beat the heat
No humidity, no sun, no better way to enjoy summer My favorite activity of the summer does not involve the outdoors or the sun at all. It involves sitting in the dark with glorious air-conditioning and delicious buttery popcorn. The summer movie season is generally rife with big-budget blockbusters. This summer did not disappoint as it saw its fair share of superhero, sci-fi and animated fare (basically the three genres of movies I get excited to watch). While I didn’t go see a ton of movies, here is a quick rundown of the few I did. The summer movie season seems to start earlier and earlier every year. It got off to a trememndous start with Avengers Infinity War which went on to gross over $1 billion worldwide. On top of that, it was damn good. A very nice cap to the 10 years of the Marvel Studios. That was followed in May by Deadpool 2 (which was a great second chapter) and Solo (so-so box office put a damper on what I thought was a really fun entry into the Star Wars universe). The last movie of the summer I watched was The Incredibles 2. The boys and I loved it. It was well worth the 14-year wait. Bob goes through a great character arc as he deals with Helen’s resurgence as a hero while he has to embrace the roll of stay at home dad. Jack-Jack and Edna are both hilarious in their scenes together. A great continuation to the universe Brad Bird built. All are now available to own at home. —LV
more about food From left to right, Kal made a drippy tuna salad over canned baby corn; I thought Pringles LOUD sounded so bad, I had to take a picture; I began to rely on roll out doughs as a quick way to make meals for dinner; we played with the donut maker, adding jelly and chocolate powder.
34 Art Department Weekly • Summer 2018
