…it’s our world, not the future, that we relate to most. Or, if you prefer… …it’s about a father, not the robot, finding himself.
Month: October 2011
The Hardy Boys
Extraordinary Adventure 59 It is the Hardy Boys books that first sparked my desire to read. And there were so many of them, that it took until my junior year in college before I finally finished the series and could read something else. The next book I found was something called “Ulysses,” and since it […]
Don Draper’s Back Story
Like most red-blooded American males, I think Mad Men is one of the finest shows on television. It’s a time capsule brought to life, a nostalgia-tinged journey through the Sixties. The costumes, the attitudes, and the smoke — the smoke! — create a world both alien and familiar. And it has some of the best […]