Category Archives: arts

detective fiction staples

Posted on Wednesday, 2003 December 17 by Anton

“He was left-handed, but the gun was found in his right hand. This is no suicide!” I turned to my One True Ex and said, “If I ever decide to kill myself and frame someone for it—” “I’ll remind you … Continue reading →

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“But, Holmir, the Warg did nothing in the night-time.”

Posted on Monday, 2003 December 15 by Anton

I don’t happen to agree that tTT (even extended) is the best movie ever, but wholeheartedly endorse the remainder of John Holbo’s remarks: The extra two discs with the behind-the-scenes stuff are fantastic as well. All these geeks. They had … Continue reading →

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Sunnydale so far

Posted on Saturday, 2003 December 13 by Anton

A reader writes: I’m fascinated that you’re watching Buffy for the first time. I’d be delighted to read as much commentary as you could possibly feel like generating . . . . Part of it is envy that you’re coming to it new, … Continue reading →

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slayage

Posted on Tuesday, 2003 December 09 by Anton

Thanks to a borrowed set of discs I get to see Buffy, woo hoo! only about a decade after everyone else. Noticed a funny blunder in “Teacher’s Pet”, an early episode: the bio teacher talks about ants while displaying a … Continue reading →

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are you threatening me?

Posted on Thursday, 2003 December 04 by Anton

Alas, “The Complete Beavis and Butt-Head” (six DVDs) apparently includes none of the boys’ commentary on music videos. One understands the copyright problem, but gee whiz, that’s some of the best bits gone.

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live and learn

Posted on Saturday, 2003 November 29 by Anton

QOTD: I’ve seen a lot of science-fiction movies. Before now I never knew what a couple hundred thousand flying metal squid fighting a couple thousand heavily armed steel apes in a concrete hemisphere about a quarter mile across while occasional … Continue reading →

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the possibilities of time-travel

Posted on Saturday, 2003 November 29 by Anton

Jane Austen and the Terminator (cited by Chris Martin in a comment at Crooked Timber)

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