fantastic mr. fox and other fantastic news

it is just a real treat, this movie. i find it nearly impossibly to resist a caper, especially if there are animals & bill murray involved. also, watch this featurette and be amazed:


Finally, I just found out that a little essay of mine will be published by Fourth Genre in Fall 2010. I remember reading this lit magazine as a wee undergraduate and thinking, "Maybe one day..." It's so exciting to see it actually happening!