Author Archives: Nathan

Magic to the People

Posted on October 11, 2019

Lost in Oz – They showed the first episode of this program at the latest OzCon, and I’ve since watched all the available episodes. There are sort of two seasons, in that there are two sets of thirteen each, but … Continue reading →

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The Joker’s Not the Only Fool

Posted on October 9, 2019

Joker – SPOILERS! PRETTY MAJOR ONES AT THAT! My wife wanted to see this one, which is perhaps kind of weird considering that I’m the one who’s more into comic-based movies, and that there were rumors it was misogynistic (which … Continue reading →

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Something Old, Something Nue

Posted on October 5, 2019

I was looking at the Wikipedia page listing flying mythological creatures. There were many I’d either already written about or didn’t appear to have much information, but I did take some interest in the Nue, a kind of yokai from … Continue reading →

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Neglected Films

Posted on October 2, 2019

The Florida Project – I remember seeing a preview for this while at the movies with Beth, and she had wanted to see it, but we only just recently got around to it. She likes depressing media, and this definitely … Continue reading →

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Seafaring and Serpents

Posted on October 1, 2019

Sam Steele’s Adventures on Land and Sea, by L. Frank Baum – The six issues of Oz-story Magazine, published by Hungry Tiger Press from 1995 through 2000, all ended with a full-length novel by Baum. I’d read two of them, … Continue reading →

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It’s All About the Shoes

Posted on September 27, 2019

On Facebook, there’s been some argument on the cover of the latest Baum Bugle, which I haven’t received. It’s possible my membership has lapsed, because it seems like I never get warnings about that. It isn’t a great design, as … Continue reading →

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Turtlenecking with the Best

Posted on September 22, 2019

Before he and John Linnell started They Might Be Giants, John Flansburgh was in a band called the Turtlenecks (even though it seems to be Linnell who actually WORE turtlenecks more often), which he’s mentioned before as sort of a … Continue reading →

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