Monthly Archives: May 2009

This and That

This: Mihir Wanchoo of Fantasy Book Critic interviews the oversigned. Herds of untold shocking revelations revealed. No one will be seated during the last fifteen minutes of this interview. Etc. That: Christian Lacroix files for bankruptcy. My first thought on … Continue reading

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The Whole Tooth?

It’s still Wednesday somewhere in North America, so I figure my Blog Gate post of the week is not technically late. (Nick, reading over my shoulder, remarks, “I think you’ve used that line before.” But that just makes it a … Continue reading

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Skunk Trail II: The Reskunkening

I was pedalling down the bike trail last night, wondering if the Latin alphabet was unconstitutional under the Establishment Clause, when I suddenly sensed that someone was grinding French Roast coffee quite nearby. Glancing around at the trees, the swamp, … Continue reading

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Remembering

Your silent tents of green We deck with fragrant flowers; Yours has the suffering been, The memory shall be ours. –Longfellow

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What’s Up, Redact?

There is no dumbness like the dumb of a frightened xenophobe: like the guy who argues that legal Latin violates the First Amendment, since it’s “the foreign language of a church.” The best thing about this is that the guy … Continue reading

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Shmoocetera

1. Anatomy of cartoons: Michael Paulus has been figuring out what sort of skeletons would necessarily underlie various famous cartoon figures. Peanuts seems to have gotten the most attention, but also included are the Power Puff Girls, Betty Boop, Marvin … Continue reading

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Biting Words and Crowfeet

Dave Pitchford was wondering on Facebook about the distinction between sardonic and sarcastic. I’ve often wondered the same thing, so I looked it up in a few places. The short answer seems to be: not much. Maybe, based on the … Continue reading

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A Review and a Semi-Gleeful Club

1. My Blog Gate post of the week is up, this one a review of Cherie Priest’s novel (or is it?) about werewolves in the Old West, Dreadful Skin. 2. I watched the pilot of Glee last night, and I … Continue reading

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Wild Things 1 & 2

Thing 1. Terrible Yellow Eyes: a really interesting site where a guy named Cory Godbey has undertaken to post a piece of art every week inspired by Sendak’s Where the Wild Things Are. My favorites so far are the “Water … Continue reading

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Showing That I Am Not Ashamed to Go for the Obvious Joke

“KHA-A-A-A-A-A-A-AN!”

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