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It’s Off Like Karnov

Posted on June 15, 2023 by Nathan

I tend to enjoy learning about video games with weird backstories and connections, even when I haven’t played the games in question, as with Bomberman and Lode Runner having the same hero, Wonder Boy and Adventure Island being basically the same … Continue reading →

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Listen to the Banshee

Posted on March 18, 2023 by Nathan

I’m not sure I’ve ever done a post about Banshees, of Inisherin or otherwise. I haven’t seen that movie, but I suspect it doesn’t have any literal Banshees in it. I did write before about the Bean-Nighe, which is sometimes considered a type of … Continue reading →

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That Vodou That Yo Dou So Well

Posted on June 25, 2022 by Nathan

The Hollow Places, by T. Kingfisher – When a woman named Kara is going through a divorce, she moves in with her uncle, a conspiracy-minded man who doesn’t believe in evolution until he figures he needs to in order to … Continue reading →

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Magical Art Imitates Life

Posted on October 7, 2020 by Nathan

Recently, fellow Oz fan Kevenn Smith raised an interesting question on Facebook about how the magically animated beings in the series function the way they do. “For instance, the Sawhorse doesn’t really sound like he has knees. How does he … Continue reading →

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Mangaboos and More

Posted on September 21, 2016 by Nathan

Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz isn’t one of my favorite Oz books, perhaps because the Emerald City seems less welcoming than usual. And after a journey as dark as the one in the rest of the book, where the … Continue reading →

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Jump for the Hump

Posted on May 24, 2013 by Nathan

The Hunchback of Notre Dame – Disney’s 1996 animated film is loosely based on the book Notre Dame de Paris, by Victor Hugo. I haven’t read the book, but my wife has, and both she and Wikipedia note a lot … Continue reading →

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Dorothy’s Adventures Under Ground

Posted on January 15, 2013 by Nathan

Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz, adapted by Eric Shanower and Skottie Young – The series of graphic adaptations continues with this fourth Oz book, which was never one of my favorites. Perhaps it’s because of how the Emerald City … Continue reading →

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Gaga for Baphomet

Posted on February 17, 2011 by Nathan

Did you know that Lady Gaga is a worshipper of the devil-god Baphomet? No, seriously! Do a Google search for it, and you’ll come up with numerous pages claiming this, often with a lot of misspelled words. So it must … Continue reading →

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