books If Starbucks made literature happily ever after Scott Stein, August 25, 2025 The Trial by Franz Kafka “And that’s when the judge arrived and took the knife…. Continue Reading
books Franz Kafka’s content warnings Scott Stein, June 29, 2021August 24, 2025 Dear Max, You wrote in your last letter that the publisher of my forthcoming complete… Continue Reading
books Book Review: An Encyclopedia of Tolkien Chris Matarazzo, October 14, 2019August 20, 2025 Prolific author, poet and Tolkien scholar, David Day, is well-known to serious readers of the works… Continue Reading
art The Incal by Alejandro Jodorowsky and Moebius: A review Daniel Kalder, June 1, 2012June 1, 2012 There comes a point in every individual’s lifetime when he or she must face the… Continue Reading
books “Avengers Assemble” #1: Mainstream comics creators really have no idea what’s going on anymore. Ricky Sprague, March 26, 2012March 26, 2012 Have you heard about the new “Avengers Assemble” #1? On March 13, USA Today had… Continue Reading
books Superman lacks super understanding of economics, causes of crime Scott Stein, January 17, 2012January 18, 2012 In Action Comics #8, published in January of 1939, Superman decides that housing conditions are responsible… Continue Reading
books Kafka the quarterback Scott Stein, August 5, 2010August 6, 2010 I’ve just discovered that the third-string quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles is named Mike Kafka…. Continue Reading
books The failed playwright of Virginia Tech Scott Stein, April 16, 2009April 16, 2009 Two years ago, on April 16, 2007, Virginia Tech was the scene of a heinous… Continue Reading