Another reaction to another collection of Internet Arguments (TM). Again, you’d think I do nothing but tool around the Internet (OK, you’d be right), but I’ve come across a bunch of forum threads for various TV shows/books/movies/etc. that all go into the same basic argument: POSTER 1: This work of…
TV is a strange medium. I forget how strange until I suddenly get caught up in a TV show again (yes, it’s House M. D. Why? I don’t know. I still don’t like any of the characters, I still get frustrated by the various cliches/thematic holes, and I still know…
Actual ramblings this week. You’ve been warned. You know the “magician” episode of any show that claims it deals with science vs. superstition? The one where the main characters for whatever reason encounter a professional magician? And somehow, the character who’s always right (can be either Reason or Faith, depending…
Once, in one of my Drama classes, we got into a discussion about blackface. A lot of drama students are interested in musical theatre, and one of the ancestors of American musicals as we know them today is the minstrel show, in which white actors (and sometimes African-American ones, too)…
OK, as you may have noticed from the number of entries that mention the show, I’m trying to get into House M. D. I’ve watched a number of episodes. I like the way the characters interact and the witty dialogue. But every time I feel like I’m about to really…
I generally enjoy reading Richard Dawkins’s books. I find the man himself to be more or less reasonable in interviews (or, at least, as reasonable as everyone else I’ve seen). I share his skepticism of religious and supernatural phenomena; I share his belief that science really does bring us closer…
I’ve been working on some short stories lately, and I can’t help but notice a pattern in them and some of my novels: many of them are about how the main character comes to be the villain of the narrative.
Happy Chanukah to all you fellow Jews out there! And merry Christmas to those who celebrate! And happy NOT HAVING TO WORK/GETTING OVERTIME PAY DAY (!!!) to everyone else! And also happy first anniversary to Kevin and Davina! Mazal tov, guys! Things are still a bit rough for my family…
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Whenever I play any game in the Legend of Zelda series, I find myself getting a lot jumpier. Like, I’ll keep thinking I’m seeing things out of the corners of my eyes, or, when I go to bed at night, I can’t shake the feeling that something might be right…