011 by Jesse

Art is dead! There’s nothing left to say. Style is exhausted and content is pointless. Art has no purpose. All that’s left is commodity marketing. –Calvin

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Review: Limitless

Posted on April 5, 2011 by Jesse

Here is the conversation I imagine at the writers’ table where Limitless was crafted.* WRITER 1: So you know how they say you can only use twenty percent of your brain? What if, like, you could use the whole thing? … Continue reading →

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Review: Never Let Me Go (Film)

Posted on April 2, 2011 by Jesse

Most dystopian narratives have a point where the main character rebels. The hero (often a stand-in for the author) discovers the Truth about the rancid world s/he lives in and goes on a quest to change it. Sometimes the hero … Continue reading →

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