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• Insane Illusionist

  

  The Dark Shadows novels supplemented my early watching of the television series. It’s funny, but when I remember watching the show, in my mind I watched it... Read more

  Posted on 05 May 2023 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Surviving AI

  

  A recent exchange with a friend raised an interesting possibility to me.  Theology might just be able to save us from Artificial Intelligence.  You see, it can... Read more

  Posted on 04 May 2023 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Spiritual Alterations

  

  I’d been meaning to watch Altered States for quite a few years. I suspect the reason (it’s been long enough that I can’t recall for sure) is that I knew it had ... Read more

  Posted on 03 May 2023 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Atomic Apocalypse

  

  Avoiding Apocalypse, as the title suggests, is something most reasonable people would agree is a good thing. This book by Jeff Colvin, a science advisor in the... Read more

  Posted on 02 May 2023 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• 50 Years Ago on May Day

  

  Word is starting to get out about The Wicker Man. One of the most intelligent of horror movies, it turns fifty this year. Aware of the coming anniversary, I... Read more

  Posted on 01 May 2023 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Lilith Be Gone?

  

  One of those questions it isn’t politic to ask is “Are you Jewish?” I get asked that once in a while but mainly by Jews. I’m not Jewish but some people tell me ... Read more

  Posted on 30 April 2023 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Inventing Chaos

  

  A recent (in my personal interaction with time) article from the New York Times recounts two bad inventions by Thomas Midgley Jr. Namely, leaded gasoline and th... Read more

  Posted on 29 April 2023 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Finding Family

  

  Sea Change is a probing story of learning to live with loss. Of learning how to say goodbye. I’m sure that I didn’t catch all that was being offered in this... Read more

  Posted on 28 April 2023 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Planting Knowledge

  

  In an effort not to harm other living creatures, I became a vegan about seven years ago.  Generally it’s not too difficult, although many eateries still think... Read more

  Posted on 27 April 2023 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• How to Write a Book

  

  When I worked at Routledge I was told never to mention William Germano’s name. I’ve never been one to dabble in workplace politics, but I did wonder why. Read more

  Posted on 26 April 2023 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Monsters of Mystery

  

  Sunn Classic Pictures was responsible for much of my young movie viewing. Or at least a reasonable portion of it. As I predicted, I ended up watching The... Read more

  Posted on 25 April 2023 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Golem Events

  

  Public domain, via Wikimedia CommonsIt doesn’t have a title yet.  At least not one that’s announced.  Still, when a friend pointed out this article that Daniel... Read more

  Posted on 24 April 2023 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Boggy Down

  

  Okay, so after watching The Creature of Black Lake I realized that I’d never seen The Legend of Boggy Creek. I did watch The Mysterious Monsters, a documentary... Read more

  Posted on 23 April 2023 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Day of Earth

  

  One of the questions thoughtful and mission-based publishers ask is why books on environmentalism don’t sell.  Since it’s Earth Day (by the way, Happy Earth... Read more

  Posted on 22 April 2023 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Black Lagoon, Er, Lake

  

  There’s value in watching bad movies. For one thing, it’s a learning opportunity. (For another, they’re more likely to be found for free on streaming services. Read more

  Posted on 21 April 2023 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Funny About Irving

  

  The successful writer, John Green, has been on a tuberculosis kick lately. You see, writers swing that way. As the writer of books few people read, I’ve had my... Read more

  Posted on 20 April 2023 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Pondering Origins

  

  I’m not a numbers guy.  I never had any interest in statistics, and I tremble when I see my accountant’s number pop up on my phone at tax time.  But... Read more

  Posted on 19 April 2023 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Human Humanities

  

  The New Yorker, if it didn’t take so much time to read, would be on my magazine list. I’m primarily a book man, and there’s so little time these days that... Read more

  Posted on 18 April 2023 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Female Future

  

  One thing we repeatedly heard during the early days of the pandemic is that people couldn’t wait for things to get back to business as usual (BAU, in corporate... Read more

  Posted on 17 April 2023 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• What Kind of Night?

  

  “It was a dark and stormy night.”  If you’re like me, this evokes images of Snoopy sitting atop his doghouse, clacking away at his typewriter, trying to write... Read more

  Posted on 16 April 2023 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY