Be a Con-trarian: Go Against the Flow at Comic-Con

Be a Con-trarian: Go Against the Flow at Comic-Con

San Diego Comic-Con, the largest popular culture festival in the U.S., is exciting, illuminating, and crowded. Very crowded. And it's confusing. With so many overlapping events competing for an attendee's time, planning your schedule and determining the optimal time to queue up for specific events requires the logic of a chess master. [See Knowledge@Wharton, San … Continue reading Be a Con-trarian: Go Against the Flow at Comic-Con →

‘Apparition’: Haunted Guilt

‘Apparition’: Haunted Guilt

Several compelling horror films -- from Robert Wise's classic The Haunting to Jennifer Kent's terrifying The Babadook -- skate along an ambiguous boundary between psychological disintegration and truly supernatural horror. Apparition also explores this territory, with mixed success. Directed by Quinn Saunders from a script by Pete Cafaro and Andrew Kayros, Apparition is a portrayal … Continue reading ‘Apparition’: Haunted Guilt →

BookCon: It’s Like Comic Con for Book Lovers

BookCon: It’s Like Comic Con for Book Lovers

ReedPop's BookCon 2015 Returns to the Javits Center This past weekend the second annual BookCon, a conference and exhibition for book lovers, was held at the Jacob Javits Center in New York. The two-day event followed three days of Book Expo America, otherwise known as BEA, a long-running event for publishing industry insiders. Last year … Continue reading BookCon: It’s Like Comic Con for Book Lovers →