“If I Were a Boy,” a post-breakup ballad, was Beyoncé’s follow-up single to 2008’s “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It),” the definitive girl power anthem of the late 00s (and, let’s face it, still one of the best). It bolstered the contrast between Beyoncé as herself and as Sasha Fierce, and displayed her range as an artist. Fans…
Time Travel Experiments of a Psychomathematician: Arcadia by Iain Pears
Arcadia by Iain Pears was released in the UK in September 2015 and has now had its North American release on February 9th 2016. The novel takes place over a series of timelines and from a variety of perspectives, so much so that there is an Arcadia iOS and Android App to help readers deep track…
Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Hey Let’s Go! Calvin, Hobbes, and Snow
Bill Watterson’s Calvin and Hobbes plays around with a lot of snow. Snowballs, snowmen, snow forts—snow, snow, snow. It is used as both a plot device and a background in many different ways—never sentimental or sappy. Let’s take a look at the main functions of snow for Calvin: Mischief, Artistry, Philosophizing, and Fantasy.
The Thursday Book Beat: Judy Blume Encourages Parents to Help Their Kids Love Books
Welcome back readers! This week, our book news is peppered with some big names doing incredible things. Sci-fi readers and fans of legendary author Ursula K. Le Guin have more than funded a Kickstarter to produce a documentary on Le Guin’s life. Director Arwen Curry is a Le Guin fan herself, and has spent a…
