Monthly Archives: December 2015

New Superversive SF: “The Force Awakens: It’s Pretty Good, I Guess”

My review of “The Force Awakens”. In summary: It was a very good re-make of “A New Hope”, and I probably liked it a bit more. Look, “A New Hope” hasn’t aged very well, okay? An excerpt: To be perfectly … Continue reading

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Ideas and Ideas

In my post “Thinking About Avalon” I put forth a vague vision of what I think the state of Britain would need to be in order for Arthur to return. In summary: REALLY desperate. Like, really, really, really desperate. I … Continue reading

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The Last Exchange of the Debate

This is how Mr. Wright and I formally ended things. I will only add one thing: For my part, I feel as if we communicated across a vast gulf. Just as he was amazed at my reactions and how I … Continue reading

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Finally Finished “Arthur”

Words almost fail me. The briefness of Anierin’s tale shows yet again the necessity of “Pendragon” and “Grail”, whatever people say. And alas, Lawhead still does not have White’s strength of characterization. While I loved Arthur and Guinevere and Merlin … Continue reading

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A Final Thought on Monarchies and Republics (For Now)

First off, I’d like to note that Mr. Wright apologized. Of course I accepted; it would have been petty not to. So I move on from animosity. Now, onward and upward. I said this: There is a difference in the … Continue reading

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What I’m Getting From “Force Awakens” Reviews

Luke is going to be a villain in some capacity, if you didn’t realize that already They’re going to try a little bit of SJW-ism with their “Strong Independent Wyman” lead …But this won’t overpower the movie. The goal, so … Continue reading

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Let Me Clarify Something

I do indeed hold that a king who will execute somebody for something as simple as not doffing their hat is doing something evil. But this does not mean you should not doff your hat. One bad law does not … Continue reading

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Just Finished: “Grail”, by Stephen Lawhead

This is undoubtedly my favorite book, so far, of the Pendragon Cycle (I still need to read part three of “Arthur”, and I need to read “Avalon”).  Those who take umbrage at the abundance of religious imagery in the book … Continue reading

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Well, Okay Then

Here is Mr. Wright, in response to me saying it is immoral for a king to kill somebody who does not doff their cap to them: “If the King kills me for not doing it, he is doing something evil” … Continue reading

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The Low Man

I would like to note that Zippy’s long-expressed opinions and theories about liberalism, even of the classical variety have indeed come true. Mr. Wright at one point in the argument literally said to me that I am not man enough … Continue reading

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