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Benjamin Espen

Eucatastrophe

Eucatastrophe

"But the 'consolation' of fairy-tales has another aspect than the imaginative satisfaction of ancient desires. Far more important is the Consolation of the Happy Ending. Almost I would venture to assert that all complete fairy-stories must have it. At least I would say that Tragedy is the

Spengler's Future

Soon

The Long View Re-publishing Project will have news soon. Why post old articles? Who was John J. Reilly? All of John's posts here An archive of John's site

Savage Headhunters Book Review

Savage Headhunters Book Review

Savage Headhunters by J. Manfred Weichsel may be his most horrible book yet. Given that previous books have involved cross-breeding humans and chimpanzees, angels lusting after human women, and the sexual perversity of Hollywood, this is quite an accomplishment. The target of Weichsel's satire in Savage Headhunters is

Rocket propelled

Rocket propelled

But I don't think they actually exist

Snakes on a pla

Snakes on a Plane

Butter scraped across too much bread

Viggo Mortenson is older now than Ian McKellen was in this picture.

WBH Weekly Digest 2023-04-15 Mapping it Out

WBH Weekly Digest 2023-04-15 Mapping it Out

New series Land of the Black Sun, a podcast appearance by Ben, the influence of Blade Runner, and sweet fan art.