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Sunday’s Best: The Fine Art of Catching a Cold
Today’s classic Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson. (image from gocomics.com)
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Middle Earth as Myth (not allegory)
One of the things you hear most when reading Tolkien (or reading about Tolkien) is whether or not The Lord of the Rings is an allegory. Tolkien, of course, flatly denied the charge, but that hasn’t kept decades of readers … Continue reading
When Irony Killed the World
Perhaps the most important question posed by Mad Max: Fury Road was found scrawled on a couple of walls in the movie’s bleak landscape: who killed the world? And while it’s obvious in the movie that man and his greed … Continue reading
Sunday’s Best: What Karl Marx Hadn’t Seen
This week’s decades-old Calvin and Hobbes Sunday strip by Bill Watterson captures a number of things well . . . I think it was David Foster Wallace who helped me understand the concept of “watching TV.” On Tuesday nights, I … Continue reading
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Stars Wars and Sensibility
We’re two weeks into life with Star Wars- The Force Awakens, and it seems like there’s always some new opinion or auxiliary content to read through. This morning I came across an article listing various concepts and scenes that were included … Continue reading
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And After the King and the Jedi Return?
Perhaps the biggest complaint I’ve heard about Star Wars- The Force Awakens has to do with whether to call it a remake (because of a plethora of repetitive elements) or a sequel (which it most certainly is). The same could … Continue reading
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Shakespeare’s Hint
Last night we stayed in Stratford-upon-Avon. In our hotel, many of the room’s were named for people and places from the Bard’s many tales. This was my room. Not quite sure what Shakespeare might be trying to say. . . … Continue reading
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Ambleside Ramble
The last two days have been spent in the Lake District, ye olde stomping grounds of Wordsworth and Beatrix Potter. The weather has been great, even if the fog kept us off Lake Windermere until the afternoon. We did get … Continue reading
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Big Sky over Texas
So I’m on my way to England with a gaggle of students and chaperones. Our first layover is in Dallas-Fort Worth. Was nice flying over the Ballpark at Arlington and Six Flags. Good times. And now the promise of some … Continue reading
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All-Flash Weekend: Four-Color Finale Edition
Here’s the final “print” preview of next week’s season one finale of The Flash. Doesn’t give much away, but it definitely gets the sense that the kid gloves are off. Tomorrow I’ll post the minute-long trailer for the episode. (hat … Continue reading
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