What's a father's fantasy? To keep his daughter safe, to be the worst nightmare of those who would threaten his daughter, and to be stoic about it all the while. The story does trade in stereotypes quite a bit. The action keeps up a fast pace so you don't have time to question the story, which is good. The action is amazingly well done, including a disorientating effect with moving POV in the rougher fights. Overall pretty enjoyable as an action picture, but patronizingly paternalistic once the adrenaline wears off.

The "pre-fab four" reunited in the mid-90s with the apparent goal of finally proving critics wrong about them. The Monkees were assembled by TV execs, it is true. Their talents were written off by many critics even after they began writing and producing their own material later in the run of the show. Some well-publicized feuding amongst themselves and with the show producers did not really help their image. All that is really too bad, because although they were helped and molded in the making of The Monkees TV show, their talents were never an illusion.

This disc has some excellent tracks. Several of the them come off as bitterly angry or otherwise rooted in their past experience of ridicule and scorn. The songs collected here are very much different than those produced for the show, especially the early material, but they are worth listening to even as they shatter any remaining illusions about The Monkees as a group.

This picture book is a lovely way to explain the practice of yoga poses to young children. I recommend adults read the afterword by the author for a little inspiration of their own.

An interesting look into the rarefied field of design. For a more comprehensive survey of typeface design, try the book Just My Type, A Book About Fonts, a great complement to this focused critique of the ubiquitous Helivetica. The diversity of designers involved in discussing the subject is impressive. Design geeks will enjoy the spareness and plainness of the production that mirror the typeface that is its subject.

Did you know the real reason that adults want you to eat your vegetables? Sure, they say it's because they are good for you, but the real reason is to keep the vegetable under control! If they weren't eaten, they would rampage through the jungles and eat people! Find this and other amazing case files, such as the amazing real reason not to blow bubbles in your milk with a straw!