Monthly Archives: October 2017

One of Us, Gooble Gobble

Posted on October 30, 2017 by Nathan

I want to get in the rest of these horror movie reviews before Halloween, and I’m busy tomorrow and the next day, so here you go. All four of these contain spoilers; I tried not to give away too much, … Continue reading →

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The Beliefs Are Falling

Posted on October 27, 2017 by Nathan

I’ve written before about anti-science conspiracy theories before, and I touched on their connection to religion, but it still sometimes confuses me. I mean, Alex Jones apparently considers himself a Christian. I missed the parts of the Bible about goblins … Continue reading →

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Knowing the Scorpions

Posted on October 23, 2017 by Nathan

With Halloween coming up and Scorpio being the reigning sign in the zodiac, I thought I might say a bit about scorpion people. Part of Mesopotamian mythology, there isn’t a whole lot of information about them, but they did appear … Continue reading →

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I Hate You, But You Love Me

Posted on October 20, 2017 by Nathan

I’ve been meaning to write a political post for a while now, but do I really have anything to say that hasn’t been said a million times already? The country has had plenty of terrible people as President, but were … Continue reading →

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Killers and Creeps

Posted on October 17, 2017 by Nathan

Since Beth has been asking me to write about the horror and horror-adjacent films we’ve watched recently, here they are: Hatchet III – In the third part in the story of monstrous serial killer Victor Crowley, a reporter thinks she’s … Continue reading →

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Big Birds

Posted on October 15, 2017 by Nathan

I don’t think I’ve ever written a post about the Simurgh, the giant bird from Persian mythology that I actually first came across in the Xanth series. Pretty much always identified as female, this peacock-like bird is often shown as … Continue reading →

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Respect Your Mother

Posted on October 14, 2017 by Nathan

Mother! – Beth is a fan of Darren Aronofsky’s films, and we finally saw this one at the Nitehawk Cinema in Williamsburg, the part of Brooklyn that you can’t get to from other parts of Brooklyn. That’s an exaggeration, but … Continue reading →

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Martian Magic, Monoliths, and Mallards

Posted on October 11, 2017 by Nathan

Two Necromancers, a Bureaucrat, and an Elf, by L.G. Estrella – This author has written quite a bit of self-published material, much of it in the humorous fantasy and science fiction vein, but this is the first one I’ve read. … Continue reading →

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The Game Name

Posted on October 6, 2017 by Nathan

It’s good to know I’m not the only one who gets a bit stressed when trying to name a video game character. I guess it’s a little weird as I’ve always enjoyed making up character names, but at least there … Continue reading →

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All’s Fair in Oz

Posted on October 5, 2017 by Nathan

It’s interesting how much of the Oz series can be seen as referencing circuses and fairs. I guess it’s not surprising for children’s books of the time (or, really, even today, although the traditional circus is severely waning in popularity). … Continue reading →

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