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A week long hiatus
I am sorry about this, but this week we will not be exploring a new wonderful window. Instead, I will be busy toiling for your entertainment, and you’ll have to wait until next week for your dose of...
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Thanksgiving is here. I am not…
Ugh. I hate to do this so soon after the pre-Halloween cancellation, but I am travelling across the land for Thanksgiving, and have no delicious post to whet your appetites for your celebratory dinners...
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031 — on delicious imperialism and Solomon’s diamonds
Damn! All this time and I haven’t told you about H. Rider Haggard. I suppose I should do that. There are three books that, reasonably, I could expect you to have the patience to sit through (unless,...
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filler post here
Actually, I do have an interesting link for you. It’s a claim that the study of science fiction provides all the evidence we need for rescuing the liberal arts. I thought that might interest you....
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The Radio Tells a Story about Your (Hopeless) Life
It’s still Halloween season, yo! While we all eagerly await the latest Scream Fortress update, I thought I could tell you about something you could be doing in the interim: listening to a podcast. Yes,...
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On Realism in Fantasy and Joss Whedon’s Winifred & Wesley
This post is pretty much entirely brought to you by the song “Winifred” by Seth Boyer. Basically, I really got into this song, and as a result this artist. Looking up his stuff online, I learned that...
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Two Diverse Reactions to Scott Pilgrim’s Precious Fucking Life
This post is something we might call an investigation. In pedagogical terms, this is exploratory writing, in which I do not know the outcome of the piece at the time of its inception, but instead write...
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Batman Saga 0: Arkham Asylum
Last week saw the publication of Batman Incorporated 2, marking the end of seven years of Grant Morrison’s Batman writing. So naturally I bought it and commenced re-reading eleven volumes of the best...
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Batman Saga 1: of Sons and Gloves
Last week we talked about Arkham Asylum as a prologue of sorts to the epic Batman vision quest. Here is the real beginning: Batman and Son and The Black Glove. Batman and Son centers on the...
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Bat-Saga 6: Batman and Robin Must Live Forever!
This week we wrap up Batman and Robin with the third volume, Batman and Robin Must Die! This volume marks the return of Bruce Wayne, but is not, uh, The Return of Bruce Wayne (that’s next week). Plot....
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