Steveawiggins

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• Looking North

  

  As organized religion continues its slow decline, mythology remains. Indeed, it seems to be growing in interest. The problem with many mythologies, for... Read more

  Posted on 03 April 2022 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Tax Season

  

  And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from the Internal Revenue Service that all the world should be taxed.  (And this taxing was firs... Read more

  Posted on 02 April 2022 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• 1 April

  

  Image credit: Trocche100, public domain via Wikimedia CommonsThe funny thing is nobody knows how it got started.  In living memory, and indeed back a century... Read more

  Posted on 01 April 2022 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Eclectic Electric

  

  It all began with the internet going out.  Less than a month ago the modem was replaced, but the tech this time thought it could be the co-ax cable. Read more

  Posted on 31 March 2022 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Buying Copyright

  

  It our current capitalist, individualist world, copyright is a good thing.  It’s often misunderstood, even by those who hold it.  It can also lead to confusion.... Read more

  Posted on 30 March 2022 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• The Best Religious Horror Movies Streaming Now

  Here’s an extra-special second guest post this week, enjoy!Many horror movies have religious themes, plotlines or undertones. Here are a handful of the best... Read more

  Posted on 29 March 2022 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Collecting the Past

  

  Some readers, probably, react with embarrassment when I go on about Dark Shadows. The fact is, however, that our childhoods somehow define us and mine included... Read more

  Posted on 29 March 2022 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Scary Movies About Scary Movies

  Hi all, here’s a guest post to enjoy:In a meta-twist on the horror movie genre comes the horror film about horror films. Here are some of the most popular and... Read more

  Posted on 28 March 2022 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Moving Movies

  

  I read something recently which began something like, “Do you remember when you first saw…?” (fill in the blank with a title of a movie).  This got me to... Read more

  Posted on 28 March 2022 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Raven About This Book

  

  Some books are meant to be looked at. Being busy most of the time, even on weekends, I’m guilty of not enjoying art enough. The Book of the Raven: Corvids in Ar... Read more

  Posted on 27 March 2022 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Son of Comfort

  

  So the other day I was reading a book proposal for another editor.  It mentioned the mononymous Barnabas.  Since the proposal wasn’t from a biblical scholar I... Read more

  Posted on 26 March 2022 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Look It Up

  

  Say you remember something, but imperfectly.  Maybe it’s from years ago.  You have distinct recollection of a word or two, but other details (author’s name,... Read more

  Posted on 25 March 2022 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Masking the Devil

  

  There are many books on the Devil. In fact, entire horror movies such as The Ninth Gate are based on that fact. Since writing a book on demons (Nightmares with... Read more

  Posted on 24 March 2022 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Leathers

  

  It’s an occupational hazard for the vegan Bible editor.  Leather.  Leather Bibles, although expensive, are popular.  If you want free fetishistic deliveries of... Read more

  Posted on 23 March 2022 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Learning to Fly

  

  “Be afraid. Be very afraid.” This quote originates with David Cronenberg’s The Fly. Of course, after watching the original, how could I not watch its... Read more

  Posted on 22 March 2022 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Sacred Sites

  

  The sacred is hard to define.  Calling it “holy”is only to pass the buck, and I can’t get beyond the feeling that we need something more up-to-date than Rudolf... Read more

  Posted on 21 March 2022 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Spring Forward

  

  Spring officially arrives in the northern hemisphere today.  Days will be longer than nights for six months after this and many pagans will be celebrating... Read more

  Posted on 20 March 2022 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Not Really New

  

  It’s called the New Books Network. I have no idea what its stats are, but it is a place to get word out about your book that the academy has apparently... Read more

  Posted on 19 March 2022 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Future Ministry

  

  I’ve been on the Green Committee at work almost since I started the job. Occasionally for Earth Day we’ll have a book discussion. Usually it revolves around... Read more

  Posted on 18 March 2022 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Going Green

  

  It’s easy to get eager at this point in the year.  A month and a half after Groundhog Day, we’re at St. Patrick’s, and just a few days from the equinox itself. Read more

  Posted on 17 March 2022 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY