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WarGate John Carter

Steve Ferris shared the picture in this post on Facebook, and said that it is a sneak preview for WarGate books. John Carter is likely a good fit for WarGate, with it’s combination of military adventure and mythic monsters. However, Burroughs’ John Carter is famous for ethnographic nudity, so
Benjamin Espen Apr 22, 2022

Encanto: Good but not Great

A movie review I read today helped me put my finger on why exactly I felt that Disney’s Encanto was good, but not great. First, John C. Wright’s review identified Encanto as an allegory. Let’s delve into that a bit. If you look up a definition of
Benjamin Espen Apr 20, 2022

The Good of the Many

Benjamin Espen Apr 20, 2022

End Road Work

Benjamin Espen Apr 19, 2022

What?

Benjamin Espen Apr 17, 2022

Sam Youd's Birthday (AKA John Christopher)

Thanks to Twitter, I found out that A hundred years ago today, writer Sam Youd - aka John Christopher - was born in an unseasonable Easter Day snowstorm. The Tripods novels were one of my first youthful forays into science fiction. At the time, I had no idea about the
Benjamin Espen Apr 16, 2022

The Harrowing of Hell

[He] was crucified, died and was buried. He descended into Hell. On the third day, he rose again from the dead. He ascended into Heaven, and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
Benjamin Espen Apr 16, 2022

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