“Palestine” by Joe Sacco – 30 Years and Nothing Has Changed
First published 30yrs ago, Joe Sacco’s “Palestine” continues to be a masterclass in comic journalism and hits hard with its ongoing relevance today.
Why You Should Read “Maus” – The Complete Graphic Novel
Sometimes it is not to simply remember moments in history. Sometimes, it is more important in HOW we remember it, and whether we have actually learned from it. Time to read MAUS by Art Spiegelman. Because I can tell some of you haven’t.
Hop to it: How to Celebrate World Frog Day (20 March)
Hoppy World Frog Day! Time to bring back my “Make/Play/Watch/Read” to celebrate all things froggy. Hop to it!
Gimme More of This: Percy Jackson and Greek Mythology
If you like PERCY JACKSON on Disney+, you are going to love this collection of books and games. To keep you going until Season 2 arrives!
Sydney Writer’s Festival
Sinister’s school class had an excursion yesterday. All the way over to the Sydney Writer’s Festival. His teacher was rather considerate and even gave us a list of writers appearing on the day, including Liz Pichon. For those minions who do not have pre-teen spawnlings reading and doodling all over […]
Forensic Friday #7 – Archaeology
Life skills. It’s all about the life skills. And with spawnlings, it’s all about how you SELL those life skills. Today, let’s focus on cleaning. *that choking, warbling sound you may hear in the background is EG Dad as he cracks up laughing, then stumbles across the EG Lair, stepping […]
Competition: Matthew Reilly’s Hover Car Racer
Being Evil Genius Mum, I am all about inspiring spawnlings to create, invent and dream!! Now, I know there were a lot of dreams bursting with this news of Tony Hawk’s Hoverboard prank but it made me realise – there is still the dream. What better way to inspire dreams […]
One Valentine at a Time
If I see one more rose chocolate or pink sugar candy, I’m going to hit somebody with the closest book to hand. And I know many would love to see that. However, saying that – Valentine’s Day is another example of evil genius. Mix together the power of loneliness, the […]
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