Graphic Novels

Kevin

From At the Speed of Plot: "Who doesn't like comic books? Anyone think they're for kids? There is a big misconception about comics that has slowly been corrected over the last 20 years. Beginning with The Dark Knight Returns and Watchmen and continuing the tradition up to now, these graphic novels have shifted perceptions with the darker themes, more graphic fights, and more adult decisions to be made these comics began to make it ok for adults to like comics. DKR and Watchmen both deal with the breakdown of the ideal of the comic book hero.  DKR written by Frank Miller is a slightly more gentle approach, breaking only a few of the standing traditions of the Comic Hero." Read more...

There's an app for that...

Joel

From Insistent Interjections of an Inquisitive Mind: "How many times a day do we use apps? I know that I do regularly. I have an app for checking the weather. I have an for facebook. I have an app for the latest gadget update. Just about anything that interests you, there is an app that correlates to it.  Applications are one of the reasons why it is easier and easier for me to not use the web as often as I used to." Read more... 

An Exception to the Rule

Erin

From heartquakes: "I was a preteen girl back when one of the best things about the music industry was the excitement of a new music video release. I'd rush home from school to make sure I didn't miss TRL, a music video Top 10 program on MTV, and cheered on my favorite bands for the number one spot. I never realized how many degrading images of women I was absorbing in a mere hour's time." Read more...