Destination Cool
Welcome to DESTINATION COOL!
If you or a member of your family love everything dinosaur, and here I mean museum exhibits, theme parks, movies, cartoons, books, clothing, artwork, comic books, toys and collectibles . . . so do we!
We’re also all about JURASSIC PARK, KING KONG, GODZILLA and the MONSTERVERSE, GORGO, KONGA, TUROK, kaiju, Charles R. Knight, Willis O’Brien, Marcel Delgado, Ray Harryhausen, Jim Danforth, Frank Frazetta, Roy Krenkel, Steve Ditko, Russ Manning, FAMOUS MONSTERS OF FILMLAND, Basil Gogos, fantasy, sci-fi, robots, robot fighters, robots that transform into dinosaurs and gorillas, BEAST WARS, robots and donuts, quality baked goods, aliens, barbarians, Halloween, masks, superheroes . . . the list goes on and on! If you’re familiar with these names that’s fantastic. But if you aren’t, then you’re in for a treat. And there is so much more to the dinoverse that I guarantee you haven’t seen.
We cover current and out of print picture books, wordless books board books, consumable books such as activity books and coloring books, oversize books, easy chapter books, children’s fiction, children’s graphic novels, non-fiction, fiction, art books, art instruction books, encyclopedias, comic books and more. We are not purists, so King Kong, Godzilla and Turok can take their place alongside a scholarly volume devoted to T-Rex.
In addition to book reviews, we cover movies; and feature interviews with writers, artists, publishers, actors, and other creatives; retrospectives; product reviews; giveaways and more.
Our favorite children’s librarian, Miss Jane, will serve up book reviews, recommendations, age-appropriate reading lists and bibliographies for book lovers of all ages.
We archive our posts so if you’re new to he newsletter you can read past articles that you may enjoy. And our newsletter is searchable, so you can find the content you’re interested in.
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FORGOTTEN, IGNORED AND DISCARDED TRAINING TECHNIQUES Part 2: Adding Isometrics To Your Training Routine
Isometrics: what is it? Does it work? What does it do? Can it be used for hypertrophy – gaining muscle mass? Can it be used to develop or improve maximal strength – performing a single repetition with a maximal weight? How do you do it?
FORGOTTEN, IGNORED AND DISCARDED TRAINING TECHNIQUES Part 1: Understanding Isometrics
Isometrics: what is it? Does it work? What does it do? Can it be used for hypertrophy – gaining muscle mass? Can it be used to develop or improve maximal strength – performing a single repetition with a maximal weight? How do you do it?
JP Book Review: DINOSAURS - THE GRAND TOUR: Everything Worth Knowing About Dinosaurs From Aardonyx To Zuniceratops 2d Ed.
"Dinosaurs - The Grand Tour: Everything Worth Knowing About Dinosaurs From Aardonyx To Zuniceratops" by Keiron Pim is a remarkable book that stands out due to the highly entertaining and readable prose of Mr. Pim, accompanied by the remarkable illustrations by Fabio Pastori. The combination of their talents creates a unique reading experience that sets this book apart.
My Walmart Life: MRS. BUTTERWORTH'S CINNABON BAKERY INSPIRED PANCAKE SYRUP
I was a fool! Every experienced Walmart shopper knows that if you see something new on the shelf you pounce. You don’t say, “well, I’ll come back in a few days and get it . . . “ You know exactly how this story ends, don’t you?
I went back to buy Mrs. Butterworth’s Cinnabon syrup and her epic Cinnabon pancake mix and there was no Cinnabon pancake mix!!
JP Movie Review: “65” starring Adam Driver
Premise/setup: Sixty-five million years ago, human beings exist and are living on one or more planets somewhere in space.
Adam Driver is a spacecraft pilot for hire who has an opportunity to pilot a ship to another planet with “cargo” consisting of human beings who are in suspended animation until they reach their destination. By agreeing to take this job, Driver’s character will be away from his wife and young daughter for a lengthy period of time, but the pay is excellent, and Driver will stay in touch with his family with messages and video chats.
My Walmart Life: LITTLE DEBBIE OATMEAL CREME PIE ICE CREAM
I love Walmart and I am not embarrassed to admit it. It wasn’t always the case but I do now. From time to time I will review new products that I bought in Walmart. This time it’s Little Debbie Oatmeal Creme Pie ice cream. Let’s dish!
BIKE RIDING AND WEIGHT TRAINING
The cardio benefits of bike riding are well known. I tried bike riding to improve my weight training and found it worked beautifully! Here’s what I did . . .
JP Book Review: MESOZOIC ART: DINOSAURS AND OTHER ANCIENT ANIMALS IN ART
This is a fantastic collection of the work of twenty paleoartists. Each chapter begins with a one paragraph biography beside a large reproduction of a spectacular piece of art that is representive of the artist’s work. In tiny print above the artist’s name is the country the artist hails from. The pages that follow present work by that artist and detailed captions with the name of the piece, the medium, and information about the dinosaur(s) that are depicted.
Miss Jane Book Review: A JOURNEY UNDER THE SEA
For those who have enjoyed Foster and Frylinck’s Oscar winning Netflix documentary My Octopus Teacher, get ready to love this collaborative work in a new book for children, A Journey Under the Sea.
JP Book Review: SUPER DINOSAUR Trade Paperback #1
SUPER DINOSAUR was originally published by IMAGE COMICS as a series of comic books beginning in 2011 and had a 23 issue run concluding in December of 2014. The issues were collected in a series of 4 trade paperbacks that are available in both softcover and in kindle ebook format. The term “trade paperback” refers to a compilation of comic books and they are generally available at comic book stores, through comic book publishers, online and in some book stores.