Nicholas Bruner
Fantasy, Science Fiction, and Young Adult Author
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Ranking Captain America: Civil War
Last night my son and I went to see Captain America: Civil War. Let’s how this stacks up against other comic book movies I have reviewed. I have previously ranked the Batman movies, the Superman movies, the other DC movies, the Avengers movies, the X-Men movies, the summer 2015 comic… Continue Reading “Ranking Captain America: Civil War”
What I’m Reading: Game Time: A Baseball Companion
Game Time is a collection of essays by Roger Angell, who covers baseball for The New Yorker magazine. I believe most or all of these essays appeared in that magazine. They range from the very beginning of Angell’s career in the early 1960s to 2002.… Continue Reading “What I’m Reading: Game Time: A Baseball Companion”
Peanuts in Real Life
I must have the exact conversation presented in this May, 1956, Peanuts strip at least three times a week:
Place Names in Rock Lyrics: America
For this feature we’ve previously done Sweet Little Sixteen, Dancing in the Streets, Night Train, Rock’n Me, Pop Muzik, Girls, Girls, Girls, Fire Down Below, Truckin’, Everywhere That I’m Not, Mess Around, Back in the USA, and Back in the USSR. Our song today is America, by Simon & Garfunkel. It came out in 1968 on… Continue Reading “Place Names in Rock Lyrics: America”
What I’m Reading: Town, City & Nation: England, 1850-1914
Working on my newest novel (it’s going well, thank you!) has taken its toll on my posting frequency lately, that and that my most recent book doesn’t lend itself to much light discussion. Town, City & Nation: England, 1850-1914 is a real academic book. But… Continue Reading “What I’m Reading: Town, City & Nation: England, 1850-1914”
Scary Movies: Witch
Yesterday my wife and I got a babysitter because we both wanted to see the new movie, Witch. And hey, this is the first horror movie for this feature I’ve rated after seeing it in the theater! Seeing scary movies in the theater is… Continue Reading “Scary Movies: Witch”
Place Names in Rock Lyrics: Back in the USSR
For this feature we’ve previously done Sweet Little Sixteen, Dancing in the Streets, Night Train, Rock’n Me, Pop Muzik, Girls, Girls, Girls, Fire Down Below, Truckin’, Everywhere That I’m Not, Mess Around, and Back in the USA. Our song today is Back in the USSR by the Beatles. It was released as a song… Continue Reading “Place Names in Rock Lyrics: Back in the USSR”
Place Names in Rock Lyrics: Back in the USA
For this feature we’ve previously done Sweet Little Sixteen, Dancing in the Streets, Night Train, Rock’n Me, Pop Muzik, Girls, Girls, Girls, Fire Down Below, Truckin’, and Everywhere That I’m Not, and Mess Around. Tonight’s song is Back in the U.S.A., by Chuck Berry, the second song by Chuck Berry we’ve done. (The… Continue Reading “Place Names in Rock Lyrics: Back in the USA”
