Yesterday I posted my review of the latest installment of The Raven Cycle series by Maggie Stiefvater, Blue Lily, Lily Blue. If you read the review, you know that The Raven Cycle is by far my favorite on-going series that…
When You Lose, You Win: The Hemingway Code in Sam Peckinpah’s Westerns
“Bloody” Sam Peckinpah was to film what Hemingway was to the novel. Peckinpah used the editing room to change the literature of cinema. He slowed down time so a moment took an eternity. The spatter of blood from a wounded…
SUPER SMASH BROS. for Wii U! November 18 – 21st
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TV Review: Fox’s Gotham 1×9, “Harvey Dent”
I did a lot of sighing during this episode. Gotham has me fighting a battle for it on a weekly basis, as the show has definitely shown signs of promise, as well as improvement, but its most substantial run of…
TV Review: Bob’s Burgers (5×03) – “Friends with Burger-fits”
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Unsung Artists: MNEK
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Book Review: ‘Blue Lily, Lily Blue’ (The Raven Cycle #3) by Maggie Stiefvater
It is no secret that The Raven Cycle is one of my all time favorite young adult series. It’s my favorite on-going series right now by a landslide, and I’ve waited patiently (okay, maybe not so patiently) every year since 2012…