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Check Out My Paste Magazine Article About Fantasy TV!
I recently wrote an article for Paste Magazine about fantasy television and Game of Thrones' impact on the genre. Check it out! [...]
What We Mean When We Talk About Film Noir
The sky above the port was the color of television, tuned to a dead channel. William Gibson, Neuromancer [...]
The Bootstrap and the Iron Crown: How Tyrants Gave Rise to Opportunity
The Strange Pull of Autocrats When it comes to rising above, tyrants, rebels, and regime changes provide a [...]
What Makes Warhammer Interesting
In some dusty corner of the Internet, I have no doubt that there's a comic about Warhammer Anonymous. Imagine a [...]
Key Concepts of Power and Religion in Ancient Rome
Introduction Credit: zardo/stock.adobe.com Societies dug up and studied the bones of ancient Rome for wisdom, but those bones come [...]
Myths of Gods in Disguise from Various Cultures
In Stranger in a Strange Land - Part One, I discussed the Greek concept of xenia. In short, xenia refers [...]
The Big Bang Theory on Stage: The Debt Sitcoms Owe to Greek Comedy
The Problem with Our Critical Language Credit: James Harris The sitcom, or situational comedy, receives much scorn for its [...]
Why Are Renaissance Statues White?
Why Are Renaissance Statues White? The question seems absurd or even disrespectful on its surface. The hallowed names of [...]
Art of the Steal Part Two: Writing
In a previous article, I expounded on stealing and artistic borrowing in music. Well, “expound” may be misleading. It [...]
Art of the Steal Part One: Music
Saint Columba - Painter: J.R. Skelton (1865-1927) The first copyright battle (as far as we know) was [...]
Stranger in a Strange Land – Part Two
Odysseus in the Cave of Polyphemus - Jacob Jordaens (1593-1678) - Pushkin Museum In a previous article, I wrote about [...]
Stranger in a Strange Land – Part One
An important measure of a culture is how it treats its strangers. Warmth toward outsiders reflects cooperation, a receptiveness [...]