Posted on July 9, 2008 by tinyheroes
My latest trip to the library not only yielded me around $20 in overdue fines (damn the man!) but also a stack of about 20 tpb/graphic novels to consume. I’m going to forego lengthy blogs about each for a review snack pack of three books in particular.
#1
American Born Chinese written and illustrated by Gene Luen [...]
Filed under: Comic Books/Graphic Novels, Library Love, Movies, Oregon, Sex and Gender, Tales From Portland | Tagged: American Born Chinese, Brian Michael Bendis, Charles Burns, Chris Bachalo, comic book, DC, Elk's Run, Faker, Gene Luen Yang, graphic novel, Jock, Mark Simpson, Marvel, Mike Carey, Off Road, Oni press, Pablo Raimondi, Portland, Sean Murphy, The Losers, Vertigo, young adult | 1 Comment »
Posted on July 4, 2008 by tinyheroes
As if FISA/Patriot Act and Telecom Immunity weren’t bad enough…
This holy mess rolled across my vision this morning.
It looks like Google just pissed away the privacy of MILLIONS of it’s users. And what does that mean for those folks who are recorded as viewing Viacom’s unlawfully rendered materials? Are we going to get a bill [...]
Filed under: Library Love, Politics, Technology | Tagged: Barack Obama, Bush, Democrats, FISA, Fourth Amendment, Google, Librarians, Patriot Act, Telecom Immunity, The Onion, Viacom | No Comments »
Posted on March 27, 2008 by tinyheroes
My love-affair with all things Portland, Oregon - started most likely at conception, and only grew stronger at birth. I can honestly say that there is nowhere else on earth I would rather be.
My city/state is too evenly matched to my personality for me to ever consider leaving. Except, you know, I have. Considered leaving. [...]
Filed under: Library Love | Tagged: books, download, iPod, library, Multnomah County, Oregon, Technology | No Comments »
