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Twelfth and Final?

Hard to believe that we’re less than a week away from the end of Peter Capaldi’s run as the Doctor.  When the Doctor Who Christmas special airs on Christmas Day, we’ll see then end of both Capaldi and show-runner Steve … Continue reading

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Fitz to the Rescue (or is it Lance Hunter?)

This season of Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD has started out very strong . . . by embracing a nice, futuristic element that leaves lots of mysteries to solve.  One of them, whatever happened to Fitz, got brought to fore at … Continue reading

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On the Other Side of the Shimmer

Today before my (second) viewing Star Wars: The Last Jedi I had the pleasant surprise of the first full trailer for Annihilation, the first novel in the “Area X” or “Southern Reach” cycle from Jeff VanderMeer.  It was a cool … Continue reading

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Deconstructing Star Wars

There’s a good chance that everything you’ve heard about Star Wars: The Last Jedi is true.  All of it.  It is the kind of movie that both fascinates and infuriates.  But because it has you laughing at just the right … Continue reading

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Almost the Last Jedi

So I’m a few hours away from catching a Thursday night showing of Star Wars: The Last Jedi.  This is the least I’ve known about a Star Wars movie yet.  I did a decent job of staying away from the … Continue reading

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Love’s Labor

Well, it’s the time of year where I would love to be able to see Andrew Peterson’s Behold the Lamb of God tour.  Unfortunately, it always wraps long before I get back to Tennessee for the holidays.  So I’m thankful … Continue reading

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Previewing the Oasis

The second trailer for Spielberg’s Ready Player One dropped yesterday, and it’s just what a second trailer needs to be.  Definitely more is revealed about the quest of the story.  More than that, the trailer points well to the stakes … Continue reading

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Forever Father Christmas

Finished most of my “ship to home” shopping this afternoon.  A few years ago I decided it was much easier to mail the chocolate mac-nuts, coffees, and calendars home instead of packing it all in the suitcase and then trudging … Continue reading

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Life and the Fallen Kingdom

So the first trailer for Jurassic Park: Fallen Kingdom dropped today.  Strange to think that we’re at this weird place where a new round of sequels (as in sequels to sequels and reboots) is on the horizon.  It will be … Continue reading

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Technology and the Season

Yesterday I mentioned reading C. S. Lewis’s Mere Christianity as one of the “practices” that I’m putting in place for the Advent season.  Suggestions for times like these usually involve both adding and removing from the routine to help set … Continue reading

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