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I see them standing on the street corners sometimes, thirty-something and keening, deeply feeling the absence. These are the ones behind the craigslist posts that haunt me. In “lost+found” and “musicians” and “generation seeks singer-songwriter”, it’s always the same: Early … Continue reading
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Starbuck’s Glorified Body
In the final season of the Battlestar Galactica reboot, a cool thing happened that I’ve never seen commented upon elsewhere. Kara Thrace, aka Starbuck, seemingly dies in episode seventeen of season three, “Maelstrom”. Quoting from the Wikipedia page: Starbuck passes … Continue reading
On Beauty (pg. 3, 6)
After an introduction in which Scarry writes of beauty that: It seems to incite, even to require, the act of replication. Wittgenstein says that when the eye sees something beautiful, the hand wants to draw it. … Continue reading
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Reading “On Beauty and Being Just” by Elaine Scary
My friend Grace suggested that I read On Beauty and Being Just by Elaine Scary. She says that it covers many of the same themes that underlie the mission statement here. My wife got me a copy for Christmas. It … Continue reading
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Families of Intent and Becoming Your True Self
As long as I’m on the subject of Twilight again, a short note: I’m surprised that the series hasn’t, so far as I can tell, been more embraced by alternative lifestyle communities. Point One :: In the Cullens, we have … Continue reading
Bella Swan vs. Katniss Everdeen: agency, strength, and what we value in female protagonists
The Twilight Saga’s Bella Swan has been accused of being a passive protagonist lacking agency. This claim is easily refuted by the text. Stranger, to me, is the fact that the other reigning young, female, YA protagonist, The Hunger Games’ … Continue reading
We Found Love (In A Hopeless Place)
I was going to write about Rihanna’s song, “We Found Love”, but the holidays have kept me busy. Here, instead, is someone else’s similar take on it: “We found love in a hopeless place” is repeated over and over again. … Continue reading
The Kryptonite Kid by Joseph Torchia
And that Joseph Torchia’s heartbreaking novel of a boy’s letters to Superman, The Kryptonite Kid, is still out of print… I first heard of The Kryptonite Kid from Neil Gaiman, in a post on his blog in which he was … Continue reading
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Badly Broken
I’ve been watching Breaking Bad on AMC since the first episode. I am a huge fan of Bryan Cranston and expected great things from him, and ultimately I have not been disappointed. After the first few episodes, there came a … Continue reading
Michael Jordan as God: idolatry and all-giving love
Five For Fighting is primarily known for its single “Superman (It’s Not Easy)”. I love a good take on Superman. FFF’s “Superman” is, I think, my favorite use of Superman in a song. I’m sure I’ll write about it some … Continue reading