![]() ![]() When he turned in the manuscript, Wagner said that the editor and publisher told him "the language is problematic." One of their objections was to the word "fat" - a 500-lb. Wagner signed a book deal with Counterpoint Press in 2019 for his novel The Marvel Universe: Origin Stories. ![]() ![]() Wagner and Oliver Stone co-executive produced Wild Palms, the mini-series Wagner created, based on a comic strip that he wrote for Details magazine. David Cronenberg adapted his screenplay into the movie Map to the Stars, starring Julianne Moore, John Cusack, and Robert Pattinson. His books include: Force Majeure, Dead Stars, I’m Losing You, Wild Palms (graphic novel), I'll Let You Go, Still Holding, The Chrysanthemum Palace, Memorial, The Empty Chair, I Met Someone, A Guide For Murdered Children (writing as Sarah Sparrow), and ROAR: American Master - The Oral Biography of Roger Orr.īruce was a co writer on A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987). Welcome to the final episode of Wake Island! Bruce Wagner is on the show.īRUCE WAGNER is a novelist and screenwriter known for his apocalyptic yet spiritual view of humanity as seen through the lens of Hollywood. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Have you read any of these or any other Peter Pan retellings? Tell us in the comments! Now that we've read so many we'd love to chat about all things Peter Pan. In short, we have a Peter Pan retelling for everyone. We have books published by big publishing houses, and books published by several smaller publishers as well. We have stories told from the point of view of a secondary character. In this post we have fantasy, horror, realism, historical fiction, and alternate history. We stuck with YA retellings of Peter Pan, but after that any and all variations were welcome. (Seven of the ten books featured here were published between September of 2015 and June of 2016!) So, after many months, we have gathered and read ten Peter Pan retellings and are ready to share them with you. ![]() At first we thought we would do a Reading on a Theme, but, as we began to look ahead to 2016, we learned that even more Peter Pan retellings were on their way. We noticed late last year that a lot of YA Peter Pan retellings were coming out, and, since we love retellings over here at Intellectual Recreation, we knew we wanted to do a feature on them. Sometimes time is what you need to do things right. I'm so excited about this post because it's been a long time in the making. ![]() ![]() ![]() Heiser reveals what the Bible really says about God's supernatural servants. In The Unseen Realm Michael Heiser opened the eyes of thousands to seeing the Bible through the supernatural worldview of the ancient world it was written in. It's a book about the loyal members of God's heavenly host, and while most people associate them with the word "angel," that's just one of many terms the Bible uses for supernatural beings. ![]() This book was written to help change that. ![]() What the Bible really says about angels is overlooked or filtered through popular myths. If you read Luke 1:26–38 and imagine the angel Gabriel standing before Mary with neatly folded white wings, you're not getting that picture from anything the Bible itself says. What does the Bible really tell us about the heavenly host?Įveryone knows that angels have wings, usually carry harps, and that each of us has our own personal guardian angel, right? We all have some preconceptions about angels from movies, television shows, and other media, but you might be surprised to know that a lot of those notions aren't based on anything from the Bible. ![]() ![]() ![]() He observes quietly but later participates actively in philosophical discussions involving other characters-ranging from quirky scholars and artists to everyday restaurant-goers and friends-about such issues as metaphysics, free will, social philosophy, and the meaning of life. Waking Life premiered at the 2001 Sundance Film Festival, and was released on October 19, 2001, where it received critical acclaim however, it underperformed at the box office.Īn unnamed young man lives an ethereal existence that lacks transitions between everyday events and eventually progresses toward an existential crisis. Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy reprise their characters from the 1995 Before Sunrise in one scene. ![]() It contains several parallels to Linklater's 1991 film Slacker. The entire film was digitally rotoscoped. It is centered on a young man who wanders through a succession of dream-like realities wherein he encounters a series of individuals who engage in insightful philosophical discussions. The film explores a wide range of philosophical issues, including the nature of reality, dreams and lucid dreams, consciousness, the meaning of life, free will, and existentialism. Waking Life is a 2001 American experimental adult animated film written and directed by Richard Linklater. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Hence it can complete its work and put it aside for the use of posterity, as capital that can never be increased.” “Once metaphysics has been brought by this critique onto the secure path of a science, it is able to encompass completely the entire realm of the cognitions pertain ing to it. “For the main question is always this: what, and how much, can understanding and reason cognize independently of all experience?” ![]() He is attempting to maintain both the authority of reason with the authority of religion. CPR shows that a critique of reason through the means of reason alone is able to bound the domain of reason to its appropriate use, namely science and math but not metaphysics and religion. This mechanistic view coupled with the universal urge to put ideals under the microscopic of rational criticism threatened traditional moral and religious beliefs. ![]() Kant wrote CPR in the age of the enlightenment which was an age of sharp criticism founded on a mechanistic metaphysics influenced by Newtonian physics. With that said, I’ve decided to share these unedited notes on the off chance they are helpful to other readers. These notes were created during my reading process to aid my own understanding and not written for the purpose of instruction. My preferred way of engaging with books is reconstruction. