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Tag: literature
Fantasy, Science Fiction, Imagination, Faith, and Modernity
There has been quite the internet blog-o-sphere to do revolving around Michael Weingrad’s essay “Why There Is No Jewish Narnia“, which led to D.G. Myers asserting that “Fantasy is a Genre of Christianity“, where upon E.D. Kain proposes that it is not Christianity but…
Good Morning: Stross has a Good Poke at Steampunk
If you like to read and have been more than bewildered by the sub-genres that have spawned off of sub-genres, go read Charlie Stross’ rant on Steampunk* – The hard edge of empire. It is a good and glorious essay/rant: We’ve been at this…
Eschew Obfuscation, Part II
It has been two years and two days since the master of a good humorous poke at and romp with obfuscation died and his publisher will be releasing the novel he was working on at the time of his death as an unfinished work….
Scalzi & Sullivan & Burland
No, not a law or architecture firm, but two links that I enjoyed today plus a good debate from the other day. John Scalzi on Holden Caulfield: “I never got Holden Caulfield anyway. This partially due to having my own reading tastes bend towards…
The First Anniversary of the Seal Beach Salon This Saturday!
I may have invited y’all before, but the Seal Beach art | music | writing salon meets once every two months for a night of art, music, and poetry/reading – and drinking & snacking & talking. It really is a mishmash of folk from…
Sex in the City or Extensive Handholding in the Countryside, I Prefer the Second
The movie “Sex in the City” was released today. My reaction is “meh.” A friend sent around an email to a group of us asking if we wanted to go to lunch or to see “Sex in the City”. I voted for lunch. Date…