July 2015
Review: MPH
Throw anything you know about science out the window and this book becomes instantly loveable. When an inmate finally caves to drugs and ends up with a batch of a mystery pill that provides super speed, he and his friends go on a crime spree to get vengeance on America’s 1 percent. … read more
Review: punkrockpaperscissors
Punkrockpaperscissors is an amazing, one-of-a-kind compilation that showcases about 600 of the best 80’s punk and hardcore show flyers that were based in America. It’s an original history 13 years in the making that focuses on these alternative scenes and underground artists like nothing else that really exists to this extent. … read more
Review: Rat Queens – Volume Two
It’s refreshing to read a series that treats equally with the fantastical stories of a well-run Dungeons & Dragons game and genuinely touching personal backstories. The Rat Queens are a team of rough-and-tumble adventurers-for-hire who drink heavily and live as large as they can in the little city of Palisade. … read more
Review: Southern Bastards – Volume 2
Southern Bastards – Volume 2: Guardians Writer: Jason Aaron Artist: Jason Latour Image Comics Street: 05.19 I didn’t realize that compelling stories could be written about football, and I’ll say it for all of us: Southern Bastards has as much to do with football as The Walking Dead has to do with zombies. Football, like
Review: Superannuated Man
Beginning a review with WTF did I just read is probably as cliche’ as the post-apocalyptic story you’ll think you’re getting yourself into. Ted McKeever tells a chaotic tell of the last man on earth surviving in a world full of mutated animals that have taken over. … read more
Review: Thomas Alsop: The Hand of the Island Vol. 1
If you could be a rockstar gone web-series celebrity due to your incredible talent to fight the supernatural wouldn’t you? This book while loaded with supernatural tropes is still a fun ride through a group of friends shenanigans, truthfully coming back to haunt them. … read more
Review: Max
I honestly had no idea how long dogs had been used in the military to seek out mines and weapons caches, or that some could acquire PTSD like their human handlers. In Boaz Yakin’s family-friendly tale, we follow a Belgian Malinois named Max who loses his handler, Kyle Wincott (Robbie Amell), during a firefight in Afghanistan and can no longer perform his duties due to PTSD. … read more
Review: Jurassic World
It’s hard to believe that it’s been exactly 22 years since the original Jurassic Park attempted to open its doors, but that’s where Jurassic World begins. Now that John Hammond’s idea has become a reality and Claire (Bryce Dallas Howard) is doing everything she can to run a successful theme park, the notion of creating new dinosaur breeds by splicing various DNA strands together is the latest attraction. … read more
Review: San Andreas
There’s not much to say about a film entirely about earthquakes, but let’s do it anyway. I must admit, my theater experience tilted the judgment scale on this one, since I witnessed this disaster-porn epic in 4DX. … read more
Review: Spy
You can never judge a book by its cover, and you can never judge a movie by its trailer. Those are words to live by, especially in the case of this next coupling of Melissa McCarthy and Paul Feig. Every time the pair has been together, they have been an unstoppable force of hilarity. … read more
Review: Patagonia Houdini Jacket
Intended as a shell for blocking out the elements during runs and other active conditions, Patagonia’s Houdini ($99) has become my go-to light jacket. When a week’s worth of unusually wet weather hit the Wasatch Front, the Houdini kept me dry as a dad joke during my slick and drizzly commutes. … read more
Review: Patagonia Ironwood Pack 20L
The Ironwood Pack from Patagonia has the simple and classic design of every backpack you have ever owned. What sets this pack apart from every other one out there is its sturdy construction and superior padded Human Curve shoulder straps that make it feel like I’m not hauling many pounds of gear on my back. … read more
