Monthly Archives: March 2019

Doppelgang War

Posted on March 28, 2019 by Nathan

Us – WARNING! SPOILERS AND SPECULATION! Jordan Peele’s second film didn’t seem quite as original as Get Out, or as much about race, although it still has shallow, annoying white people. The social commentary is still front and center, but … Continue reading →

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Shopping O-Z

Posted on March 27, 2019 by Nathan

I wrote about traveling salesmen in Oz last week, but I forgot about one. That was none other than Ruggedo, the former Nome King, who was a peddler of sunglasses at the beginning of Pirates in Oz. Now, I might … Continue reading →

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Killing John Barleycorn

Posted on March 24, 2019 by Nathan

“John Barleycorn” is a British folk song with written versions dating back to the sixteenth century, personifying the barley crop as a dying and reborn figure. It can get pretty graphic about the torments heaped upon poor John, who is … Continue reading →

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A Day for Esther

Posted on March 22, 2019 by Nathan

Purim ends at sundown today. I can’t say I grew up knowing much at all about Jewish holidays. I wonder if kids growing up in New York City do, or if they just know that they’re days some people get … Continue reading →

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$ave! $ave! $ave!

Posted on March 20, 2019 by Nathan

Maybe it’s because of role-playing video games where you have to buy a bunch of stuff for your quest, but I tend to associate fantasy lands with wandering merchants. That sounds so much classier than traveling salesmen, even though I … Continue reading →

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What’s Up, Dokkaebi?

Posted on March 16, 2019 by Nathan

Dokkaebi are generally identified as Korean goblins. Information I’ve found about them online generally makes clear that this doesn’t necessarily mean they’re evil, but then, neither are European goblins. There are many different sorts of goblins, just as there are … Continue reading →

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Skrullduggery

Posted on March 15, 2019 by Nathan

Captain Marvel – While I didn’t look that closely into it, there was apparently a lot of preemptive criticism of this movie because…it starred a woman, I guess? I know misogyny is still prevalent in our society, but I didn’t … Continue reading →

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Just Keep Swimming

Posted on March 13, 2019 by Nathan

Finding Dory – The much later sequel to Finding Nemo focuses on Dory searching for where she came from. She’s still living with Marlin and Nemo and still has short-term memory loss, but starts having flashbacks when triggered by certain … Continue reading →

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Television’s Warm, Glowing, Warming GLOW

Posted on March 1, 2019 by Nathan

GLOW – Beth started watching this Netflix show after hearing about it at Kevin Geeks Out, and she later convinced me to do so as well. I’ve now watched all of the available episodes. It’s loosely based on an actual … Continue reading →

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