Author Archives: Nathan

Elvis-O-Rama

Posted on June 6, 2021 by Nathan

We’re still working through all the Elvis movies. It’s kind of annoying that there isn’t one service that has all of them, but it’s not like they were all released by the same studio or anything. King Creole – This one is … Continue reading →

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Golden Ozianaversary

Posted on June 2, 2021 by Nathan

The 2021 issue of Oziana, the fiftieth anniversary edition of the publication, has been released, and I’m in it quite a bit. I’m flattered, but I kind of wonder if my stuff wouldn’t have been better off spaced out somewhat. … Continue reading →

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Superheroes Behaving Badly

Posted on May 20, 2021 by Nathan

Sometimes I watch a movie and can’t think of that much to say about it, but still want to acknowledge seeing it. That’s happened only sporadically over the last few months, and I don’t even remember how long ago I saw … Continue reading →

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Sick Kids of an Unholy Union

Posted on May 19, 2021 by Nathan

Picture by Matias Cabezas Montoya When looking up different types of fairies, I came across the Keshalyi (sometimes spelled without the Y), which I don’t think I’d heard of before. From the mythology of the Romani (i.e., gypsies, although I understand … Continue reading →

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Caught in a Trap

Posted on May 16, 2021 by Nathan

Spiral: From the Book of Saw – SPOILER WARNING! We saw this at the movie theater, something we hadn’t done in a while. Even before the pandemic, I can’t remember what the last thing was either of us saw at … Continue reading →

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Do the Wrong Thing

Posted on May 15, 2021 by Nathan

I’ve been thinking a bit about morality in video games, partially due to seeing another mention of how the Grand Theft Auto games, and I think some others of the sort as well, let you brutally murder prostitutes and perform … Continue reading →

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The More Real Than Real World Beyond the Real

Posted on May 12, 2021 by Nathan

Across the Green Grass Fields, by Seanan McGuire – Another book in the Wayward Children series, this one has a girl named Regan visit the Hooflands, a world of mythical hooved creatures, but before that deals with the treacherous nature … Continue reading →

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The Ecosystem of Yggdrasil

Posted on May 10, 2021 by Nathan

A comment on my post about video game squirrels mentioned Ratatosk (or Ratatoskr, probably a more accurate transliteration, but not how I originally knew it), the squirrel from Norse mythology. He’s a red squirrel who runs up and down the … Continue reading →

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Let Sleeping Lines Ley

Posted on May 6, 2021 by Nathan

Something I’ve seen mention of occasionally but didn’t really know a lot about was the concept of ley lines, which are basically invisible lines that connect significant places. Alfred Watkins, a businessman who dabbled in antiquity, came up with the … Continue reading →

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I Spy a May Queen

Posted on May 5, 2021 by Nathan

I knew as a kid that the first of May was May Day, but it’s not something I ever celebrated. I don’t think it’s that big in the States, or at least not the part where I lived. The Wikipedia page … Continue reading →

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