I would totally read this (even faster than I would Pride & Prejudice & Zombies): (via Caustic Cover Critic)
Let The Right One In
Let The Right One In by John Ajvide Lindqvist It’s been a long while since I’ve read anything this wonderful, engrossing, or disturbing. It’s been years since I’ve read anything this good. Let The Right One In is everything that you think it is, and nothing that you think it is. Vampires, you think. Well, […]
Posted by Ben on April 2, 2009
https://www.swordbilled.com/let-the-right-one-in/
Otherwise, you’re just running away from every little disaster
Nothing I see or read does anything but convince me that Neil DeGrasse Tyson is even more awesome than I’d suspected. p.s. although what is the square root of a pork chop? (via monochrom)
Posted by Ben on March 5, 2009
https://www.swordbilled.com/otherwise-youre-just-running-away-from-every-little-disaster/
Batman v. Borges
Although, really, it’s not a contest. Collaboration, maybe. Curious, definitely: The thesis pursued in this article is that this strong thematic aspect of The Dark Knight finds its roots in a short story by the labyrinthine Argentinian writer Jorge Luis Borges. (via monochrom)
Posted by Ben on February 26, 2009
https://www.swordbilled.com/batman-v-borges/
Seen and Heard, 2008
In lieu of a numbered list, here you’ll find a bulleted list — well, several of them — covering my favorite books and movies of 2008. And, because I’m slow, a goodly number of them will be of items released before 2008. But that’s when I saw them. So there. Enjoy! In Theaters: Let The […]
Posted by Ben on January 10, 2009
https://www.swordbilled.com/seen-and-heard-2008/
Books, telling stories
I’ve always wanted to do something like this, but haven’t gotten around to it. Book spines, telling stories. You don’t even need to open them! (via Bookslut via TMN)
Posted by Ben on October 5, 2008
https://www.swordbilled.com/books-telling-stories/
Once again, “If you give a moose a muffin” comes to the rescue
Filed under Things I Am Bad At: Judge a book by its cover. The goal of this (simple, difficult) game is to guess the average number of stars under the book’s listing on Amazon. You get a running tally of how many you guessed correctly.
Posted by Ben on October 2, 2008
https://www.swordbilled.com/once-again-if-you-give-a-moose-a-muffin-comes-to-the-rescue/
Birds of the West Indies
I always knew there was a secret reason for my liking James Bond. Secret reason: James Bond was an ornithologist. And Ian Fleming enjoyed birding. Perfect! (Although I realize this may already be semi-common knowledge that I’ve merely evaded up to this point.) (via a silly list in The Atlantic)
Posted by Ben on September 21, 2008
https://www.swordbilled.com/birds-of-the-west-indies/
Perilous indeed
A book’s journey from one language into another can be perilous. The Russian title for J. D. Salinger’s classic tale of adolescence translates as “Above the Precipice in the Rye.†A clerk in a Yokohama bookshop once told John Steinbeck’s wife that yes, he had a copy of Steinbeck’s “Angry Raisins.†Has this bumpy road gotten […]
Posted by Ben on September 4, 2008
https://www.swordbilled.com/perilous-indeed/
Scientists tell us what we already know
Sort of. The (terribly informal) verdict: Believable: Iron Man, Batman Unbelievable: The Incredible Hulk Quote: Now, many people are aware that the most incredible thing about the Hulk is the way his pants always stay on when he expands to ten times his original volume. But did you also know: The good superhero stories require […]
Posted by Ben on August 17, 2008
https://www.swordbilled.com/scientists-tell-us-what-we-already-know/