Weeping Queens on Misty Elephants
Feb 28Recently I was rereading Edgar Rice Burroughs’ Land of Hidden Men (first published in 1931 as Jungle Girl, though Burroughs’ own preferred title – with good reason – was Dancing Girl of the Leper King), which I hadn’t read since I was 12 or so. (I also remember one of my classmates telling me with [...]
R.I.P. Nicholas Courtney
Feb 24Alas, another obituary – this one for Nicholas Courtney, who likewise died this past Tuesday. Courtney is best known as the alternately charming and infuriating Doctor Who character Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart (or “the Brig”), a role he played many times over the years, beginning in 1968 and ending in 2008. The Brigadier interacted with the 2nd, [...]
Unrolling?
Feb 24Will Wilkinson quotes Kevin Carson in The Economist. Our quest for world domination continues. What’s the opposite of rolling in one’s grave? Whatever it is, Thomas Hodgskin’s doing it.
What Could Be Bad?
Feb 22Chris Matthews opines: “I think we’re always right to back nationalism.” He’s talking about the ongoing Middle Eastern revolts, but the claim as it stands is perfectly general – and seems open to the occasional counterexample.
R.I.P. Dwayne McDuffie
Feb 22I’m saddened to learn of the (evidently sudden and unexpected) death of comic-book and animated-film author Dwayne McDuffie. A longtime writer for both DC and Marvel Comics (among others), McDuffie also played the chief role in developing the “Milestone” line of characters and situations created by black artists and licensed (rather than sold) to DC [...]
Scooby’s Gulch
Feb 21In a local bookstore yesterday I was surprised to see Anthem: The Graphic Novel, as I’d heard nothing about such a project being in the works. Although the original, owing to an oopsie on Peikoff’s part, is in the public domain (in the u.s. at least), this appears to be an estate-authorised version. I have [...]
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