Tuesday, June 11, 2019

The Disaster Artist.

By Greg Sestero and Tom Bissell. 

The book is very entertaining. It's the story of Tommy Wiseau and his quest to make "The Room." A movie that is possibly one of the worst movies ever made-- and it's exactly like Wiseau wanted.

I'm not sure what to take from this book. If anything it makes me question the sanity of those who have the drive and passion to get out of their comfort zone and do big things.

Monday, June 3, 2019

What If This Were Enough?"

By Heather Havrilesky

I've been reading Havrilesky since she was a columnist for Suck.com. While I was looking over her official website, it appears her suck.com work has been dropped from her resume. 

Havrilesky is great at discussing and poking fun of at challenges of first world problems. For example, Havrilesky wonders what would happen if someone asserted to Rosa Parks or MLK... "I believe in local, sustainable, organic food!" Some causes, even if they are noble, are a first world privilege embrace.

I hope that at some point in the future Havrilesky will write about modern, feminist stoicism. The essays  in "What If This Were Enough?" suggest that she is heading in that direction.