![]() ![]() Wonder Woman's costume was inspired by his intense interest in erotic pinup art. His vision for Wonder Woman reflected his interest in the women's suffrage movement and in Margaret Sanger, the birth control and women's rights activist who was also his mistress's aunt. He fathered children with each of them, and they all lived together. ![]() The creator of Wonder Woman, William Moulton Marston, led a secret life with his wife and his mistress. And she has a secret past that's revealed in the book, "The Secret History Of Wonder Woman" by our guest, Jill Lepore. Wonder Woman is the most popular female comic book hero of all time. The new film "Wonder Woman," directed by Patty Jenkins, earned over a hundred million dollars in its opening weekend, setting a new opening weekend box office record for films by a woman director. ![]()
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![]() ![]() The announcement was accompanied by an “Easter egg” video teasing the project. ![]() The Fallout franchise has posted record sales and received dozens of Game of the Year awards, while its mobile game, Fallout Shelter, has been downloaded more than 170 million times.įollowing months of dealmaking, Amazon Studios in summer 2020 licensed the rights to the games for Nolan and Joy to develop a TV adaptation under their big overall deal with the streamer and handed the project a series commitment. It is serious and harsh in tone, yet sprinkled with moments of ironic humor.įallout, the TV series, is from Amazon Studios and Kilter Films in association with Bethesda Game Studios and Bethesda Softworks, with executive producers Nolan, Joy and Athena Wickham for Kilter Films Todd Howard for Bethesda Game Studios’ and James Altman for Bethesda Softworks. The magic of the Fallout world is the harshness of the wasteland set against the previous generation’s utopian idea of a better world through nuclear energy. The world of Fallout is one where the future envisioned by Americans in the late 1940s explodes upon itself through a nuclear war in 2077. ![]() ![]() ![]() “Sharply observed and beautifully etched.” –Newark Star-Ledger “ Something Borrowed captures what it’s like to be thirty and single in the city, when your life pretty much revolves around friendships and love and their attendant complexities.” -San Francisco Chronicle ![]() “Delightful, winning, and real.” -Glamour You may never think of friendships-their duties, the oblique dances of power and their give-and-take-quite the same way again.” -The Seattle Times “ Something Borrowed is both hilarious and thoughtfully written, resisting the frequent tendency of first-time novelists to make their characters and situations a little too black-and-white. “This page-turning, heartbreakingly honest debut deftly depicts the hopeful hearts behind an unsympathetic situation.” -Entertainment Weekly (Grade A) ![]() ![]() ![]() Over at 52Challenges2013, Simon wrote (in his first ever review): “There is a palpable sense of fear and awe for technology that pervades the novel… The book itself takes and leaves no prisoners. “Zoo City is a unique novel, coupling vivid fantasy concepts with a gritty urban setting and offering one of the most interesting main characters I have experienced in a while.” The Guilded Earlobe gave the audiobook, narrated by Justine Eyre, a B+. The writing ranges from immaculate to jaw-dropping, and matches the spectacular pacing well.” ![]() There have been some other lovely reviews of Zoo City recently:īattered, Tattered, Yellowed & Creased: Adventures in Vintage Genre Fiction said: “Beukes nails the neo-noir thriller, playing in the bleakest of dark settings and amping it up through the use of the animals and magic Zinzi descends into the foulest of Johannesburg’s locales-not just the sewers-over the course of her investigation. I can’t tell you how much that means, to have twanged a chord with someone who has lived through the reality. Zoo City was recommended to me by one of our African clients. ![]() So I got the best ever compliment on Zoo City today. ![]() ![]() ![]() However, the plot races among an overwhelming number of unresolved conflicts that leave readers unsure what to expect in the sequel. Sim is adept at worldbuilding, and the book’s romantic scenes sizzle. On the way, Colton learns the disturbing truth behind his origins. While Danny is away, this tower is attacked, and Colton journeys to India to protect Danny. ![]() ![]() As the mechanics piece together what happened, Danny, a white human, grapples with his illicit relationship with Colton, the male clock spirit that controls time in the tower where Danny is the mechanic. Daphne and Danny are given this assignment because of their recent successes thwarting similar attacks in England-although, startlingly, unlike the attacks the teens witnessed, the tower bombings in India have not actually stopped time. In this second volume in Sim’s Timekeeper series, readers rejoin teenage clock mechanics Danny Hart and Daphne Richards as they travel to Agra to investigate a series of clock tower bombings. In 1876, someone is destroying the clock towers that control India’s time. ![]() ![]() When one of her new neighbors dies under odd circumstances the night Zoey arrives, she is thrust into the mystery of The Dellawisp, which involves missing pages from a legendary writer whose work might be hidden there. ![]() When Zoey Hennessey comes to claim her deceased mother’s apartment at The Dellawisp, she meets her quirky, enigmatic neighbors including a girl on the run, a grieving chef whose comfort food does not comfort him, two estranged middle-aged sisters, and three ghosts. It’s called The Dellawisp and it is named after the tiny turquoise birds who, alongside its human tenants, inhabit an air of magical secrecy. From the acclaimed author of Garden Spells comes an enchanting tale of lost souls, lonely strangers, secrets that shape us, and how the right flock can guide you home.