Category Archives: arts

mon pote

Posted on Saturday, 2002 October 26 by Anton

Any French film buffs in the audience? I’m trying to remember the title of a movie in which one of the main characters brags of his « collection intégrale des Livres de Poche » (complete collection of Pocket Books). If memory serves, … Continue reading →

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no No Outlet

Posted on Monday, 2002 October 21 by Anton

Alas, Adam Greengard has wearied of writing/drawing No Outlet, the thinking dog’s comic strip. I’ll eagerly await his next project until, y’know, it slips my mind. (As one of his characters might say.)

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today in Poetry Corner

Posted on Monday, 2002 October 21 by Anton

“To his Koi Mistress” by Troy McClure. Okay, not really, because there’s no way I could do justice to the premise.

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bring on the obscene teddy-bears

Posted on Monday, 2002 October 21 by Anton

PVP takes on the tough issues

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bedfellows

Posted on Monday, 2002 October 21 by Anton

Andrew Bulhak observes: (The identity of heroes/villains in films can be telling; for example, there’s Four Feathers, which glorifies the British Empire (which can be seen as a rather prestigious model to proponents of a a global American empire) and … Continue reading →

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million-dollar idea

Posted on Thursday, 2002 October 17 by Anton

Holster stickers (only a philistine would glue anything to the gun itself): sticky-back strips 1cm high by about 7cm wide, imprinted with humorous phrases. My Other Gun is an Arbalest Make a Joyful Noise One Round at a Time Just … Continue reading →

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aren’t they cute

Posted on Thursday, 2002 October 03 by Anton

In Dave Langford’s latest Ansible: FANTASY DEFINITIONS MASTERCLASS. Years ago John Clute, John Grant, and their Encyclopedia of Fantasy team wrestled with tough problems of defining fantasy and telling good from bad. If only they’d had the help of Tom … Continue reading →

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