A Legendary Queen: Part 2 – Chapter Fifteen: Pups
Greenroof 15, 850; Thirdday I woke to the sound of Amesh’s gentle snoring. He was laying on his right side, facing me with his arm draped over me, and I lay up against his…
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Tolkien Before Jackson: A Look at Early Adaptations Part 4
Click here to read part 3. Lord of the Rings (1978, directed by Ralph Bakshi) Bakshi’s Lord of the Rings is interesting, influential, but not entirely successful. Time Out included it as a qualified entry…
The Philosophy of Dostoevsky Chapter 7: Martyrdom
Click here to read the introduction, and here to read the previous chapter. When I first read The Brothers Karamazov, there were chapters that I read quickly and without much thought. Either they were to…
Kingly Gifts
Build for me a treasure chest Build only the very best Make it sturdy, make it strong Make it as lovely as a song But be small enough for a mule Adorn it with exquisite…
The Soviet Hobbit and Fantasy Film History
With the first season of Amazon’s Rings of Power released and a new season coming in 2024, many are discussing the merits of adapting Tolkien and different approaches. Hence, it’s a good time to look…
The Philosophy of Dostoevsky Chapter 6: Dazzling With An Excess of Truth
Click here to read the introduction, and here to read the previous chapter. Schopenhauer writes somewhere in The World as Will and Representation that music ought not to represent. It is many years ago that…
Alan Moore’s Utopia, Dystopia, and Apocalypse Part 4
Click here to read the previous installment. An Apocalypse of Cockatoos: From Hell From Hell feels in many ways like a departure from Alan Moore’s prior work. It isn’t a superhero story like Miracleman, Captain…
Alan Moore’s Utopia, Dystopia, and Apocalypse Part 3
Click here to read the previous installment. … And I’m Going to Bring the House Down: Dystopia in V for Vendetta Thus far, this series has suggested that many of Alan Moore’s great comic book…
The Ekron Initiative: Conclusion
The final issue of a web serial perhaps inspired by The Screwtape Letters. Read the previous installment here. NO STUDENT SWIMMING. I leaned down from the lifeguard seat and read the sign. The college’s pond…
The Philosophy of Dostoevsky Chapter 5: Throwing Away the Ladder
Click here to read the introduction and here to read the previous chapter. There’s an important little passage in Dostoevsky’s The Brothers Karamazov which has in it the seed of an important argument. The great…