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Comment on Stephanie Pui-Mun Law by joeandrews

joeandrews — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:44:09 +0000

Very nice work!! Love it..

Comment on Tanglewood Books Got the Best of Me Today by deanjbaker

deanjbaker — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:29:54 +0000

good to see your blog

Comment on Carmelo Blandino by Carmelo Blandino: Dress Collection « Things That People Do

Carmelo Blandino: Dress Collection « Things That People Do — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 18:44:07 +0000

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Comment on Interview: Carmelo Blandino by Carmelo Blandino: Dress Collection « Things That People Do

Carmelo Blandino: Dress Collection « Things That People Do — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 18:43:07 +0000

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Comment on Interview: Alex Janvier by Joni Krats

Joni Krats — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 02:06:12 +0000

I love these two quotes:

“I paint because I paint,” and “If Canada is not ready, the world is.”

Very cool. Thanks for this!

Comment on Disney’s Earth Review by Mandy

Mandy — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 01:13:40 +0000

So it’s disgusting and horrible to watch a cheetah eat a fawn, but at the same time when the polar bear doesn’t succeed in hunting it was morally reprehensible for the camera crew not to have shot a walrus for him? how does that make sense? what if the cheetah didn’t catch the fawn, would the camera crew have been obligated to shoot the fawn down?

don’t get me wrong, it was awful to watch the polar bear die, but what is the point of even watching a nature documentary if the animals are being manipulated by the crew?

Comment on Johanna Wright by kseverny

kseverny — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 19:51:18 +0000

these are really good illustrations

Comment on Book Review: Chronicles of Narnia by lulukieran

lulukieran — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 06:48:59 +0000

I’m a huge C.S. Lewis fan, and I think the Narnia books are very weak. His other fiction is really strong – I am thinking of his Ransom Trilogy – and of course, his scholarly work is some of the most incredible of the modern age. But the Narnia books are confused, messy, and that LAST book! Geez! To think it was written for kids!

I also don’t like the religious analogy. It’s not that I dislike Christianity, or that I don’t think Lewis had a right to write about Christianity, but I think his writing in analogy is too close to slipping stuff in. He’s straightforward about it in his fiction for adults, and I wish he’d been straightforward in his books for kids.

You know, J.R.R Tolkien, who wrote the Lord of the Rings books, was a close friend of Lewis’ and a great admirer of Lewis’ work, and he really disliked the Narnia series. So! You’re not alone.

Comment on Book Review: Chronicles of Narnia by Alicia Agarrabeitia

Alicia Agarrabeitia — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 17:37:17 +0000

Sorry I should clarify! I don’t mean that it wasn’t well written. Lewis writes beautifully! I just felt that it took me a long time to get through and I’m not sure why. No matter how much I read, there were still zillions of pages to read and I was reading many pages at a time!

I have a bad habit of thinking of which parts of a book could be cut down to make the book leaner. Or the reverse is that I think of which parts should be taken out and which parts should be extended!

Comment on Book Review: Chronicles of Narnia by pastorjeffcma

pastorjeffcma — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 03:17:37 +0000

I am always interested in hearing people’s opinions of books–especially of books by C.S. Lewis. While I have read both fans and detractors this may be the first time I have heard Lewis’ writing referred to as “tedious” and tiresome.