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Monthly Archives: December 2010
The Big Horcrux Hunt
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1 – I think I’m past the point where this series of films can really wow me, but I still enjoy it. I suppose the fact that they divided it into two gave … Continue reading
Posted in Harry Potter, VoVat Goes to the Movies
Tagged bellatrix lestrange, bill weasley, clemence poesy, daniel radcliffe, fleur delacour, harry potter and the deathly hallows, harry potter and the order of the phoenix, helena bonham carter, hermione granger, j.k. rowling, kreacher, mundungus fletcher, ronald weasley
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Stop Feegling Around!
I Shall Wear Midnight, by Terry Pratchett – This is the fourth book in the Tiffany Aching series, which is billed as young adult. With Pratchett, I think that means it has chapters, a young protagonist, and darker themes than … Continue reading
Posted in Discworld, Terry Pratchett
Tagged angua von uberwald, ankh-morpork, ankh-morpork city watch, carrot ironfoundersson, cunning man, equal rites, eskarina smith, feet of clay, granny weatherwax, i shall wear midnight, nac mac feegle, nanny ogg, sam vimes, sergeant fred colon, tiffany aching, wee mad arthur
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Global Warming (It’s Hot!)
Wow, there’s an entire blog devoted to comics based on misunderstanding of global warming. Cartoonists, you DO know that global warming can actually result in MORE snow, right? Besides, it’s not LOCAL warming, so the fact that it’s colder than … Continue reading
Posted in Comics, Douglas Adams, Global Warming, Humor, Politics, Science
Tagged adlai stevenson, al gore, nerds, sean hannity, the salmon of doubt
4 Comments
Not Your Average Cho
Margaret Cho, Cho Dependent – Ms. Cho has never been my favorite comedian or anything, but I’ve always found her likeable, and a positive voice for gay rights and body acceptance. She’s actually pretty skinny now, but hopefully she lost … Continue reading
Posted in Albums, Celebrities, Humor, Music
Tagged andrew bird, cho dependent, eat shit and die, margaret cho, sorry
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Urfin Jus Conquers the Marrans
The Fiery God of the Marrans, by Alexander Volkov, translated by Peter Blystone – The fourth book in the Russian Magic Land series is…well, busy. I think the translator was right when he said Volkov tried to pack too much … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, Oz
Tagged alexander volkov, alfred canning, annie smith, carfax, eagles, ellie, emerald city, hammer-heads, l. frank baum, magic land, marrans, peter blystone, strasheela, tales of magic land, the fiery god of the marrans, the seven underground kings, tim o'kelly, urfin jus, urfin jus and his wooden soldiers
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Randy Spandy Jack-A-Dandy
Ruth Plumly Thompson’s Oz books are loaded with young princes, usually questing to save their kingdoms. These include Pompadore of Pumperdink, Tatters of Ragbad, Evered of Rash, Philador of the Ozure Isles, Tandy of Ozamaland, and our current subject, Randy … Continue reading
Posted in Characters, Oz, Places
Tagged anuther planet, bompadoo, brandenburg, gillikins, grand duke hoochafoo, jeff freedman, kabina, kabumpo, king pompus, king randywell, l. frank baum, planetty, pumperdink, regalia, ruth plumly thompson, sir dynar, the magic dishpan of oz, the purple prince of oz, the silver princess in oz
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Treading Dawn
My wife and I went to see the new Narnia movie on Christmas night. She thought it dragged, and while I liked it better, I guess I can see that. I complained before about what they cut out of Prince … Continue reading
Posted in C.S. Lewis, Chronicles of Narnia, VoVat Goes to the Movies
Tagged aslan, coirakin, dark island, deathwater island, dragon island, eddie izzard, edmund pevensie, eustace clarence scrubb, lady of the green kirtle, lucy pevensie, prince caspian, reepicheep, simon pegg, susan pevensie, the silver chair, the voyage of the dawn treader, tilda swinton
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The Crudeness of Crusades
The charge often lobbied against Christians by the rest of us is that so many of them are nothing like Jesus. Not that Jesus was perfect (to my mind, anyway), but it’s hard to totally hate a guy who preached … Continue reading
Posted in Byzantine Empire, Christianity, Crusades, History, Holy Roman Empire, Islam, Judaism, Middle East, Religion
Tagged caliph al-hakim bi-amr allah, children's crusade, church of the holy sepulchre, constantinople, holy land, iraq, iraq war, jerusalem, jesus, mamluk sultanate, muhammad, palestine, pope, saladin, temple mount
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The Santa Delusion
We watched the original Miracle on 34th Street last night (I’d seen the remake a few years earlier, but don’t remember the specifics well enough to do a real comparison and contrast of the two), and I have to say … Continue reading
Jesus Christ, Copycat
Merry Christmas! I’ve never really understood why (at least in the United States) this is the one holiday when we’re supposed to be merry instead of merely happy, but there you go. And as we all know, the true meaning … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Christmas, Egyptian, Hinduism, Holidays, Mythology, Oz, Religion, Roman
Tagged egyptian calendar, horus, isis, janmashtami, jesus, krishna, nephthys, nile river, nut, osiris, ra, set, sirius, sol invictus, winter solstice
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