Category Archives: arts

it just hit me

Posted on Thursday, 2005 April 21 by Anton

In The War of the Worlds, the Martians’ principal weapon is a heat-ray. In Robinson’s RGB Mars, at one point the badguys use a heat-ray against Martians.

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fontoma

Posted on Friday, 2005 April 01 by Anton

The latest issue of The Freeman shows a complete redesign, with a curious choice of typefaces. The body is Goudy. Main titles and pull-quotes are Times Roman. Running heads and the titles of reviewed books are in Myriad. By-lines and … Continue reading →

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our television heritage

Posted on Wednesday, 2005 March 30 by Anton

My Favorite Martian is available on DVD, but not The Addams Family or The Wild Wild West or Get Smart. Does that seem right to you? We recently watched the first two episodes of The Protectors (1972), which wanted to … Continue reading →

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the future of Latin

Posted on Saturday, 2005 March 26 by Anton

In the last chapter of A Canticle for Leibowitz, a priest makes a pun: “Onerem accipisne?” [Do you accept the burden?] “Honorem accipio.” [I accept the honor.] In classical Latin, onus ‘burden’ is neuter, so the accusative is onus not … Continue reading →

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movies 1962

Posted on Sunday, 2005 March 13 by Anton

Jules et Jim (dir. Truffaut). It took me a long time to sort out that the one with an English name is French and the one with a French name is German. I find that in French a German accent … Continue reading →

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au cinéma 1961

Posted on Wednesday, 2005 March 02 by Anton

The Misfits (dir. John Huston). I dropped it after about forty minutes; it might be more enjoyable if I hadn’t read of its history. The script spends too much of the time exclaiming how wonderful the writer’s wife is. Clark … Continue reading →

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linky goodness

Posted on Sunday, 2005 February 20 by Anton

Wodehouse, the next generation: a fan’s delightful movie concept Bryan Caplan: The Idea Trap: why bad economic policy is so rarely repealed Institute for Justice: The 25 Best Friends of Property Rights: amicus briefs in support of petitioners in Kelo … Continue reading →

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