Tag Archives: satire

A Self Called Erewhon

Posted on February 18, 2022 by Nathan

Erewhon and Erewhon Revisited, by Samuel Butler – The son of an Anglican priest, Butler spent some years as a sheep farmer in New Zealand, and both of those things influenced this work. “Erewhon” is almost “nowhere” spelled backwards, making … Continue reading →

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Satan vs. Godzilla

Posted on July 12, 2020 by Nathan

Hail Satan? – The decision to watch this on Friday wasn’t actually related to the fact that I recently wrote about Satanic panic and Satanic messages, although it was a fortuitous coincidence. Beth had been wanting to watch this for … Continue reading →

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Morbid and Marvelous

Posted on November 10, 2017 by Nathan

The Chickens of Atlantis and Other Foul and Filthy Fiends, by Robert Rankin – This is the fourth, and presumably the last, book in Rankin’s series of novels taking place in a steampunk Victorian England where War of the Worlds … Continue reading →

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Is Satire Dead?

Posted on September 10, 2011 by Nathan

I recently saw a commercial for the Comedy Central roast of Charlie Sheen, and it kind of bugged me. Not the commercial itself, but how this kind of thing suggests that they’re really not taking Sheen’s criminal behavior seriously. I … Continue reading →

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Dancing on the Glass Ceiling

Posted on March 31, 2011 by Nathan

I wasn’t sure if I wanted to post about Dilbert creator Scott Adams’ misogynistic rant, but there are a few points I haven’t seen made about it yet, so I might as well. For anyone who doesn’t know, he made … Continue reading →

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