Comments on: looking at screens

By: straightallhyinDesMoines

straightallhyinDesMoines — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 07:33:00 +0000

They made a Nanosaur 2?!?

PS: Your book “Funhome” was absolutely amazing. My college English class decided all parents need to read it.

By: ladiesbane

ladiesbane — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 17:04:44 +0000

And now the review itself: a gorgeous work in its own right and dang, I’m impressed. I’m shaking my head. Shamefaced to say it, but I’d rather read Anthony Burgess’s translation rather than Edmond Rostand’s original, and I’d rather read this review than the book. Apologies to Vandenburgh.

http://www.thenewatlantis.com/blog/text-patterns/i-saw-that-book-review

http://www.nytimes.com/imagepages/2009/03/29/books/bechdel-ready.html

By: ladiesbane

ladiesbane — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 16:57:14 +0000

Mention in Andrew Sullivan’s blog:

http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2009/03/graphic-reviews-of-graphic-books.html

– continued congratulations on your word-fame, AB!

By: That Fuzzy Bastard

That Fuzzy Bastard — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 22:01:13 +0000

“ex-fratboy NEW YORKER reading audience”? Wha’ hunh? As far as I can see from the subway, the New Yorker’s reading audience is largely women, Jewish intellectual males, and liberals-not-lefties. Ex fratboys read The Post, the Observer, and the Economist when they’re trying to be highbrow.

As for the Van Dykes, I think Steph, above, has a point about their anachronistic, well, individuality. What’s really striking throughout the article is how *parasitical* the Van Dykes are—for all their high-minded talk about becoming farmers, they never settle down and do anything, just eat crops that other people grew, panhandle, and live off new member’s alimony payments. The article didn’t make me want to emulate them so much as make me shudder at the profound selfishness of the whole Boomer generation, left and right.

By: circiform

circiform — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 23:59:07 +0000

This was an amazing set of responses to read.
This is out of place given the topics above, but I’m looking for the name of a feminist cell cartoonist (well, usually 1-2 cells) who sold her stuff at Covent Garden market, London, in the mid 80s. Anybody know who I’m talking about? She had a few cool antisexist cartoons.

Also, gratuitously: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=1484635787266506285

By: j.b.t.

j.b.t. — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 04:27:47 +0000

Yikes, Kate! I’m impressed. I’m unfortunately a big ol’ coward and would have run back to my office to call the police at the first sign of creepiness. Glad you’re safe!

By: Ginjoint

Ginjoint — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 04:08:48 +0000

Wonderful interview, Finsbury…now I’m looking for more!

By: pmarie

pmarie — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 23:29:58 +0000

Hey –MC, It’s Peemarie, a nickname (lovely!)I know, I miss Elizabeth’s brilliance…did you ever read her story, “Radiate” about Bunny falling in love with Dean? *wistful sigh* Witches, faeries, vampires, werewolves, demons…all hanging out at Salem High. Yeah!

By: Finsbury Parker

Finsbury Parker — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 21:28:26 +0000

Excellent! Great interview with him here: http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2008/aug/10/booksforchildrenandteenagers

Fungus was massive when I was a kid – we took great delight in how absolutely disgusting he is!

By: Ginjoint

Ginjoint — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 20:11:51 +0000

YES, Finsbury! That’s it! Thank you so much! Nope, I’ve never read anything else by him, but now I’m off to do a search, especially of the Bogeyman book…thanks again!