Magazine Review: The Drift Fall 2023 edited by Kiara Barrow and Rebecca Panovka This one’s a relatively new literary magazine, having started during the pandemic. The editorial slant appears to be socialist and class-conscious. Let’s see what this issue has to offer us. The opening editorial is on “Corrupt Organizations”, talking about the use and… Continue reading Magazine Review: The Drift Fall 2023
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Manga Review: Call Me Princess
Manga Review: Call Me Princess by Tomoko Taniguchi When Makoto Takenouchi was a little girl, she served as flower girl at her sister’s wedding. Shin and Shoko get along very well, and Shin has become Makoto’s ideal for a husband. Someone who will support her, and be kind, and call her “Princess.” One day at… Continue reading Manga Review: Call Me Princess
Manga Review: Tokyo Mew Mew, Volume One
Manga Review: Tokyo Mew Mew, Volume One by Mia Ikumi & Reiko Yoshida At the turn of the millennium, Ichigo Momomiya is a junior high school student with a crush on her handsome, smart and athletic classmate Masaya. He seems to be a bit oblivious to her feelings though, being consumed with a passion for… Continue reading Manga Review: Tokyo Mew Mew, Volume One
Manga Review: Black Jack 2
Manga Review: Black Jack 2 by Osamu Tezuka Before Osamu Tezuka became a full-time manga creator, he was a medical doctor. He drew upon this training and experiences with Japan’s medical establishment for his work on Black Jack starting in the 1970s. Black Jack (birth name Kuro’o Hazama) is a brilliant physician and surgeon who is… Continue reading Manga Review: Black Jack 2
Book Review: Rad Women Worldwide
Book Review: Rad Women Worldwide by Kate Schatz Right up front, I have to say that the title is the most annoying thing about this book. Did anyone ever use “rad” as an adjective unironically? That said, “radical” is not an unfair term to apply to many of the women whose short biographies are… Continue reading Book Review: Rad Women Worldwide
Magazine Review: The American Scholar Spring 1977
Magazine Review: The American Scholar Spring 1977 Edited by Joseph Epstein The American Scholar is a quarterly production of the Phi Beta Kappa Society, published since 1932. Its primary focus is non-fiction essays, but it also features poetry, book reviews and since 2006 fiction. I happened across an old issue, was intrigued by one of… Continue reading Magazine Review: The American Scholar Spring 1977
Book Review: The Third Chimpanzee for Young People
Book Review: The Third Chimpanzee for Young People by Jared Diamond, adapted by Rebecca Stefoff Disclosure: I received this book as a Goodreads giveaway on the premise that I would review it. This is a young adult version of Jared Diamond’s The Third Chimpanzee, originally printed in 1992. I have not read that book, so will… Continue reading Book Review: The Third Chimpanzee for Young People
Book Review: Girls Research! Amazing Tales of Female Scientists
Book Review: Girls Research! Amazing Tales of Female Scientists by Jennifer Phillips Disclosure: I received this book from a Goodreads giveaway on the premise that I would review it. This is a part of the Girls Rock! series by Capstone Books, which presents short biographies of women and their achievements, aimed primarily at young girls. In… Continue reading Book Review: Girls Research! Amazing Tales of Female Scientists
Book Review: Stitched Up: The Anti-Capitalist Book of Fashion
Book Review: Stitched Up: The Anti-Capitalist Book of Fashion by Tansy E Hoskins Disclaimer: I received this book through a Goodreads giveaway on the premise that I would review it. Fashion…isn’t something I notice a lot. I buy clothes when I have to, and try to wear matching socks, but I don’t know a lot… Continue reading Book Review: Stitched Up: The Anti-Capitalist Book of Fashion