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• Of Ewes and Groundhogs

  

  I need more time to prepare for Imbolc.  Or Groundhog Day, whichever you prefer.  Candlemas for you Catholic holdouts.  February 2 has the trappings of a major... Read more

  Posted on 02 February 2023 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Gothic Days

  

  The tradition of telling ghost stories during the months of long darkness has evolved over time. Since the time seems right, I watched a movie for which I read... Read more

  Posted on 01 February 2023 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• The Romantics

  

  It takes one to know one—or so they used to say.  My current preoccupation has me learning about the Romantics.  This isn’t the same as “romance,” although... Read more

  Posted on 31 January 2023 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Unfinished Business

  

  Photo by Reid Naaykens on UnsplashAs a person who likes to finish what he starts, it’s pretty unusual for me to walk out of a movie. Read more

  Posted on 30 January 2023 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Library Respect

  

  I didn’t know what to do.  All my life I’d been told “library books aren’t your books—treat them like they belong to somebody else.”  And here I was with a... Read more

  Posted on 29 January 2023 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Being Sapiens

  

  Sometimes you need some distance to appreciate an object. A telescope may be required if it’s a distant subject, like a rare comet (if the skies aren’t... Read more

  Posted on 28 January 2023 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Keys

  

  Do you know the difference between “Voodoo” and “hoodoo”? Well, The Skeleton Key does. This is a movie I watched at the recommendation of a friend. Read more

  Posted on 27 January 2023 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Othering Offering

  

  I get to feeling a bit anxious when nobody else publishes me for a while.  It’s a strange kind of validation, I suppose.  No matter my motivation, I knew as soo... Read more

  Posted on 26 January 2023 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Melvillian Thoughts

  

  I’ve posted about Moby-Dick a number of times on this blog. I make no bones about the fact that it’s my favorite novel. Still, I don’t know much about Herman... Read more

  Posted on 25 January 2023 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Columbo

  

  I liked Columbo.  Peter Falk was an award-winning actor, and his working-class detective character was always entertaining to watch.  Unlike other TV cops, he... Read more

  Posted on 24 January 2023 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Toil Et Cetera

  

  Few items are as necessary for modern day life than a functioning toilet.  If you live in town and don’t have an outhouse your other options are pretty limited. Read more

  Posted on 23 January 2023 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• No Plan

  

  I suppose it’s debatable whether it can be considered a holiday treat to watch what is often called the worst movie ever made. Still, I did so over the Christma... Read more

  Posted on 22 January 2023 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Aging Children

  

  So I was reading this academic article from the late fifties.  In it the author was discussing how, in literary studies, imagination was considered childish. Read more

  Posted on 21 January 2023 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• EsoterX

  

  This has been a brutal winter for us closet paranormal fans.  Linda Godfrey died in late November and now I’ve just learned of the passing of Aaron Dabbah, know... Read more

  Posted on 20 January 2023 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Black Sabbath

  

  I used to be afraid of them.  The band Black Sabbath, I mean.  I heard the songs from Paranoid wafting from my older brother’s room (separated from mine by... Read more

  Posted on 20 January 2023 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Truth and Belief

  

  I met Claire Donner the way I meet most people these days.  Online.  I’m not sure how she found me in this dusty little corner of the internet, but she has one... Read more

  Posted on 19 January 2023 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Sleepy Unhallow

  

  The thing about classics is they’re open to interpretation. And expansion. Since taking an interest in Washington Irving’s “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow,” I’ve... Read more

  Posted on 18 January 2023 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• On Offer

  

  Feeling a bit overwhelmed by various January blues, I took me to my homegrown therapy of watching horror. The newly released The Offering raises many questions... Read more

  Posted on 17 January 2023 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• The Point of It

  

  It’s not difficult to feel overwhelmed by the scope of the problem.  Race was a construct developed to oppress.  The intention was to keep those of non-European... Read more

  Posted on 16 January 2023 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Annihilated

  

  For a long time I resisted seeing it. Partially I wasn’t sure if it was any good and partially—mainly—it was because of spoilers. Read more

  Posted on 15 January 2023 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY