Articles by Jacob Lambert
October 30, 2010
If You Don’t Read “Cul de Sac,” You Really Probably Should 1
The comic is vibrant, warm, and beautifully drawn; unlike its staggering peers, it’s outrageously alive.
October 22, 2010
The Paper-Reader’s Dilemma 19
You love your books, with their meaning and their warmth, but you’re not some weepy sap.
September 28, 2010
T-Shirts I Have Known 4
Remembering vanished shirts is a somewhat wistful thing. Each one means so much, yet each will disappear.
September 13, 2010
The Book as Cross-Town Bus: The Pleasures of Hometown Reading 0
Reading about one’s hometown doesn’t transport so much as extend, enlarging our maps with each page. Whether in comics, films, or novels, this verisimilitude is a gift—recognition that you actually exist.
August 27, 2010
Again, I Ask: Are Picture Books Leading Our Children Astray? 12
The next time you’re in the supermarket, inspect a box of Alpha-Bits. What you’ll find in that milk-splashed bowl will shake you to your core.
August 11, 2010
Fourth-Grade Summer Reading: Portnoy’s Complaint 9
Portnoy complained about EVERYTHING. I probably should’ve picked Diary of A Wimpy Kid.
