Category: Current events

by M.Bijman April 6, 2018

Oh dear, Mary Poppins Returns – here comes the spoonful of saccharine

The teaser trailer for the new film based on the Mary Poppins books by P.L. Travers was released to coincideContinue Reading

by M.Bijman March 21, 2018

Backstories Comic books Current events Humor Humour Review of Comic Strip Trending

The perks and perils of reanimating oldies but goodies

After a 25-year absence, comic book artist Berkeley (“Berke”) Breathed restarted his famous and much-loved comic strip, Bloom County on Facebook,Continue Reading

by M.Bijman March 16, 2018

Backstories Current events Discussion of writing style Literary analysis

4 The Creative Process – Performance enhancement for writers

In the previous article, I discussed the link between psychopathology and creativity. So here is a shortlist of authors whose bodyContinue Reading

by M.Bijman March 13, 2018

Backstories Current events Review of memoir Review of new book Video

54-second review of Insomniac City, by Bill Hayes

Compact Crits #7: 54-second review of Insomniac City, by Bill Hayes Read the whole story here. Make no mistake, thisContinue Reading

by M.Bijman February 23, 2018

Backstories Current events Discussion of poetry Literary analysis Poetry

The funny, thoughtful poems of Brian Bilston, the Twitter poet

Brian Bilston’s saucy, witty and insightful poems on Twitter (@brian_bilston) have made him famous. In this podcast (recorded in 2016,Continue Reading

by M.Bijman February 19, 2018

Backstories Current events Detective fiction detective novel Discussion of film/TV series Mysteries and Thrillers Review of Mysteries and Thrillers Trending

Classic crime fiction with a Canadian twist – The John Cardinal Series, by Giles Blunt

I watched the final episode of the second season of Cardinal, based on the books by Giles Blunt, on Feb. 8,Continue Reading

by M.Bijman February 7, 2018

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Share the stunning view of the Starman – and DON’T PANIC

“A thing of beauty is a joy for ever”, John Keats wrote in his poem “Endymion” in 1818 – aboutContinue Reading

by M.Bijman January 26, 2018

Current events Discussion of current events Humor Humour Publishing technologies Review of new book Review of new non-fiction Subjective non-fiction Trending Web series and vlogs

Will it…Print? – Rhett & Link’s Book of Mythicality

I have been watching Rhett and Link, a.k.a Rhett McLaughlin and Link (Charles) Neal, on their YouTube channel, Good MythicalContinue Reading

by M.Bijman January 22, 2018

Art Current events Publishing technologies

What does it take to create something new every day?

One of my favourite marketing professionals, Seth Godin, wrote his 7,000th post on Nov. 14, 2017. That’s quite something. TheContinue Reading

10 Women of Title Design – Part Four March 8, 2018
In 2015, we published our first feature article in celebration of International Women’s Day entitled 10 Women of Title Design. We have returned each year since with a new group of 10 women in the title design industry to celebrate. This year, we are ecstatic to present another 10!Here at Art of the Title, our mission is to champion the great work of title de […]
Star Trek: Discovery (2017) January 30, 2018
“We come in peace, that's why we're here. Isn't that the whole idea of Starfleet?” — Michael Burnham How do you boldly go where many have gone before?After six television series, thirteen feature films, and countless other pieces of media, Star Trek’s fabled final frontier is now well-trodden ground. For Star Trek: Discovery, the seventh TV se […]