While I’m sure some people will disagree with me, in my own way I consider myself a patriot. I love my country and as a scholar of history, I believe in exceptionalism (though I don’t deny the existence of the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’ve been fan of Neil Gaiman since his Black Orchid miniseries, and I’ve been following his career happily since than from Sandman, to Neverwhere, the novels to whatever project is in the works be it a Doctor Who script or[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Today’s quote is from my all time favorite, Terry Pratchett. It’s kind of the opposite of the American Gods quote from last week. Where that one pretty much said to embrace everything for the love of whimsey this one points[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
For this week’s quote I thought I’d finally get to the bard. Since certain events yesterday had me thinking a little too much about tyranny and some of the more unpleasant aspects of politics, I thought I would start with[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I just began rereading Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy for the umpteenth time and it still remains my favorite John le Carré novel and probably my favorite spy thriller of all time. I’ve enjoyed both adaptations though I still like the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Having heard way to many creationists, pundits and other idiots and con artists going on way too much recently; this truism has got to go viral. Thanks to the great George Takei for bringing it to my attention.
