I've finally got out of my reading slump this year and have been reading a ton. I have a long backlist of books I'm making my way through, but I'm always looking for recommendations outside of the popular, critically-acclaimed "hyped" books. Because honestly, I've found myself feeling disappointed in a huge chunk of...

When I was a kid I was obsessed with Project Ako. They used to play it all the time on the SciFi Channel (along with Akira and Ninja Scroll). But there was something about Project Ako in particular that really drew me in. It was ridiculous, funny, and had girls as the leads instead of boys. As I grew up, whenever...

There's an old interview with the Olsen Twins that lives rent-free in my brain. In it, the girls, who are about five at the time, are being interviewed by Regis and Kathie Lee (remember them?). The interviewers are struggling because the twins aren't your stereotypical precocious stage children. They're shy and...