Monthly Archives: October 2020

Book Review: Bride Of The Far Side

Posted on October 14, 2020 by nathanalbright

Bride Of The Far Side, by Gary Larson This book was certainly one of the earlier collections of Far Side works, being published in 1985 with material going back all the way to 1980. And one of the striking aspects … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Valley Of The Far Side

Posted on October 14, 2020 by nathanalbright

Valley Of The Far Side, by Gary Larson Published in 1985, this one is of the many works that has been written and collected from Larson’s entertaining cartoons, this time from 1984 and 1985. And as is the case with … Continue reading →

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Book Review: It Came From The Far Side

Posted on October 14, 2020 by nathanalbright

It Came From The Far Side, by Gary Larson It’s easy to appreciate the Far Side, and if you like what you have seen in Far side books, this short book provides plenty of what you’d be looking for from … Continue reading →

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The Doors Are Closing

Posted on October 13, 2020 by nathanalbright

Every year the American Society of Engineers publishes a harsh and alarmist critique of the state of American transportation infrastructure in the so-far vain hope of encouraging the United States to pay the attention to make it better. One thing … Continue reading →

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Book Review: A Time To Speak

Posted on October 13, 2020 by nathanalbright

A Time To Speak: Selected Writings And Arguments, by Robert H. Bork Is it really a time to speak? Reading this book was a bit of a puzzling experience for me because it left Bork nearly as opaque and mysterious … Continue reading →

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Book Review: If Not Us, Who?

Posted on October 13, 2020 by nathanalbright

If No Us, Who: William Rusher, National Review, And The Conservative Movement, by David B. Frisk I must admit that I had never heard of the subject of this book before reading it. National Review had a good reputation as … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Living On Fire

Posted on October 13, 2020 by nathanalbright

Living On Fire: The Life Of Brent Bozell, Jr., by Daniel Kelly This book is a very powerful one, being a biography of someone I had heard about because of my general reading interests, but someone whose life story had … Continue reading →

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A Modest Proposal For The Suppression Of Captcha Abuse

Posted on October 12, 2020 by nathanalbright

If you’ve used the web for any length of time, you’ve probably been subjected to captcha in one of several forms. Perhaps you have been told to type a random selection of letters and numbers, or been given a set … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Llamas (Farm Animals)

Posted on October 12, 2020 by nathanalbright

Llamas (Farm Animals), by Katie Marsico This particular book provides a look at what a child’s first book about llamas is likely to be. And that is a book that, perhaps unsurprisingly, does not discuss a lot of things about … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Wonders Of Llamas

Posted on October 12, 2020 by nathanalbright

Wonders Of Llamas, by Roger Perry It is remarkable that this book is part of a series, but it is part of a lengthy series of books that show the wonderful aspects of various kinds of animals. It should be … Continue reading →

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