Tag Archives: new jerusalem

O Say Can You CPAC?

Posted on February 24, 2017 by Nathan

My original plan was for my next post to be a fun one about the Mario Brothers, but I’m going to write about something scarier than fire-breathing turtle-creatures. CPAC, the Conservative Political Action Conference (not to be confused with the … Continue reading →

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The Ozzing Dead

Posted on June 3, 2014 by Nathan

I’ve already written about the concept of death and afterlife in the Oz series and ghosts in Oz, but another theme I’ve seen occasionally in apocryphal Oz works is that of people coming to live in Oz when they die. … Continue reading →

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Bring Me My Bow of Burning Gold

Posted on October 28, 2013 by Nathan

Despite what its title might suggest, “Jerusalem” is a very popular national song in England. The words were originally written as a poem by William Blake, and Sir Hubert Parry wrote the music in 1916, presumably as part of an … Continue reading →

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