Geek Lit: Thug Notes

 

One of my favorite YouTube personalities is Sparky Sweets, Ph.D.  Sparky hosts “Thug Notes” for the Wisecrack YouTube channel.  The premise is simple:  Sparky, dressed like something out of a stereotypical rap video, presents a summary and analysis of a classic (or sometimes recent) work of literature.  He does so while speaking “gangsta”.

As it turns out, Sparky’s analysis is actually generally spot on.  It would be one thing for Sparky to make comments about various books to suggest he has no clue what he is talking about.  Instead, the joke is Sparky is a very well-read fellow with a good mind for great books.  He just uses a style of language generally not associated with academia.

But hey, what’s this about a Thug Notes book?

Afternoon Funnies- Science and Technology Edition

Also known as “Watson Didn’t Want to Write an Article today and Just Dumped a Bunch of Pictures Off His Phone”.  Click on for a mild chuckle.

Afternoon Funnies- Zen and Philosophy Edition

Also known as “Watson Didn’t Want to Write an Article today and Just Dumped a Bunch of Pictures Off His Phone”.  Click on for a mild chuckle.

Going Through The DCAU Part Five

Continuing Tom and Jimmy’s rewatch of the DCAU.

This week, we’re covering “Heart of Ice,” “The Cat and the Claw Parts 1 and 2,” and “See No Evil.”

Geek Tweet of the Day

Harper Lee is going to publish a sequel after 55 years…

and you people think I write slow.

— George RR Martin (@GeorgeRRMartin_) February 3, 2015

 

To Kill a Mockingbird 2- In an MCU World, Anything Can Be a Franchise Apparently

Earlier this week, I talked about when a true sequel is actually a good thing.  I didn’t even dream of including the classic American novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, on the list of potential victims candidates.  That seemed to be an untouchable, stand alone masterpiece. Well, it looks like it isn’t.  I know this isn’t the geekiest property, but it speaks to the idea that EVERYTHING is a fair game for sequel now. Nothing is sacred thanks to Robert Downey Jr’s charm!  Of course, this one is being issued by the creator herself, so does that change things?