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By: Manuel M Moe Garcia

Irrelevant point, ignore my self-indulgence – I never read the word “optics” used in the manner as in the post. “Bad optics” used as “astigmatism” used as “compromised vision or focus”, I guess. Might...

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By: Tim Lieder

I saw Hecklers and the only thing I got out of it was that Jamie Kennedy is a whiny little creep who can’t take criticism. While that’s a fascinating view of Jamie Kennedy showing the sick and terrible...

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By: lunamoth42

Tim Leider, this is exactly what I am talking about. Can’t you see it? Your comment is exhibiting the very “heckler” behaviour that I am talking about. If Jamie Kennedy wasn’t in any screen time...

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By: April

It occurs to me that "clever" itself can be a failure mode, when you default to it instead of saying something useful or smart. Plenty of text has nothing insightful to say and adds nothing to the...

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By: joshua m. neff

You had me up to, “reviewing a book will buy you a pizza.” And then all I could think about was buying a pizza. Mmmmmm, pizza!

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By: QueenTess

@lunamoth42, I think Tim Lieder was pointing out possible motiviations Jamie Kennedy had to make this movie. I haven’t seen the movie, but I didn’t get the impression from Tim’s post that Jamie is in...

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By: Hannah

I have enjoyed the “Big Idea” series (I’m new to your blog this year). I think it is a kind and generous use of your platform. It has been fun to hear about the authors’ ideas in their own words.

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By: Christopher Browne (@cbbrowne)

I found I liked the clever-ish premise of The Cat Who Walks Thru Walls, and was generally entertained by its bit of solipsism and the “game” of authorship Counting. Which actually kind of fits in with...

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By: Rex

I pimped/gifted three people Ready Player One after seeing it here, and I have managed to read it three times myself notwithstanding a huge to read pile

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By: James Davis Nicoll

I’m pretty sure a dead author doesn’t need a book reviewed. He or she is beyond worrying about making a living. I don’t write reviews for the benefit of the author. I write reviews for the benefit of...

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