Garden Photography, Writing and Planthropology

I went to the Frelinghuysen Arboretum a few weeks ago to check out Ken Druse give a presentation of his amazing new book, Planthropology: The Myths, Mysteries, and Miracles of My Garden Favorites, and took my wife's fancy new camera with me to take pictures. After the presentation, I wandered the snow-covered grounds of the Arboretum and … Continue reading Garden Photography, Writing and Planthropology

Random Reviews: Inkheart, Wanted, Chalk

We've been having a lot of Blockbuster nights since we bought the house last summer, while managing to catch whatever kid-friendly movies worth seeing in theaters whenever possible, and I've been reviewing a lot of them on Flixster but wanted to round up the most recent batch and post them here, including expanded commentary on … Continue reading Random Reviews: Inkheart, Wanted, Chalk

Go see Liberty City

I went to see Liberty City last night, April Yvette Thompson's multi-layered, one-person account of her upbringing in the infamous Miami neighborhood during the chaotic 70s, told against a backdrop of the rise and fall of the Black Power movement, the Crack epidemic and the Liberty City Riots that led to Miami being declared a disaster area, literally and figuratively. Co-written … Continue reading Go see Liberty City

Review Roundup: 1/08

Last year I was invited to join Amazon Vine, the online behemoth's slick new marketing program that enables publishers (and other companies) to provide free review copies of their books (and other products) for a group of Amazon-selected reviewers, pretty much ensuring a lot of independent user reviews for the participating products. The program lets … Continue reading Review Roundup: 1/08

On Comics, Pokémon and Storm Hawks

Other than the occasional review at Amazon -- or even less frequently, at PopCultureShock -- it's been a while since I've written about comics. After 2.5 years of being ankle-deep in the industry, writing reviews, interviews, commentary and the occasional news piece, I really don't miss it at all. While I'm still reading comics, my weekly trips to Midtown Comics … Continue reading On Comics, Pokémon and Storm Hawks