Monthly Archives: February 2016

Every Disability Conceals a Vocation, Except the Ones That Don’t

Posted on February 28, 2016 by Nathan

While reading Ana Mardoll’s deconstruction of the Chronicles of Narnia, I came across this quote by a moderator who goes by Chris the Cynic, which I felt was worth sharing: During my insomnia last night I watched the movie Wreck … Continue reading →

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Left, Right, and Centaur

Posted on February 27, 2016 by Nathan

In an old post, I discussed some beings from mythology that are part human and part animal. The most famous of this bunch are probably the centaurs, and I mentioned how they’re sometimes portrayed as wild, orgiastic creatures, and other … Continue reading →

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How About Those Metroids?

Posted on February 24, 2016 by Nathan

This page at the Metroid Database features scans of many different Metroid-related comics, including English translations of some manga that never received official release outside Japan. The 2002 Metroid Manga tells the story of how Ridley killed Samus Aran‘s parents, … Continue reading →

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Foreign Relations in Fairyland

Posted on February 23, 2016 by Nathan

Since Oz is a country entirely surrounded by a desert that turns any living flesh that touches it into dust and sends up poisonous fumes, its foreign policy is largely at its own discretion. Jack Snow’s The Magical Mimics in … Continue reading →

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Polytheistic Politics

Posted on February 22, 2016 by Nathan

Notice how pretty much every presidential candidate says they were called by God to run? When I mentioned this, Amy correctly pointed out that he didn’t necessarily want all of them to WIN, but they all seem to think he … Continue reading →

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Hyrule on the Hog

Posted on February 18, 2016 by Nathan

Years ago, I wrote a post on how common people turning into pigs is in mythology and fantasy. More recently, this post on Power of Babel also addressed the theme of pig-people, specifically that of orcs with the heads of … Continue reading →

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Bah! There’s Always a War!

Posted on February 18, 2016 by Nathan

In addition to Glinda’s army, there are a lot of armed forces that show up in minor Ozian countries. Many are simply palace guards, but there are some more specific military units as well. Utensia has the Spoon Brigade, made … Continue reading →

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For Better or for War

Posted on February 17, 2016 by Nathan

One thing on which all the Republican presidential candidates seem to agree is that our military just isn’t big enough. You know, they could have fooled me, because I thought it was incredibly bloated already. Apparently we don’t have as … Continue reading →

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I’m Like a Bird

Posted on February 15, 2016 by Nathan

I Am Big Bird – A documentary about Caroll Spinney, the guy who’s been performing as Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch since the beginning of Sesame Street back in 1969. While it’s really cool that he’s still doing this, … Continue reading →

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Doubters of the Divine

Posted on February 14, 2016 by Nathan

Battling the Gods: Atheism in the Ancient World, by Tim Whitmarsh – This book is partially a response to the idea that atheism is a new idea, a product of the age of science and reason that turns against ancient … Continue reading →

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