Author Archives: Anton

I watch stuff

I’ve been relatively quiet here since I stopped listing my Netflix rentals. I could do that some more.

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an international art

In the opening scene of Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation, a Hungarian Jew plays a Japanese impersonating a German, speaking English in Arabia.

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rejecting the cult

Sheldon Richman (with help from Paddy Chayevsky) nails Memorial Day.

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polytopes

Dr. Richard Klitzing lost his webhost, so I took custody of his polytope pages.

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separated at germination?

Okay, the mascot of OurWaterOurWorld isn’t quite as similar to Bob the Angry Flower as I thought, but still …

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what’s in a name?

“You enjoyed Lost in Austen, didn’t you?” “Sure. I also enjoy Austen in Lost.”

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life imitates embryonic blog-post

Pillow brought home a little brown snake, about a foot long – the size of the biggest earthworms I’ve ever seen. I put it out in the grass, for the cycle to begin anew. A few hours later, as I was … Continue reading

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