Stoicism is the perfect philosophy for science-fiction geeks: it’s a cross between Star Trek and Star Wars. The Stoic sage is Mr. Spock, and the Stoic god is the Force. (Well, except there’s no dark side.)
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O Knife Drawer
Musical of the month: Shock Treatment:
Living Dangerously
Check out this amazing video of a gibbon fearlessly teasing two tigers. Admittedly they’re quite young tigers – but still, they’re not itty bitty cubs or anything; they definitely surpass their tormentor in fangs, claws, and sheer mass. But in speed and agility – not so much.
More than anything, I was reminded of ERB’s stories of Tarzan’s boyhood (in books 1 and 6), where the young apeboy was always portrayed as doing this kind of thing.
My Daughter Married a Muggle
Samantha and Endora
The universe of Bewitched is enough like that of Harry Potter to encourage the speculation that they’re the same universe (with all the differences being explained away by differences between European and American wizarding traditions).
Which raises the question: whose side was Endora on when Voldemort came back?
Mickey Mouse Does Whatever a Spider Can
Disney has just acquired Marvel Comics. On the downside, two massive stocks of incredibly lucrative IP monopoly have now merged. On the upside, Quesada apparently thinks this will give Marvel more freedom, though I don’t exactly see why.
(But hey, now if there’s ever a merger between Disney and Time-Warner, then DC and Marvel would be owned by the same company. On the downside – still more massive IP-sustained monopoly. On the upside: more crossovers, or even a fusion of universes. FWIW.)