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Horseshoe Crabs

Benjamin Espen Jun 13, 2022

Legionnaire, the book that launched Galaxy's Edge, is free on Amazon

I bought Legionnaire on a Black Friday deal in 2017, and I never looked back. In the last five years, I’ve reviewed 28 books set in the Galaxy’s Edge universe, and that isn’t even the full list that is currently available. If you want to know what
Benjamin Espen Jun 13, 2022

The Long View 2009-01-04: Valkyrie, Runciman 2012

John J. Reilly’s brief comments on the movie Valkyrie in 2009 are a reminder that Tom Cruise may be one of the most successful actors of our era. Valkyrie, Runciman, 2012 Yesterday, I went to see the new film Valkyrie [changed to IMDB link BIE], directed by Bryan Singer.
Benjamin Espen Jun 12, 2022

Paris

Benjamin Espen Jun 12, 2022

Fairly new guy

Benjamin Espen Jun 11, 2022

Freud and Marx and Darwin and Einstein

Last week, Greg Cochran pointed out that it isn’t quite right to speak of the quartet of Freud and Marx and Darwin and Einstein together as the guiding spirits of the twentieth century, as Einstein didn’t really contribute the same way. You can see this even if you
Benjamin Espen Jun 10, 2022

Periodic Table

The Godzilla joke reminds me of this great thread by friend Conan_esq on the symbolism of the original Godzilla movie.
Benjamin Espen Jun 10, 2022

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