Last month, I trekked down to Brooklyn to chat with one of my high-school classmates about her debut novel, Her: A Memoir. I went to school with Christa Parravani and her identical twin sister, Cara, and the book chronicles the time leading up to and following Cara’s death. Along with talking quite a bit about [...]

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As I’ve mentioned here a few times before, the experiences of my early childhood pretty much ensured that I’d become the nerd (or “professional geek,” if you prefer) that I am today. I was raised on “Doctor Who,” the works of Douglas Adams, and Spider-Man comic books, and one of my earliest memories is my [...]

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I’ve mentioned this once or twice on the blog here, but as many of my good friends know, I’m a big fan of Jack Kerouac and the early ’50s generation of “Beat” writers. Like all of the films based on their work, I’ve been following development of “On The Road” for years — pretty much [...]

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With “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” hitting theaters this weekend, and me being a bit of a nerd for all things J.R.R. Tolkien, I’ve been writing up a bunch of articles for various sites related to Tolkien and both The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings in print and big-screen form. Earlier this week, I [...]

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Hey everyone, we’re going to take a break from this site’s regularly scheduled programming of stuff I’ve written, pictures I’ve taken, and other Rick-centric content in order to give a shout-out to something that is quite excellent and only marginally connected to, well… me. My friend Kat Rosenfield‘s debut novel Amelia Anne is Dead and [...]

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