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Moms and dads need entertainment and these posts, for one reason or another will do just that
The Traitors: The Official Search & Find is quite the ironic book. We misplaced it in our office, and couldn’t find it for weeks. I finally dedicated time to locate it and viola, the book decided to make it known. This is important for the context of the review because we stopped watching reality television a while ago, and it’s a testament to the fact that I need to straighten up the office.
We haven’t seen Gordon. Have You Seen Axel? is the sequel to Have You Seen Gordon?. Coincidentally, you can see Axel in the mirrored sunglasses that Gordon is wearing on Have You Seen Axel?. Gordon is a panda. He looks quite dapper and cool on the book’s cover. Have You Seen Axel? is a seek-and-find book. These types of books by their very nature are intended for elementary school-aged students and this one is no exception.
I love seeing the social media posts for Dragon Con. It’s a fabulous way to learn about new things that we need to see, tracks that we want to learn more about and things that we didn’t see in person. Having said that, Dragon Con is a fire hose of activity and sights where you can’t possibly catch em all. It’s a fountain of overstimulation and unlike any Con you’ve frequented before. This was our ninth Dragon Con and it still proved to tell new stories; which isn’t an unreasonable thing to mention when you consider 75,000 people attended.
I didn’t get it. Despite being an ex-radio guy and owner of hundreds of LPs, I didn’t get the idea of buying vinyl. My collection had been stoic, waiting in the office, frustrating near the record player. It was a tin of cat food in the kitchen while an electric can opener tauntingly looked on. TLDR: I get vinyl now and it’s awesome. Atlanta Record Stores: An Oral History is a book that’s meant for people who get vinyl. They understand and appreciate the culture behind the small businesses.
Tsundoku is the Japanese word for buying or collecting books, intending to read them later. In the meantime, they form paper based, scaled down mountains that range in colors and thickness. I use that word as more of an activity, or something I do, rather than an affliction. Ma is a much more subtle Japanese word. It can mean ‘negative space’, untapped potential, or any pause in life that you intentionally do. Ma: The Japanese Secret to Contemplation and Calm is a collection of 18 essays and photographs about the concept of what isn’t there.
The Dragon Con family. It’s a strange thing referring to a major fan convention of 75,000+ as ‘family’, but it’s not an inaccurate title. This was the first year I consciously heard the phrase, but it’s highly likely that it was used around me over the past 15 years. Dragon Con, in and of itself, is a unique thing to experience and comprehend. It’s a massive celebration of pop culture that happens over Labor Day in Atlanta.
Ghibli is so ubiquitous that I accidentally started typing this in Ghibli font when I was trying to save the document under the same name. Yeah, there’s a font named after the iconic animation Japanese studio. Studio Ghibli is a filmmaker’s animation studio, much like bands that paved the way for other bands, such as The Gits or Pylon. Ghibliverse: Studio Ghibli Beyond the Films, books, music, manga and more-a guide to a magical world is a reference book with an opinion. It’s a research love letter featuring photographs of famous animators, hundreds of stills from movies and television shows, and dozens of images from the Ghibli Museum, showcasing an animation studio that produces work with its own distinctive style.
Death happens. It’s a scary, unknown thing that is an absolute final, unless you see a ghost, then that’s scarier. Kids have many questions about death and that can be frustrating because nobody really has the answers. Adults try to avoid the topic. Kids can become frustrated because they’ve had contact with it through a family member. Dying to Ask: 38 Questions From Kids About Death is exactly what its name entails and is so much more than you think it is. It accomplishes this through a combination of the questions, the illustrations that accompany each question, and the tone in which they’re answered.
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