Springfield confidential
by Mike Reiss · first published 2018
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The longest-serving writer and producer for "The Simpsons" offers a humorous look at the writing and making of the legendary Fox series that has become one of the most revered artistic achievements in television history.
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on “Ask HN: Favorite Nonfiction Books of 2019?” ↗…recommend it enough. Other great books I should mention: This Idea is Brilliant, Actionable Gamification, The Design of Everyday Things, The Master Algorithm (great overview of machine learning techniqes), Springfield Confidential (fun behind the scenes from one of the writers on Simpsons), Homo Deus(from the author of Sapiens).
on “Ask HN: 2018 Summer Reading List?” ↗