Month: September, 2009

Boilerplate: History’s Mechanical Marvel

Over here at Baker’s Mark, we are anxiously awaiting the release of an amazingly cool book that we are lucky enough to represent. Boilerplate: History’s Mechanical Marvel will be out from Abrams Image October 1. Enjoy the book trailer below, visit the site, and stay tuned to our Twitter and to the blog for updates [...]

Mash-ups, re-imaginings, and Rick Astley

I’ve been remiss, it’s true, and I have neglected the blog atrociously. Really, it happened because, when busy, the first thing to go is my belief that I’m amusing enough for anyone else to really come here to read my thoughts. Sorry.
These days, I’ve been thinking a lot about the mash-up/re-telling old stories trend. In [...]