The Sky Is Falling: How Vampires, Zombies, Androids, and Superheroes Made America Great for Extremism by Peter Biskind makes for some fascinating reading. Peter Biskind has a good grasp on what he’s talking about. Make no mistake that popular culture somehow finds a way to influence our political culture. Other times, it’s vice versa (cough Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith cough). In any event, Biskind goes through Hollywood’s history in under 300 pages. In using…
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Broad City star Abbi Jacobson may draw on her experiences from taking a post-breakup road trip but the comedian gets honest with herself in the process. There’s no joke that breakups can serve as an inspiration for new material. Sometimes, the end result is a song (see Swift, Taylor). With Abbi Jacobson, the end result is a new book in which she finds herself in a vulnerable position. There’s nothing wrong with feeling vulnerable as…
"Gift Idea: I Might Regret This by Abbi Jacobson"
The Librarians, recently renewed for their fourth season, has spun off into a trilogy of books written by Greg Cox. It started with 2016’s The Librarians and The Lost Lamp. This book flashes back between 2006 and present day. With Flynn Carsen off doing who knows what, the flashbacks are the only way to keep the Librarian involved. Given the title, it’s an easy guess to say that there’s a focus on Aladdin’s lamp. The…
"The Librarians spins off into book trilogy"