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() But before all that, he was a bomb that exploded his parents' lives-or so he was told. He's been an altar boy, a bartender, a fat kid, a smuggler, a biker, a prince of New England. pulling no punches on the path to truth, but it always finds the capacity for grace and joy.” –Esquire, "Best Memoirs of the Year"Ī TIME Best Book of the Summer * A Rolling Stone Top Culture Pick * A Publishers Weekly Best Memoir of the Season * A Buzzfeed Book Pick * A Goodreads Readers' Most Anticipated Book * A Chicago Tribune Book Pick * A Book You Should Read * A Los Angeles Times Book to Add to Your Reading List * An Entertainment Weekly Best Book of the Month * A 2022 New England Book Award Finalist ![]() ![]() ![]() Here, he takes as his subject a fictionalisation of the life and career of Paul Gauguin (1848-1903). Somerset Maugham (1874-1965) was a French born, English playwright, novelist and short story writer, allegedly the highest paid author at the height of his career during the 1930s. As you begin to read, you get the feeling that you are embarking on a mysterious journey but that you are in the capable hands of a great storyteller. The Credit Suisse Exhibition: Gauguin Portraits, The National Gallery, London, until 26 January 2020įor an alternative insight into the life of the French post-impressionist artist Paul Gauguin, a great place to start is The Moon and Sixpence by William Somerset Maugham. Vintage Books, London: 1999 (first published in Great Britain by William Heinemann, 1919) The Moon and Sixpence by Somerset Maugham. ![]() ![]() ) comes a coming-of-age story about choices, consequences, and how a weird kid from Gotham goes about defining her world for herself. ) and Eisner Award-nominated artist Steve Pugh ( ![]() In turning her anger into action, she is faced with two choices: join Ivy, who's campaigning to make the neighborhood a better place to live, or join The Joker, who plans to take down Gotham one corporation at a time.įrom Eisner Award and Caldecott Honor-winning author Mariko Tamaki ( Mulitple Eisner Award Nominee, Harley Quinn: Breaking Glass features the. But then Harley's fortune takes another turn when Mama's drag cabaret becomes the next victim in the wave of gentrification that's taking over the neighborhood. SKU 9781401283292 / Tamaki, Mariko / Harley Quinn: Breaking Glass / TR. ![]() But everything changes when Gotham's finest drag queen, Mama, takes her in.Īnd at first it seems like Harleen has finally found a place to grow into her most true true, with new best friend Ivy at Gotham High. With five dollars to her name, she's sent to live in Gotham City after battling a lot of hard situations as a kid. Features the outspoken, rebellious, and eccentric fifteen-year-old Harleen Quinzel. ![]() ![]() Side Note: Why are there not more creepy carnival stories? After reading this one, I’m determined to find a few more for my TBR, so send recommendations! I definitely want to reread this one next year! Couple that with a downright creepy, evil, and magical carnival and you have the perfect story for reading every Halloween! The secondary characters in the form of Will’s father and the carnival inhabitants work to make a well-rounded story of good versus evil. The boys are an endearing and accurate portrayal of youth and their reactions to the horrors found in the carnival crafts together a captivating coming-of-age story. The relationship between Will and Jim genuinely steals the show of this story and I think without that solid foundation I wouldn’t have fallen in love the way I did. SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES is a classic tale of friendship put to the test in a situation that is mysterious and terrifying. Two boys will discover the secret of its smoke, mazes, and mirrors two friends who will soon know all too well the heavy cost of wishes…and the stuff of nightmares. A calliope’s siren song beckons to all with a seductive promise of dreams and youth regained. The carnival rolls in sometime after midnight, ushering in Halloween a week early. ![]() Coogar & Dark’s Pandemonium Shadow Show has come to Green Town, Illinois, to destroy every life touched by its strange and sinister mystery. SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES | Ray Bradbury ![]() ![]() ![]() Desperate to survive, Alessa hires Dante, a cynical outcast marked as a killer, to become her personal bodyguard. When a powerful priest convinces the faithful that killing Alessa is the island’s only hope, her own soldiers try to assassinate her. Now, with only weeks left until a hungry swarm of demons devours everything on her island home, Alessa is running out of time to find a partner and stop the invasion. Alessa’s gift from the gods is supposed to magnify a partner’s magic, not kill every suitor she touches. You can read this before This Vicious Grace (The Last Finestra, #1) PDF EPUB full Download at the bottom. Here is a quick description and cover image of book This Vicious Grace (The Last Finestra, #1) written by Emily Thiede which was published in. Brief Summary of Book: This Vicious Grace (The Last Finestra, #1) by Emily Thiede ![]() |