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Thinking Theosophically

Posted on March 20, 2011 by Nathan

Madame Blavatsky’s Baboon: A History of the Mystics, Mediums, and Misfits Who Brought Spiritualism to America, by Peter Washington – This book examines the history of Theosophy, the spiritual movement founded by Helena Blavatsky. I said a bit about her … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews, Religion, Theosophy | Tagged charles darwin, helena blavatsky, l. frank baum, madame blavatsky's baboon, peter washington, the origin of species | 2 Comments

Oz on Strike

Posted on March 16, 2011 by Nathan

This tweet from Seth MacFarlane made me think of this scene from the 1910 Wizard of Oz, because I’m weird like that. Of course, neither of these are canonical as far as the Oz books are concerned, so that made … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, Oz | Tagged collective bargaining, eloise jarvis mcgraw, hugh pendexter, l. frank baum, lollipop guild, ozian actors' guild, pocotristi sostenuto, seth macfarlane, shaggy man, the emerald city of oz, the patchwork girl of oz, the road to oz, the rundelstone of oz, the wizard of oz (1910), the wizard of oz (1939), tin woodman, unions, wooglet in oz | 2 Comments

Tonight There Is No Black or White

Posted on March 15, 2011 by Nathan

Shades of Grey: The Road to High Saffron, by Jasper Fforde – In some ways, the story resembles others about futuristic bureaucratic nightmare societies. It kind of reminded me of the movie Brazil, what with the plot involving the main … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews, Jasper Fforde, Oz | Tagged 1984, anansi boys, brazil, chromatacia, dorothy gale, frank oz, george orwell, glinda, l. frank baum, muppets, neil gaiman, oz memorial, shades of grey: the road to high saffron | 2 Comments

Budweiser’s a Friend of the Wizard of Oz

Posted on March 8, 2011 by Nathan

The Wizard of Oz: Vintage Recordings from the 1903 Broadway Musical – Long before MGM got their hands on it, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz had already had a run as a successful musical, on stage rather than the screen. … Continue reading →

Posted in Albums, Characters, Music, Oz | Tagged coon songs, hungry tiger press, hurray for baffin's bay, l. frank baum, pastoria, paul tietjens, racism, sammy, sir wiley gyle, the wizard of oz (movie), the wizard of oz (stage play), the wonderful wizard of oz, tryxie tryfle, wicked witch of the west, wizard of oz | 1 Comment

Hearts and Minds

Posted on February 15, 2011 by Nathan

Since Valentine’s Day just recently ended, I suppose it would be appropriate to talk about hearts. And since this is an Oz post, I’m sure the first subject to come to anyone’s mind would be the Tin Woodman, who sought … Continue reading →

Posted in Characters, Oz | Tagged brains, bungle the glass cat, dr. pipt, hearts, jack pumpkinhead, l. frank baum, nimmie amee, patchwork girl, ruth plumly thompson, scarecrow, speedy, speedy in oz, terrybubble, the magic of oz, the patchwork girl of oz, the tin woodman of oz, the wonderful wizard of oz, tik-tok of oz, tin woodman, tititi-hoochoo, wizard of oz | 8 Comments

Before the Umbrella

Posted on February 1, 2011 by Nathan

Much of the plot of Speedy in Oz takes place on Umbrella Island, a land that flies through the air under the power of a magical umbrella. We’re told that this was not always the case, however. According to Waddy, … Continue reading →

Posted in Magic Items, Oz, Places | Tagged captain salt in oz, david perry, john r. neill, kachewka, kingdom of rinkitink, l. frank baum, loxo the lucky, nonestic ocean, ojo in oz, pansy the watch cat, pingaree, rinkitink in oz, ruth plumly thompson, speedy in oz, terrybubble, the enchanted island of oz, tik-tok of oz, umbrella birds, umbrella island, umbrella trees, waddy | 3 Comments

Everything’s Coming Up Ojo

Posted on January 25, 2011 by Nathan

In The Patchwork Girl of Oz, L. Frank Baum introduces his fourth boy protagonist to the Oz series, Ojo the Unlucky. He’s not really a stereotypically boyish boy, but instead rather solemn and insecure, with a tendency to break out … Continue reading →

Posted in Characters, Oz | Tagged bungle the glass cat, button-bright, dr. pipt, emerald city, jack pumpkinhead of oz, james thurber, kabumpo in oz, king ketone aldehyde, l. frank baum, margolotte, mooj, munchkins, ojo, ojo in oz, ozma, queen isomere of seebania, realbad, ruth plumly thompson, seebania, shamsbad, the lost princess of oz, the patchwork girl of oz, the red desert of oz, ugu the shoemaker, unc nunkie, wiljon | 25 Comments

Wishing and Hoping

Posted on January 20, 2011 by Nathan

One common theme in fairy tales is an item or character who grants wishes. Honestly, I find this idea to be problematic, because they’re so ill-defined. Can a wishing item or creature grant ANY wish, or do they have limits? … Continue reading →

Posted in Fairy Tales, Magic Items, Oz | Tagged a generic oz story, chalk, dorothy gale, gump, humpy the dummy, king rupert of kapurta, king skamperoo, l. frank baum, magic belt, magic cloak, marvelous travels on a wish, maybe mountains, pinny penny, powder of life, professor wogglebug, queen zixi of ix, ruth plumly thompson, scarecrow, sir hokus of pokes, skampavia, skyle of un, the cowardly lion of oz, the enchanted island of oz, the lost king of oz, the lost princess of oz, the marvelous land of oz, the royal book of oz, the wishing horse of oz, tyler jones, ugu the shoemaker, wish way, wishes, wishing necklaces, wishing pills, wizard of oz | 23 Comments

I’m Not Ulysses

Posted on January 18, 2011 by Nathan

Having been a fan of Greek mythology since childhood, I had always meant to read the work of Homer, but I somehow never got around to it. I was given a copy of the Odyssey, translated by the late Robert … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews, Greek Mythology, Mythology | Tagged calypso, charybdis, circe, cyclops, homer, iliad, l. frank baum, nymphs, odysseus, odyssey, ogygia, phaiakians, polyphemus, robert fitzgerald, ruth plumly thompson, scylla, sirens, ulysses, zeus | 17 Comments

Making Life Out of Nothing at All

Posted on January 11, 2011 by Nathan

One thing for which Oz is known is its collection of magically animated beings. In that fairyland, anything from a scarecrow to a footstool to a painting can come to life, always with its own distinct personality. The first book … Continue reading →

Posted in Characters, Magic Items, Oz | Tagged benny, bill the weather-cock, blue bear rug, bungle the glass cat, china country, conjo, cuttenclips, deadwood oaks, dorothy gale, dr. pipt, general of phreex, glinda, gump, humpy the dummy, jack pumpkinhead, jack snow, john dough and the cherub, john r. neill, l. frank baum, magic land, patchwork girl, pineville, powder of life, princess ozana, ruth plumly thompson, sawhorse, scarecrow, tales of magic land, the cowardly lion of oz, the emerald city of oz, the giant horse of oz, the marvelous land of oz, the wonderful wizard of oz, theseus' paradox, tin woodman, trippsy, twiffle, urfin jus, victor columbia edison, wam | 8 Comments

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Oz on Strike

Tonight There Is No Black or White

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Hearts and Minds

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I’m Not Ulysses

Making Life Out of Nothing at All

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