A Few Words with NPR’s Brooke Gladstone on “The Influencing Machine”
If you missed last year’s bow of The Influencing Machine, today’s your lucky day: now in paperback, this intensely engaging and educational work of graphic nonfiction is now available in paperback....
View Article“The Avengers and Marketing-Overwhelm Syndrome” …or “How I Decided to Dump My...
I'm sure they all signed photo releases for Disney: see the Global Fan Event in the April 16 item below. It’s a good thing that so many of us like The Avengers. And by “us” I mean film and...
View ArticleRecommended Comics for Schools: Pippi Moves In, An Inspector Calls, District...
Yep, this is part four of this series. Sorry if it seems to be dragging on, but can I help it if so many great graphic titles have been published this year? Pippi Moves In The iconoclastic Pippi...
View ArticleFor Your Consideration: ‘Life of Pi,’ the Oscars, and How to Persuade the Media
Can you remember waaaay back to what seems like ancient history in the entertainment news cycle—the morning of January 10th? I can, but not because of any mental acuity; rather, I recall it because my...
View ArticleGiveaway: Blu-ray and DVD Combo Pack of BULLY
It’s one of those kid-focused, school-centered docs that even if you don’t have kids or haven’t set foot in a school since graduating, you know about it. I’m referring, of course, to Lee Hirsch’s...
View ArticleNow in Theaters: An Absolutely Must-See Doc About Digital Literacy
Terms and Conditions May Apply, which opened in New York on Friday and is set to roll out across several North American cities over the next month (see the end of this post), is the kind of documentary...
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