There is a place in Finland called Vampula.
That is all.
Archive | 2012
A Way With Words
I see from the AP that Tommy Tuberville “intends to defend the allegations against him.” I must say, that’s remarkably broad-minded of him.
What If Steve Jobs Were a James Bond Villain?
Word is that the following video is a promo for, but does not actually appear in, Ridley Scott’s upcoming Prometheus film, which takes place in the Alien universe but whose precise connection to the Alien franchise is not yet clear. The speaker, Peter Weyland, is presumably connected with the Weyland-Yutani Corporation, the main (human) antagonist in the Alien movies; Weyland and Yutani companies, not yet yoked by hyphens, figure in the (chronologically earlier) Alien vs. Predator movies.
Sherlock Holmes versus Spock
So whoever it is that Cumberbatch is playing, it’s a) someone very strong and skilled at fighting (since he seems to be kicking Spock’s butt), but b) not transcendentally or supernaturally powerful (which would seem to scotch the rumour that Cumberbatch is playing Trelane of Gothos):
(CHT AICN.)
At least we now know how Holmes survived the end of “The Reichenbach Fall.” He was beamed up!
I Yam Confused
So if someone says everyone should go to college, that’s snobbish.
So if someone said some people shouldn’t go to college, what would that be?
Blue Octavo Wavelength
I’ve got two conferences coming up, and I don’t [have/get] to leave town for either of them.
First up (2-3 March) is the Auburn Philosophy Department’s annual conference; the topic is the philosophy of colour, and the speakers are some of the top names in the field. (I went to high school with one of them; he played my slave in Plautus’s Bacchides.) Poster here, other info here. The schedule hasn’t been posted yet, but sessions run 9-5 on Friday and 10-5 on Saturday, at the Auburn art museum.
Next (8-10 March) is the Austrian Scholars Conference; schedule here. I’ll be speaking on “Austro-Libertarian Themes in Three Prague Authors: Čapek, Kafka, and Hašek.” Czech your calendars!