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The history of science clubs
In reading JD Cowan’s series on The Immortal Storm, a history of the foundation of science fiction fandom in the 1930s, one of the major conflicts that developed in those early days was between fans who were interested in science as such, and those who wanted stories about fantastical
The Perfect Date
This movie is still funny
Thomas' Grumpier German Cousin Gustav
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
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