We take a break from the longer Sandman narratives in The Sandman Library volume 3: Dream Country, which compiles four standalone stories including the script for the first one in the batch, “Calliope”. The script[…]
The Sandman Library volume 2: The Doll’s House by Neil Gaiman
The Sandman universe gets stronger and more fluid in The Sandman Library volume 2: The Doll’s House, whose central storyline focuses on the once-every-era dream vortex, Rose Walker. Apart from the various ‘star’ characters, I[…]
The Sandman Library volume 1: Preludes & Nocturnes by Neil Gaiman
After reading a designated amount of books and discovering that I still had a month plus before 2020 rolls around, I decided to begin rereading another series, one that I have been looking forward to[…]
Picnic in the Storm by Yukiko Motoya
It is difficult not to compare a Japanese writer writing unusual tales to whom I think is the master of Japanese unusual tales – Haruki Murakami – more so because he is one of my[…]
Sourdough by Robin Sloan
After the rush of excitement I experienced reading Robin Sloan’s Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore, I was hoping for more of the same in his latest book, Sourdough. I mean, the back cover positions the book[…]
Rare Bit Fiends by Neil Gaiman
This technically isn’t a book or comic by Neil Gaiman, but rather dream stories contributed to a publication called Roarin’ Rick’s Rare Bit Fiends and we’re treated to four of Neil’s dreams. While I have[…]
Art Matters by Neil Gaiman, Illustrated by Chris Riddell
This was a quick read. It took me maybe 20 minutes while I did my morning walk indoors, and this is largely due to the letters being big and the illustrations sometimes doubly so. Art[…]
Mostly Harmless by Douglas Adams
Ok, I know I’ve read Mostly Harmless before, but I must admit I recalled absolutely nothing reading it the second time around. I don’t know if it’s a good thing, or a bad thing, but[…]
Marvel’s Jessica Jones, season 3
So I decided to backtrack a little and watch the final season of Marvel’s Jessica Jones before moving on to my N’s. Since it was over I thought, why not get it over with instead[…]
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy: The Trilogy of Four by Douglas Adams
More than sixteen years have passed since I first read The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, and I would say that’s a pretty good timeframe for picking up a book for a second go round.[…]
Early Riser by Jasper Fforde
Picture this: climate change is real, and humanity is forever affected by it. But instead of retreating ice caps, the reverse is reality – winters are deep, dark and dangerous, with temperatures plummeting to -40C[…]
Louis Vuitton Travel Book: Tokyo by Eboy
I came across this series of illustrated travel books by Louis Vuitton while browsing Tsutaya in Ginza Six. Mesmerized by the vividness of the colour, the quirkiness of the imagery, and since I was in[…]
Manuscript Found in a Milkbottle by Neil Gaiman
Neil Gaiman may consider this to be one of the worst stories he’s ever written, but I admit I quite enjoyed the little story that is Manuscript Found in a Milkbottle. James Pond uncovers something[…]
Galápagos by Kurt Vonnegut
Sometimes I wonder if science fiction writers really can see into the future. And by the future I don’t necessarily mean the technological side of things. Flying cars aren’t exactly commonplace after all. But Kurt[…]
Late Night (2019)
Since I watched one movie with Emma Thompson, I thought I’d keep the ball rolling with Late Night, a movie about a long-time late night talk show host who finds herself becoming irrelevant in an[…]
Men in Black: International (2019)
What is Men in Black: International without Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones? Not too shabby, to my surprise. Maybe it helps that we have a little eye candy in the form of Chris Hemsworth,[…]
Tell-All by Chuck Palahniuk
Chuck Palahniuk’s last few books have kind of been hit or miss for me. Thankfully, I quite enjoyed Tell-All, a book that takes place in the golden age of Hollywood and tells us all the[…]
Bohemian Rhapsody (2018)
Wow. I can’t believe it’s taken me so long to watch Bohemian Rhapsody, and even though it was a ‘censored’ version onboard a flight, the movie still pulled at my heart strings and had me[…]
Japanese Tales by Royall Tyler
Japanese Tales is a collection of classic, mostly mythical tales from early Japanese literature. I quite enjoyed the collection, even though it did take me a few pages to get into the flow of the[…]
Murder Mystery (2019)
Ha! I feel it’s been awhile since Happy Madison put out a movie, at least that I know of, and this one for Netflix was a hoot! Titled Murder Mystery, it is exactly what one[…]
Modern Family, season 5-9
Is it weird that Modern Family feels like actual family? A little dysfunctional, a little crazy and a lot of funny, they’re definitely my favourite tv family and I am going to miss them when[…]