Linda Holmes

Comikaze: Not Just The Other Comic Convention

Linda Holmes — Tue, 28 May 2013 21:15:00 +0000

You may be familiar with the San Diego Comic-Con, a constantly expanding convention for fans that started as a niche event for comic-book nerds and is now a sprawling pop-culture event.

You may not be familiar with Comikaze. The brainchild of Regina Carpinelli, a fan who was unhappy with the cost, ticket scarcity, and changing focus of Comic-Con, Comikaze is a smaller festival that costs $30 for the weekend, rather than Comic-Con's $150 four-day passes.

Coastal Snobbery, 'The Masses,' And Respecting The Lowest Common Denominator

Linda Holmes — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 18:24:14 +0000

There are three phrases that are almost always bad news for a piece of cultural writing.

They are:

1. "The masses."

2. "Middle America."

Oscar Nominees Announced: 'Lincoln' Leads With 12

Linda Holmes — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 17:11:00 +0000

Transcript

RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST:

And this morning here in Los Angeles the nominations for the 85th Academy Awards were announced. The movie with the most nominations: Steven Spielberg's "Lincoln," with 12 nods.

(SOUNDBITE OF MOVIE, "LINCOLN")

DANIEL DAY-LEWIS: (as Lincoln) Euclid's first common notion is this: Things which are equal to the same thing are equal to each other. That's a rule of mathematical reasoning. It's true because it works.

(SOUNDBITE OF MOVIE, "LIFE OF PI")

SURAJ SHARMA: (as Pi) My name is Pi Patel. I have been in a shipwreck.

The 'Calm Act' Will Quiet Down Commercials, So What Should Congress Do Next?

Linda Holmes — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 17:51:10 +0000

COME RIGHT DOWN RIGHT NOW BUY SOME FURNITURE EVERYTHING MUST GO WE ARE LIQUIDATING MERCHANDISE FOR THE THIRD TIME SINCE LAST FEBRUARY AND THIS TIME WE REALLY MEAN IT WE ARE GOING OUT OF BUSINESS ANY REASONABLE OFFER WILL BE ACCEPTED OR MY NAME ISN'T CRAZYPANTS MCGILLICUDDY.*

If this is what television commercials sound like to you, Congress has you covered.

PBS Remixes 'Reading Rainbow,' Delights Map And Book Nerds Everywhere

Linda Holmes — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 21:07:00 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FD1K8OvVCs