Monthly Archives: August 2009

1. The obligatory Disney-buys-Marvel joke: “High School Musical: Xavier Institute Edition”. Let’s face it: it couldn’t suck worse than X-Men 3. 2. My son is back and better than ever. His cat Lewis, however, has developed some weird attachment issues … Continue reading →

1. Inglourious Basterds: The Dirty Dozen meets Mission Impossible in the 7th Circle of Hell. This is not a negative review, unless it sounds like one to you. 2. My son is in out of town this week for a … Continue reading →

I’m going to drop out of my usual apolitical mode to salute Barney Frank for saying what needs to be said to a certain faction in the so-called debate about health care. There are legitimate, if somewhat hard-hearted, arguments that … Continue reading →

Last Friday I fell off my bike again, but this time I swear it was not my fault. I came around a turn in the bike trail and there was a fair-sized tree down across the pavement. I tried to … Continue reading →

1. Errol Morris has Part 1 of “Seven Lies About Lying” at the NYT website (registration may be required). I’m not sure I can buy the pedantic distinction between lying and deception, but it’s an interesting stretch of text, illustrated … Continue reading →

1. My Blog Gate post for this week is a review/reader’s memoir of Stargate by Tak Hallus (a.k.a. Stephen Robinett), as a belated memorial to the late author. 2. You’ve probably heard by now, but Baen’s Universe is closing. I … Continue reading →

The Vortex Cannon: useful and beautiful.