ĭown a narrow alley in the small coastal town of Mallow Island, South Carolina, lies a stunning cobblestone building comprised of five apartments. ![]() ![]() These are outlined in the prints section. Boxed note cards are also available based on a few of the images. Many of the images presented here are available for purchase as limited edition fine-art prints, and several size options are possible. If you are looking for something in particular that is not in the galleries, or have comments, please contact me. Note that space is limited, so not all images are shown here. What's New highlights new works as they are added to the site and galleries a few favorites are shown separately. ![]() The images are presented in galleries, arranged mostly by species type. The purpose of my work is to celebrate birds and the wonders of nature. ![]() The section on Shows and Talks is reasonable up-to-date. ![]() My Facebook page has more recent recent material. I must apologize that this site, while showing some of my older images, is very out of date - because it has been too hard, given a busy schedule, to manage new additions. This is Douglas Goodell's photo site featuring birds and related nature scenes. ![]() ![]() This is perhaps more appropriate for an audience who finds it difficult to keep up with high fantasy but likes the fantasy genre and the element of royalty and neighbouring nations. I am a big fan of TOG and while i think this book is readable the plot is a bit simpler and the characters far less complex. Finally there is in my opinion a transparent "oh you're so beautiful but you're my enemy so i must hate you" relationship. Jana wants the witches to raise the baby, but Sabina murders Jana and takes the little girl to be raised by another. They believe the child will grow up to be the powerful sorceress that has been prophesized. There are several mentions of arranged marriages. A pair of witch sisters, Jana and Sabina, kidnaps a baby from her home and kills her parents. One minor character is explicitly mentioned as having a crush on a major character but that doesn't go anywhere. Another couple is set up from the start very transparently and is referred to infrequently but at the end half of the book is suddenly a big thing. ![]() Another couple is set up from the start v …more One character entirely revolves around their romance and brooding with almost nothing else to the character. Cassy One character entirely revolves around their romance and brooding with almost nothing else to the character. ![]() ![]() ![]() With technology, our abilities to connect with and sort through these options are staggering. So why are so many people frustrated? ![]() ![]() Single people today have more romantic options than at any point in human history. This seems standard now, but it’s wildly different from what people did even just decades ago. We meet people, date, get into and out of relationships, all with the hope of finding someone with whom we share a deep connection. The number one New York Times best seller.Ī hilarious, thoughtful, and in-depth exploration of the pleasures and perils of modern romance from Aziz Ansari, the star of Master of None and one of this generation’s sharpest comedic voices.Īt some point, every one of us embarks on a journey to find love. ![]() ![]() She used to live in northeast Los Angeles, central Ohio, northern Norway, and on Caribbean cruise ships. ![]() She is an Impact on Education Award winner, a fellow with the Colorado State University Writing Project, a Fund for Teachers fellow, and a member of the Colorado Poets Center. Megan is a member of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, Northern Colorado Writers, Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers, Columbine Poets of Colorado, and Lighthouse Writers Workshop. She studied theater and dramatic literature for many years, earning degrees from Occidental College and the Ohio State University. and a great selection of similar New, Used and Collectible Books available now at great prices. Megan is also a Pushcart Prize-nominated poet, and her poetry chapbook, Lessons on Sleeping Alone, was published by Liquid Light Press.Īn award-winning teacher with decades of classroom experience, Megan taught multiple subjects across the arts and humanities to students K-16, and she is nationally recognized for presenting workshops and speaking to audiences across the country. : Alone (9781534467569) by Freeman, Megan E. ![]() She writes middle grade and young adult fiction, and her debut middle grade novel, ALONE, is available from Simon & Schuster/Aladdin. Alone Perfect for fans of Hatchet and the I Survived series, this harrowing middle grade debut novel-in-verse from a Pushcart Prize-nominated poet tells. ![]() Freeman attended an elementary school where poets visited her classroom every week to teach poetry, and she has been a writer ever since. ![]() |