Bart King's Blog, page 245
March 11, 2011
Now THAT'S art!
Here's an idea: Go to a yard sale and buy a cheap landscape painting. The more boring, the better!
Then paint a monster in it. That's what this guy does!
Then paint a monster in it. That's what this guy does!
March 9, 2011
Yummy Vegetable Drink Creature!
In Japan, they have a vegetable drink called Yasaiseikatsu, which means "vegetable life". In ads, its mascot is a weird orange bird-thing called Asakatsutori ("lively morning bird"). An advertising example below!
March 8, 2011
THE BIG BOOK OF SPY STUFF interview!
Photo by Sara Gray.
Montreal broadcaster Peter Anthony Holder interviewed me for the Stuph File the other day.
Give a listen here!
March 7, 2011
February 28, 2011
Classic Books…in LATIN!
Latin rules! Or at least, Latin used to rule, back in the days when it was the official language of the ancient Roman Empire. And from that mighty position, Latin helped create later languages like English, Spanish, and Klingon.
There are lots of good reasons to learn Latin phrases. After all, there are hundreds of thousands of Latin roots in English, and the legal system is full of Latin phrases. And these Latin words are super easy to learn. For example, do you know the Latin word for "Ouch!"? It's "Uah!" See what I mean?
But the best reason to know some Latin is so you can translate children's books into Latin. The Grinch Who Stole Christmas and Winnie the Pooh are great… as is Walter the Farting Dog!
List of Latin kids' books here.
February 25, 2011
It's every writer's dream...
...to die honorably in battle. And every Viking's, too!
