Monthly Archives: August 2012

Run Romney Run

Posted on August 31, 2012 by Nathan

So, Mitt Romney apparently has a plan to put the country back to work, despite being known for gutting companies and firing people. Why do I have the feeling that it involves deregulation and letting corporations do whatever they want, … Continue reading →

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The Way of the White Witch

Posted on August 30, 2012 by Nathan

You know you have to be a pretty significant villain when you manage to rule a country for a century and only die when Jesus in the form of a lion kills you, but not until after you’ve killed him. … Continue reading →

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Who’s the Miniboss?

Posted on August 29, 2012 by Nathan

They had New Super Mario Bros. 2 on display at Walmart, so I played it up through the first fortress, and already I noticed the focus on collecting coins. It makes it easy to get extra lives, but I can’t … Continue reading →

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Vehicular Mario

Posted on August 29, 2012 by Nathan

I’ve been thinking of writing a post about vehicles in the Mario games, but I soon came to the conclusion it was difficult to determine exactly what counted. If you wanted to, you could technically count anything from the moving … Continue reading →

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A Reign Over Rain

Posted on August 28, 2012 by Nathan

I believe the Rain King is first mentioned in Tik-Tok of Oz, in which we’re told, “The Rain King got too much water in his basin and spilled some over the brim. That made it rain in a certain part … Continue reading →

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Gone Baptizin’

Posted on August 26, 2012 by Nathan

While the practice of baptism by water is obviously associated with Christianity, it predates that religion by some time. I guess it would pretty much have to, since Jesus himself was baptized by John the Baptist, and there was no … Continue reading →

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Evangelical Eyes on Israel

Posted on August 26, 2012 by Nathan

Waiting for Armageddon – This documentary was about evangelical Christians awaiting the end of the world, some of them so sure it’s coming soon that they tell their kids they’ll probably never get a chance to grow up. (So why … Continue reading →

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Sweets to the Sweet

Posted on August 25, 2012 by Nathan

I received a nomination for the Super Sweet Blogging Award from Starscraper99, but I don’t really have anyone to nominate in turn. I am, however, going to do the other part of what I’m supposed to do, as specified in … Continue reading →

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Water Power

Posted on August 25, 2012 by Nathan

I came across this picture of the Aztec goddess Atlacamani on Tumblr, and figured she might make a good subject for a mythology post. She’s a goddess of oceanic storms, conjuring hurricanes and tidal waves. Evidence suggests that she is … Continue reading →

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The Carrollian Queens

Posted on August 23, 2012 by Nathan

One tendency I’ve noticed is for people to confuse the Queen of Hearts from Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland with the Red Queen from Through the Looking-Glass. This was the case in Tim Burton’s film; and while I haven’t played it, … Continue reading →

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